Grants Policies and Regulations
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| 1 | 1 | **Topics on this page**: [HHS Grants Policy]() | [Other Grants Policy Resources]() | [Lobbying]() | [Federal Funding Transparency Act (FFATA) / Sub-Award Reporting]() | [HHS Efficient Spending Policy]() | [Objective Grant Review]() |
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| 5 | 5 | ## Grants Policy Statement (GPS) |
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| 7 | - [HHS Grants Policy Statement](https://hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-grants-policy-statement-april-2025.pdf) (Effective April 2025) - Applications under discretionary grant programs, whether received in response to a funding opportunity announcement, solicited from a single source, or received as unsolicited requests for funding, are subject to objective review. Objective review is an advisory review of discretionary grant applications conducted by a minimum of three unbiased reviewers with expertise in the programmatic area for which applications are submitted (I-30, PG. 44). | |
| 8 | - [HHS Grants Policy Statement](https://hhs.gov/sites/default/files/asfr-hhs-grants-policy-statement-october-2023-archived.pdf) - October 2023 (Archived) | |
| 7 | - [HHS Grants Policy Statement](https://hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-grants-policy-statement-oct-2025.pdf) (Effective October 2025) - The Grants Policy Statement (GPS) is incorporated by reference in the official Notice of Award as a standard term and condition. Version 2.0 of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Grants Policy Statement (GPS), effective October 01, 2025, supersedes previous versions of the HHS GPS. The GPS provides information on HHS agencies that make awards, the award process, and where to find and apply for awards. The GPS also provides information about the legal and regulatory rules that apply to your award and will be used for enforcement purposes. | |
| 8 | - [HHS Grants Policy Statement](https://hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-grants-policy-statement-july-2025.pdf) - July 2025 (Archived) | |
| 9 | - [HHS Grants Policy Statement](https://hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-grants-policy-statement-april-2025-archived.pdf) - April 2025 (Archived) | |
| 10 | - [HHS Grants Policy Statement](https://hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-grants-policy-statement-october-2024-archived.pdf) - October 2024 (Archived) | |
| 9 | 11 | - [HHS Grants Policy Statement (Page I 29)](https://public3.pagefreezer.com/browse/HHS.gov/27-09-2024T06:59/https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/grants/grants/policies-regulations/hhsgps107.pdf) - January 2007 (Archived) |
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| 13 | 15 | ### Other Grants Policy Resources |
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| 69 | 71 | - [HRSA's FFATA Frequently Asked Questions](https://hhs.gov/sites/default/files/grants/grants/policies-regulations/ffata-faqs.pdf) |
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| 73 | 75 | ### Policy Topic: HHS Efficient Spending Policy |
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| 75 | - [HHS Policy on Promoting Efficient Spending](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/efficient-spending/index.html) (January 23, 2015): Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meetings, Food, Promotional Items, and Printing and Publications | |
| 76 | - [Attachment 1:](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/conference-policy/index.html) HHS Policy on Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meeting Space (January 23, 2015) | |
| 77 | - [Exhibit 1:](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/conference-spending/index.html) Conference Spending Provisions of the HHS Appropriations Act | |
| 78 | - [Exhibit 2:](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/non-conferences/index.html) List of Meetings and Events that are Not Conferences | |
| 79 | - [Exhibit 3:](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/conference-spending-report/index.html) Conference Expenses and Reporting Requirements | |
| 80 | - [Attachment 2:](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/spending-on-food/index.html) HHS Policy on Use of Appropriated Funds for Food | |
| 81 | - [Attachment 3:](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/spending-on-promotional-items/index.html) HHS Policy on Use of Appropriated Funds for Promotional Items | |
| 77 | - [HHS Policy on Promoting Efficient Spending](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/efficient-spending/index.html) (January 8, 2025): Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meetings, Food, Promotional Items, and Printing and Publications | |
| 78 | - [Attachment 1](https://hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-policy-promoting-efficient-spending.pdf): HHS Policy on Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meeting Space (January 8, 2025) | |
| 79 | - [Attachment 2](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/spending-on-food/index.html): HHS Policy on Use of Appropriated Funds for Food | |
| 80 | - [Attachment 3](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/spending-on-promotional-items/index.html): HHS Policy on Use of Appropriated Funds for Promotional Items | |
| 82 | 81 | - [Attachment 4](https://hhs.gov/grants-contracts/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/spending-on-print-publications/index.html): HHS Policy on Printing and Publications |
| 83 | - Conference Spending Reports | |
| 84 | These reports include information about conferences held by HHS where costs exceed $100,000. | |
| 85 | - [FY 2015 Report on Conferences Sponsored by HHS Staff Divisions](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/fy2015-os-conference-spending-summary/index.html) | |
| 86 | - [FY 2015 Report on Conference Spending by HHS Staff Divisions](https://hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/fy2015-os-conference-spending-by-staffdivs/index.html) | |
| 87 | - FY 2015 Reports on Conference Spending by HHS Operating Divisions: | |
| 88 | - [Administration for Children and Families](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/archive/acf-policies/acf-fy15-conference-spending) (ACF) | |
| 89 | - [Administration for Community Living](https://acl.gov/about-acl/fy-2015-annual-public-report-conferences) (ACL) | |
| 90 | - [Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality](https://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/mission/ahrq-fy2015-conf-spending.html) (AHRQ) | |
| 91 | - [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/finance/conference-spending/fy2015/report.html) (CDC) | |
| 92 | - [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services](https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/ReportOnConferencesSponsoredByCMS/Report-On-Conferences-Sponsored-By-CMS.html) (CMS) | |
| 93 | - [Food and Drug Administration](https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/ucm478882.htm) (FDA) | |
| 94 | - [Health Resources and Services Administration](https://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html) (HRSA) | |
| 95 | - [Indian Health Services](https://www.ihs.gov/dap/resources/) (IHS) | |
| 96 | - [National Institutes of Health](https://oalm.od.nih.gov/) (NIH) | |
| 97 | - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Not yet available) | |
| 82 | - [Conference Spending Reports](https://hhs.gov/grants-contracts/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/index.html): These reports include information about conferences held by HHS where costs exceed $100,000. | |
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| 101 | 86 | ### Policy Topic: Objective Grant Review |
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| 103 | 88 | Best Practices |