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HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) is the largest grants-issuing agency and a major IT contracting agency. Components: CMS, CDC, FDA, NIH, HRSA, IHS, SAMHSA.
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Department of Health and Human Services
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HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) is the largest grants-issuing agency and a major IT contracting agency. Components: CMS, CDC, FDA, NIH, HRSA, IHS, SAMHSA.
(Department of Health and Human Services) is a agency concept federal contractors and grant writers run into across solicitations, regulations, and award filings
HHS is a federal agency, sub-agency, or contracting authority. Agencies like HHS concentrate procurement around specific missions, statutory authorities, and budget lines — and contractors who study them gain visibility into the program offices that own the work, the contracting officers who manage it, and the contract vehicles already in place. The fastest way to develop an agency strategy is to read awarded contracts (USAspending and FPDS make this trivial), trace the recurring vendors, and identify the program offices that buy what you sell. Bureauify's agency pages aggregate this picture; the related entries above name the adjacent agencies and authorities HHS most often partners or shares vehicles with.
Meaning in practice
HHS is a federal agency or sub-agency that owns budget, policy, or contracting authority.
Where you’ll see it
You will see it in award data, forecasts, budgets, procurement pages, and program-office references.
Common confusion
People often confuse the agency with a sub-agency, office, or component.
What to do next
Trace the buying pattern to the office or program that actually owns the work.
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