Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Here’s how you know

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

HTTPS

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  • About HHS
  • Programs & Services
  • Grants & Contracts
  • Laws & Regulations
  • Radical Transparency
  • Big Wins
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. About
  3. Agencies
  4. ASFR
  5. Grants Quality Service Management Office (Grants QSMO)
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
    • Key Personnel
    • Organization Chart
  • Office of Budget (OB)
  • Office of Finance (OF)
    • Financial Policy Library
    • HHS Agency Financial Reports (AFR)
    • Chief Financial Officers and Services Contacts
  • Office of Grants (OG)
    • Division of Policy, Oversight, and Evaluation (DPOE)
    • Division of Systems
    • Division of Workforce Development
    • Grants Quality Service Management Office (QSMO)
      • Background and Applicable Memos
  • Office of Acquisitions (OA)
    • The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

Grants Quality Service Management Office (Grants QSMO)

Each year, the federal government distributes over $1 trillion in grants and cooperative agreements across 52 awarding agencies, representing one of the federal government’s largest investments to drive improvements for the American people. As agencies have largely managed their grants internally, there has not been a concerted effort to coordinate across the federal grants management systems landscape. This has resulted in a disconnected, aging systems environment made up of a myriad of systems with varying levels of maturity, as well as a fragmented user experience that increases the administrative burden for applicants, recipients, and awarding agencies.

In response to these challenges, the Grants QSMO established a Marketplace of shared grants management solutions and is  operationalizing a vision for federal grants that empowers and enables applicants, recipients, and federal awarding agencies to efficiently and effectively deliver on their missions. The Grants QSMO continuously engages with all 52 federal awarding agency customers to ensure the solutions and services offered by the Grants QSMO align with their needs, challenges, and objectives. Since the establishment of the Grants QSMO, adoption of shared services has increased from 19% to 48% of federal awarding agencies. To further help agencies, the Grants QSMO created the Catalog of Market Research consisting of commercial grants IT vendors vetted by a cross-government team to support agencies in selecting the most optimal grants management solution.

Email us at GrantsQSMO@hhs.gov to discuss your future grant needs.

Grants Marketplace and Services

Federal Grants Marketplace

The Grants QSMO operates and maintains a Marketplace of grants IT solutions. The Marketplace provides federal awarding agencies transparent information surrounding Federal Shared Service Providers, including grants IT solution options, solution performance, pricing methodology, and customer satisfaction. The solution offerings on the Marketplace are vetted and approved by the Grants QSMO, ensuring solution offerings are high-quality with modern functionality and adherence to government-wide standards.

Grants QSMO Acquisition Gateway

To further assist federal awarding agencies with acquisition support and expand potential solution offerings, the Grants QSMO launched its Acquisition Gateway. Currently, the Grants QSMO conducts annual Commercial Market Research and shares its results with federal awarding agencies via the Catalog of Market Research, saving agencies up to 600-800 hours of work, which can be found on the Acquisition Gateway.

Customer and Stakeholder Engagement

The Grants QSMO continuously engages with customers and stakeholders across the federal grants community to respond and support the needs of these different groups. The Grants QSMO currently conducts annual one-on-one discussions with federal awarding agencies and is involved with multiple cross-agency working groups to ensure the program is adapting to the changing needs and requirements across the federal grants landscape

Visit the Federal Grant Systems Hub to search by your recipient name or UEI to find information related to your organization's federal grants and the systems needed to administer them.

Email us at GrantsQSMO@hhs.gov to discuss your future grant needs.

Recent Publications

The Grants QSMO publishes materials across numerous areas. This page will continue to be updated as the Grants QSMO releases and publishes new resources.

Tribal Customer Experience (CX) Report

The Tribal CX Pilot for Post-Award Reporting is a cross-agency initiative consisting of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Executive office of the President (EOP), U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). This pilot project focuses on ways to improve the technology and knowledge gap related to post-award reporting with the goal of reducing burden and supporting equitable grant reporting compliance for tribes.

Download

Content created by Office of Grants (OG)
Content last reviewed October 8, 2024
Back to top

Subscribe to Email Updates

Receive the latest updates from the Secretary and Press Releases.

Subscribe
  • Contact HHS
  • Careers
  • HHS FAQs
  • Nondiscrimination Notice
  • Press Room
  • HHS Archive
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Budget/Performance
  • Inspector General
  • Web Site Disclaimers
  • EEO/No Fear Act
  • FOIA
  • The White House
  • USA.gov
  • Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
HHS Logo

HHS Headquarters

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775​

Follow HHS

Follow Secretary Kennedy