Every year, HHS proposes a budget to Congress to fund work that will start when the next fiscal year begins. The federal fiscal year starts on October 1st and ends on September 30th.
HHS Fiscal Year 2027 Budget in Brief
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President’s Budget supports the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mission to promote the health and well-being of all Americans. HHS proposes $111.1 billion in discretionary budget authority for FY 2027.
This budget demonstrates the Administration’s commitment to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda, making Americans the healthiest in the world through strategic investments to battle chronic disease and support advancements in health. The budget continues to prioritize resources to achieve HHS’s mission while saving taxpayer dollars.
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Budget Justifications
Offices to Contact
GAO-IG Act
Archive of Budgets In Brief
Related Content
Budget justifications to Congress
Office of the Secretary staff divisions (offices) consolidated justifications:
Operating divisions (agencies) budget requests:
- Administration for a Healthy America (AHA)*
- Administration for Children, Families, and Communities (ACFC)*
- Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
- Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Indian Health Service (IHS)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- HHS certifies that the HHS Chief Information Officer (CIO) has reviewed and had input in approving information technology (IT) Investments included in the below budget request documents.
- Furthermore, both the HHS Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and HHS CIO have had a role in reviewing planned IT support for major programs and significant increases and decreases in IT resources as reflected in this budget.
- Additionally, with respect to Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) implementation, the Agency has developed and implemented its plan to ensure that all common baseline FITARA responsibilities are in place. Finally, HHS confirms that all HHS components are utilizing incremental development practices as appropriate across their IT investment portfolio.
Offices to contact
Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act (GAO-IG Act)
The GAO-IG Act requires us to provide a report identifying each public recommendation that have been open for one year or more as of the date our budget was submitted.
Archive of Budgets in Brief
Every year, a proposed budget is requested by HHS and other federal agencies to fund work that will start when the next fiscal year begins on October 1. Budgets in Brief provide overviews of HHS requests for funding that support the major initiatives of the department.
Here are the previous budgets in briefs for past fiscal years.
Related Content
Explore HHS’ strategies and progress towards achieving its goals.
Read how HHS plans to continue operation during a lapse in funding.
Learn about the role of the Office of Budget in achieving HHS’ budget priorities.
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