Research Policies

This page contains AHRQ policy information and guidance about procedures related to grants.

Policy notices inform applicants about current and changing grant policies and procedures.

The HHS Grants Policy Statement compiles the salient features of policies and various policy issues and applies to budget periods with start dates on or after October 1, 2006.

AHRQ programs are described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.

AHRQ Policy on Nondiscrimination

AHRQ will not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of that individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (beginning at age 40), disability, genetic information (including family medical history), pregnancy accommodation, or protected EEO activity, and that unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance/environment by resulting in a tangible employment action, or is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim’s employment and create a hostile or abusive working environment. These efforts are consistent with federal civil rights laws, regulations, and Executive Orders addressing equal opportunity in the Agency’s activities.

Federal Register notices related to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Web site products and requests.

Documents pertaining to AHRQ's plans for establishing a policy for public access to scientific publications and scientific data in digital format resulting from AHRQ funding.