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.

This toolkit contains information for people responsible for ensuring that potential research subjects are informed in a manner consistent with medical ethics and regulatory guidelines.

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, pregnancy, sex, gender (including gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, retaliation for opposing discriminatory practices, or participating in the discrimination complaint process. These efforts are consistent with Executive Order 13988, Preventing and Combatting Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, and all other 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.