Fiscal Year 2010 Budget in Brief

Office of the Secretary
General Departmental Management

(dollars in millions)

^1\ GDM Budget Authority includes $1M that will be transferred to NIH for autism. This transfer also occurred in 2008 & 2009

General Departmental Management supports the Secretary in her role as chief policy officer and general manager of the Department.

The FY 2010 Budget request for General Departmental Management (GDM) is $476 million, a net increase of $27 million over the FY 2009 Omnibus.

The GDM account supports those activities associated with the Secretary's roles in administering and overseeing the organization, programs, and activities of the Department. These activities are carried out through 15 Staff Divisions.

The FY 2010 Budget request provides increased funding for a variety of critical activities.

Commissioned Corps: The FY 2010 Budget request includes $15 million for the Transformation of the Public Health Service’s (PHS) Commissioned Corps, the same as FY 2009. This Budget supports the Department’s multi-year process to revitalize and improve the Corps’ ability to respond to public health emergencies and deliver timely and effective public health services in underserved and hazardous situations.

Transformation activities will focus on modernizing the force strength and management of the Commissioned Corps, streamlining the assignment and deployment process, and increasing the ability to recruit talented candidates into the Commissioned Corps. To accomplish these goals, FY 2010 funding will be used to develop new systems to support total force management; train and equip officers to respond to emerging public health threats and situations; and to improve response operations.

Health Diplomacy Initiative: The FY 2010 Budget includes $2 million, for an initiative managed by the Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA). The funding will support continued HHS presence and engagement to collaborate with Central American Governments to provide medical education and training. This funding would continue most effective training efforts.

Other General Departmental Management: The FY 2010 Budget request includes $393 million to fund activities within offices which provide leadership, policy, legal, and administrative guidance to HHS components, and also includes funding to continue ongoing activities.

Office of Population Affairs OPA/Adolescent Family Life (AFL): The FY 2010 Budget includes $30 million to provide support for the AFL demonstration and research program authorized under Title XX of the PHS Act. Through the grants awarded under this program, AFL provides funding in three areas: care demonstration projects, prevention projects, and research projects. The majority of funds for this effort will support programs whose effectiveness has been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation. A smaller portion of funds will be available for promising teen pregnancy prevention programs that require further evaluation to determine effectiveness.

Office of Minority Health (OMH): The OMH Budget request of $56 million, an increase of $3 million above the FY 2009. The Budget request will provide funding to continue disease prevention, health promotion, service demonstration, and educational efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate disparities in racial and ethnic minority populations. The $3 million will assist States in strengthening their existing health care infrastructure for serving racial and ethnic minorities, including developing State-wide collaborations and ensuring the use of best practices. The increase is part of an HHS-wide effort to more effectively address diversity in FY 2010.

Office on Women's Health (OWH): As in FY 2009, the OWH Budget request of $34 million will provide funding to continue the advancement of women's health programs through the promotion and coordination of research, service delivery, and education throughout HHS agencies and offices, with other government organizations, and with consumer and health professional groups.

Minority HIV/AIDS: As in FY 2009, the FY 2010 Budget includes $52 million to support innovative approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in minority communities disproportionately impacted by this disease. These funds allow the Department to continue priority investments and public health strategies targeted to reduce the disparities and burden of HIV/AIDS in racial and ethnic minority populations.

Afghanistan Health Initiative (AHI): Included in the FY 2010 Budget request for OGHA is $6 million to continue support of HHS health care initiatives in Afghanistan, particularly in the areas of improving the quality of maternal and neo-natal health care for Afghan mothers and their babies. The AHI works to increase the core knowledge and clinical skills of the physicians and other health-care professionals at Rabia Balkhi Women’s Hospital, as well as helping the Ministry of Public Health implement its national health strategy and build capacity to sustain these public-health and medical investments in Rabia Balkhi Women’s Hospital.

PHS Evaluation Funds: The FY 2010 Budget request also includes $60 million, an increase of $13 million over FY 2009 for PHS Evaluation Funds, as authorized by section 241 of the Public Health Service Act. In addition to the new investments in Health Reform, these funds will support policy research and evaluation activities in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, as well as evaluation activities in the Office of Public Health and Science and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology.

Parklawn Lease Procurement: The FY 2010 Budget also includes $102 million to support the HHS wide total costs for a new lease procurement process affecting over 2,800 staff in the Parklawn Building and three other smaller offices in suburban Maryland. The current lease for the Parklawn Building expires in July, 2010. Funding for this activity has been requested within the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.

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