# 2026-12174: AHRQ Seeks Less Paperwork for Grant Reports

2026-12174, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality published 2026-06-17, effective Comments on this notice must be received by August 17, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-24).

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- As of: 2026-06-24
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12174
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Citation: 91 FR 36601
- Published: 2026-06-17
- Effective: Comments on this notice must be received by August 17, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-17
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-24

## In one line

AHRQ Seeks Less Paperwork for Grant Reports

## Summary

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) wants to update and extend its research reporting system, making it easier and less time-consuming for grant and contract recipients to share progress. This change affects researchers funded by AHRQ through grants, contracts, and competitions, and aims to reduce paperwork while expanding who uses the system. Comments on these changes are open until August 17, 2026, so now’s the time to speak up!

## Abstract

This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the extension with change of the currently approved information collection "AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS)" OMB No. 0935-0122, reflecting a reduced annual reporting burden and expanded applicability to AHRQ-supported extramural research activities conducted through grants, contracts, and challenge competitions.

## Effects PRIA read

- Reduced Annual Reporting Burden: benefit, low. AHRQ says the updated AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS) reflects a reduced annual reporting burden: the estimated number of respondents is 450 per year (revised down from 500), each report takes about 30 minutes to enter, total annualized burden hours are 225, and the total estimated annual cos…
- Expanded Applicability to Contracts and Competitions: cost, low. ARRS applicability is being clarified to cover AHRQ-funded extramural research activities conducted through grants, research contracts, and challenge competition awards, meaning contractors and challenge award recipients may now be required to use ARRS; the notice says there are no substantive revi…

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## Sources
- [2026-12174 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12174/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request)
- [2026-12174 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-17/pdf/2026-12174.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12174 (as of 2026-06-24).