ASB provides administrative and support services, including budget, grants and contracts, human resources, property and facilities services, conference support, and travel management, to the NICHD Office of the Director and other organizational components of NICHD. ASB also ensures compliance with institute-specific and government-wide policies and procedures complimentary to these services.
In coordination with the Information Resources Management Branch, ASB also oversees infrastructure management and security compliance for the Office of Administrative Management's portfolio of administrative applications and reporting tools.
The branch includes the Extramural Administrative Services Section, which provides support services to the institute’s extramural research and administrative components, and the Management Services Section, a centralized administrative support hub for NICHD.