The Department of Health and Human Services told congressional appropriators earlier this year that it was moving about $12 million from its Office of Minority Health to help cover rising security costs for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to people familiar with the matter and a document reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Those costs rose from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. The Office of Minority Health was established to address health disparities affecting Black Americans and has funded research on issues including life expectancy and infant mortality. HHS has also canceled grants from the office, citing limited funds. An HHS spokesperson said the grant cuts reflected agency priorities and programmatic assessments rather than Kennedy's security needs, while saying his protection reflects the threats he faces, his extensive travel and the requirements of performing his duties nationwide. Kennedy is a high-profile Trump administration figure whose father and uncle were assassinated in the 1960s.