# Public Health Emergency Preparedness (93.069)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-069-public-health-emergency-preparedness/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.9 billion in 69 grants, about $28.1 million per award.

## Objectives

Public health emergency preparedness and response capacity continues to be tested at national, state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. Since 9/11, CDC's Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program has collaborated with state, local, and territorial health departments to prepare and plan for emergencies, resulting measurable improvement. However, ongoing risks related to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents as well as cyberattacks further underscore the importance of updating and modernizing jurisdictional all-hazards public health preparedness and response strategies to address emerging technologies and new 21st century threats.
To address these challenges, PHEP recipients must increase or maintain their levels of effectiveness across six key public health preparedness domains and focus efforts on strengthening preparedness and response capabilities to prevent or reduce morbidity and mortality. As additional public threats continue to emerge, CDC must ensure that state, local, tribal, and territorial public consequences of incidents or events whose scale, rapid onset, or unpredictability stresses the public health system.
The program provides fiscal resources to state, local, and territorial public health agencies to advance their ability to demonstrate response readiness by the end of the period of performance (performance period). This announcement also includes greater emphasis on programmatic, fiscal, and administrative accountability. Although the PHEP cooperative agreement is no longer aligned with the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) within a single funding opportunity, these two distinct federal preparedness programs must continue to be organized to enhance jurisdictional coordination and collaboration between the public health and health care systems.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $631 million | 61 |
| 2022 | $648 million | 62 |
| 2023 | $660 million | 62 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $714,456 | 7 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Public Health | California | $132 million |
| Department of State Health Services | Texas | $127 million |
| Florida Department of Health | Florida | $96.5 million |
| County of Los Angeles | California | $63.4 million |
| Health Research, Inc. | New York | $59.1 million |
| Pennsylvania Department of Health | Pennsylvania | $58.8 million |
| Public Health Solutions | New York | $58.5 million |
| Ohio Department of Health | Ohio | $54.6 million |
| State of Georgia Department of Public Health | Georgia | $52.1 million |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $50.6 million |
| Department of Public Health Illinois | Illinois | $50.2 million |
| New Jersey Department of Health | New Jersey | $48.9 million |
| VA State Board of Health | Virginia | $47.6 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $46.4 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Massachusetts | $41.1 million |
| Washington State Department of Health | Washington | $39.8 million |
| Arizona Department of Health Services | Arizona | $38.2 million |
| State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Wisconsin | $35.9 million |
| Minnesota Department of Health | Minnesota | $35.8 million |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Tennessee | $35.5 million |