# Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant (93.253)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $113 million in 54 grants, about $2.1 million per award.

## Objectives

The objectives are (1) to support Poison Control Centers efforts to prevent, and provide treatment recommendations, for poisonings and toxic exposures; (2) to comply with operational requirements to sustain accreditation; and/or achieve accreditation; (3) improve and enhance communications and response capability and capacity.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21.5 million | 52 |
| 2022 | $22.6 million | 52 |
| 2023 | $23.3 million | 52 |
| 2024 | $23.4 million | 51 |
| 2025 | $22.7 million | 50 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | $13.6 million |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation | New York | $5.0 million |
| MCHC-Chicago Hospital Council | Illinois | $4.5 million |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority | Colorado | $3.7 million |
| Wayne State University | Michigan | $3.6 million |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation | Georgia | $3.5 million |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | $3.2 million |
| Dallas County Hospital District | Texas | $2.9 million |
| The Children's Hospital Corporation | Massachusetts | $2.7 million |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | New York | $2.6 million |
| Hennepin Healthcare System Inc | Minnesota | $2.6 million |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Texas | $2.5 million |
| Washington Poison Center | Washington | $2.5 million |
| University of Florida | Florida | $2.4 million |
| Indiana University Health, Inc. | Indiana | $2.3 million |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Tennessee | $2.3 million |
| Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc | Florida | $2.3 million |
| University of Miami | Florida | $2.3 million |
| SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital | Missouri | $2.2 million |
| Childrens Hospital Medical Center | Ohio | $2.1 million |