# Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program  (The PHIT Workforce Development Program) (93.355)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-355-public-health-informatics-technology-workforce-development/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program  (The PHIT Workforce Development Program) is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $75.3 million in 10 grants, about $7.5 million per award.

## Objectives

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has created the Public Health Informatics & Technology (PHIT) Workforce Development Program. This program aims to increase the number of public health professionals trained in informatics and technology, with an emphasis on improving public health reporting through modern standards and computing. ONC anticipates awarding $75 million to train individuals to help modernize the nation’s public health data infrastructure, with a focus on recruiting participants from minority serving institutions (MSIs). MSIs will receive funding priority for this opportunity. Through an interdisciplinary approach to data science and managing public health information, the program will build capacity of MSIs to educate and diversify the public health workforce of the future.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $73.5 million | 10 |
| 2022 | $1.9 million | 8 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson State University | Mississippi | $10.2 million |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | California | $10.2 million |
| Bowie State University | Maryland | $10.1 million |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Texas | $9.8 million |
| University of the District of Columbia | District of Columbia | $8.9 million |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minnesota | $8.2 million |
| University of California Irvine | California | $7.2 million |
| Norfolk State University | Virginia | $5.1 million |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Massachusetts | $3.3 million |
| Dominican University New York | New York | $2.2 million |