Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Control Grants (93.977)

Also known as STD Prevention

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.2 billion
• Grant awards189
• Typical award$728,569
• Awarded in FY 2025$105 million
• Size rank239 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $299 million in fiscal 2021 to $105 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 239th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 63% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 59 states and territories.

What the program funds

The purpose of the assistance is to strengthen STD prevention programs in eligible jurisdictions. Project grants awarded under Section 318 to State and local health departments, academic and public health organizations emphasize the development and implementation of nationally uniform prevention and control programs which focus on the core public health functions of assessment, assurance, policy development, and prevention services. This includes surveillance activities, including the reporting, screening, and follow up of persons diagnosed with STDs, and disease intervention activities to find cases, and notify and refer exposed partners to STD into care.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Forecast opportunities

• Controlling and Preventing STIs in US Health Departments (CAP-STIs)
  Forecast · Expected deadline January 11, 2027

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Any State, and, in consultation with the appropriate State Health Authority, any political subdivision of a State, including American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments or tribal organizations located wholly or in part within their boundaries; academic institutions and national and public health organizations.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Grant funds may be used for: (1) STD surveillance activities, including reporting, and follow-up of diagnostic tests for, and diagnosed cases of, STD; (2) STD case finding and case follow-up activities, including notification, referral and follow up of sex partners for STD testing and treatment, as appropriate; (3) interstate epidemiological referral and follow-up activities; (4) program-specific professional (including appropriate allied health personnel) STD education and training as authorized under section 318 of the PHS Act; (5) program-specific and public STD education and information dissemination as authorized under Section 318 of the PHS Act; (6) applied research, special studies or demonstrations to evaluate or test STD prevention and control activities; and (7) other control strategies and activities as may be prescribed by the Secretary. Grant funds may not be used for: (1) Supplanting funds supporting existing STD prevention and control services provided by a State or locality; or (2) unless specifically approved or specified in funding opportunity announcements, grant funds shall not be used for performing diagnostic tests, maintaining central registries, providing diagnostic and treatment facilities and services, or purchasing automated data processing equipment.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Award Range $652,000 to $108,159,448; Average Range: $23,634,690.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 97% of the money, nonprofits 2.3% and colleges and universities 0.8%.

By state

53 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.