Federal grants to Department of Public Health and Social Services
Department of Public Health and Social Services in Barrigada, Guam received $173 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 123 awards. Its largest program was WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, with $34.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $28.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$173 million
- Awards123
- Awarded in FY 2025$28.3 million
- Largest award$28.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 24 | $44.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 27 | $19.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 31 | $48.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 49 | $32.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 53 | $28.3 million |
Programs that fund Department of Public Health and Social Services
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | 12 | $34.7 million |
| Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | 2 | $30.0 million |
| Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children | 4 | $13.6 million |
| Social Services Block Grant | 5 | $13.6 million |
| Immunization Cooperative Agreements | 3 | $10.4 million |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | 1 | $10.3 million |
| State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | 19 | $9.9 million |
| Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants | 1 | $8.1 million |
| Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises | 1 | $6.6 million |
| Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant | 7 | $5.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 83 | $113 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 38 | $58.9 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $794,915 |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 1 | $55,891 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology and laboratory capacity for infectious disease on Guam | Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | October 20, 2020 | $28.7 million |
| Strengthening Guam dphss infrastructure, workforce, and data systems - over the course of the last few years, three emergency declarations strained Guam’s department of public health and social services infrastructure. The first state of emergency was declared in 2019 when Guam's locally acquired de | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | November 29, 2022 | $10.3 million |
| IP19-1901 immunization and vaccines for children - 2020 | Immunization Cooperative Agreements | December 16, 2020 | $9.4 million |
| Guam preschool development grant | Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants | December 29, 2020 | $8.2 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 1, 2024 | $7.6 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 2, 2023 | $6.6 million |
| Guam's initiative to address COVID-19 health disparities | Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises | May 28, 2021 | $6.6 million |
| Cnp sme ebt benefits non appr | Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children | May 15, 2025 | $6.4 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 3, 2022 | $5.8 million |
| Cnp sme ebt benefits non appr | Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children | May 31, 2024 | $5.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Public Health and Social Services get?
$173 million in 123 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Public Health and Social Services the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $113 million in 83 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Department of Public Health and Social Services's largest federal grant?
$28.7 million under Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC), with its first action in the period on October 20, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Public Health and Social Services?
Its largest are WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) and Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children.
Other grant recipients in Barrigada
- Government of Guam- Department of Administration
- Guam Department of Education
- University of Guam
- Guam Energy Office
- Guam Waterworks Authority
- Guam Environmental Protection Agency
- Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center
- Teleguam Holdings, LLC
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