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Federal grants to Hawaii Department of Health

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Hawaii Department of Health in Honolulu, Hawaii received $1.2 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 353 awards. Its largest program was Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, with $301 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $277 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Hawaii Department of Health by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021103$343 million
FY 202292$142 million
FY 2023109$252 million
FY 2024117$235 million
FY 2025116$277 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Hawaii Department of Health

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 66.46818$301 million
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) 93.3232$163 million
WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 10.55720$146 million
Clean Water State Revolving Fund 66.45814$140 million
Immunization Cooperative Agreements 93.2682$61.5 million
Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services 93.95812$28.8 million
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program 66.4423$28.8 million
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance 93.2436$26.7 million
Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services 93.04514$24.7 million
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises 93.3911$24.5 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services222$567 million
Environmental Protection Agency94$522 million
Department of Agriculture29$147 million
Department of Education3$7.8 million
Department of Defense2$3.1 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Hawaii's epidemiology and laboratory capacity for infectious diseases (ELC), enhancing epidemiology, laboratory, and health information systems capacity
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Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC)December 17, 2020$160 million
Description: this agreement provides funding to Hawaii department of health. Section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (SDWA) authorizes the state to utilize funds to further the health protection objectives of sdwa. This project funds to capitalize the recipient's drinking water state revolving fu
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Drinking Water State Revolving FundAugust 20, 2025$68.3 million
CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 immunization and vaccines for children
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Immunization Cooperative AgreementsDecember 16, 2020$59.9 million
Description: this agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (pl 117-58), for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF) program. Funds will be used for dwsrf-eligible lead service line replacement projects and associated ac
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Drinking Water State Revolving FundAugust 19, 2024$28.6 million
Description: this agreement provides funding to Hawaii department of health. Safe drinking water act (SDWA): section 1452 and infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) pl 117-58 authorizes the state to utilize funds to further the health protection objectives of sdwa. This agreement will provide
ASST_NON_97T15401_068 on USAspending
Drinking Water State Revolving FundAugust 8, 2024$28.6 million
Description: this agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (pl 117-58), for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF) program. The award furthers the public health protection objectives of the safe drinking water act (sdw
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Drinking Water State Revolving FundSeptember 2, 2025$24.9 million
WIC food expense
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WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and ChildrenOctober 1, 2024$24.8 million
National initiative to address COVID-19 health disparities among populations at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority populations and rural communities - backgroundin the month of august, when the state recorded its greatest number of cases, pacific islanders represented ap
ASST_NON_NH75OT000069_075 on USAspending
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare CrisesMay 28, 2021$24.5 million
Description: this agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (pl 117-58), for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF) program. The award furthers the public health protection objectives of the safe drinking water act (sdw
ASST_NON_97T15201_068 on USAspending
Drinking Water State Revolving FundAugust 19, 2024$23.0 million
Description: the purpose of this agreement is for a capitalization grant which provides funds for the Hawaii department of health clean water state revolving fund (CWSRF) program to assist wastewater treatment works impacted by hurricanes helene and milton and the maui wildfires. This agreement provi
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Clean Water State Revolving FundAugust 6, 2025$22.4 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Hawaii Department of Health get?

$1.2 billion in 353 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Hawaii Department of Health the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $567 million in 222 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture follow.

What is Hawaii Department of Health's largest federal grant?

$160 million under Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC), with its first action in the period on December 17, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Hawaii Department of Health?

Its largest are Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) and WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Other grant recipients in Honolulu

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