Federal grants to Louisiana Department of Health
Louisiana Department of Health in New Orleans, Louisiana received $2.1 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 208 awards. Its largest program was Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC), with $479 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $337 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.1 billion
- Awards208
- Awarded in FY 2025$337 million
- Largest award$479 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 71 | $813 million |
| FY 2022 | 68 | $224 million |
| FY 2023 | 72 | $360 million |
| FY 2024 | 90 | $332 million |
| FY 2025 | 83 | $337 million |
Programs that fund Louisiana Department of Health
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | 3 | $479 million |
| WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | 20 | $443 million |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | 14 | $335 million |
| HIV Care Formula Grants | 2 | $120 million |
| Immunization Cooperative Agreements | 4 | $109 million |
| Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States | 5 | $64.7 million |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | 1 | $61.7 million |
| Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant | 7 | $55.6 million |
| HIV Prevention and Surveillance Activities-Health Department Based | 7 | $45.1 million |
| Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises | 1 | $37.2 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 150 | $1.2 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 27 | $461 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 27 | $347 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 4 | $12.4 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CK19-1904 epidemiology and laboratory capacity for prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases (ELC) | Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | October 26, 2020 | $479 million |
| Ryan white care act title II | HIV Care Formula Grants | November 3, 2020 | $116 million |
| CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 immunization and vaccines for children | Immunization Cooperative Agreements | December 9, 2020 | $106 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 1, 2024 | $80.5 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 2, 2023 | $71.1 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 | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | September 11, 2025 | $66.6 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding to the Louisiana department of health (LDH) for their drinking water revolving loan fund (DWRLF) program's lead service line replacement (LSLR) program. The safe drinking water act (SDWA) section 1452 and infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) publi | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | September 23, 2024 | $65.5 million |
| Strengthening Louisiana?s public health infrastructure, workforce, and data systems - strengthening Louisiana’s public health infrastructure, workforce, and data systems | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | November 29, 2022 | $61.7 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 4, 2022 | $55.0 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 1, 2021 | $43.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Louisiana Department of Health get?
$2.1 billion in 208 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Louisiana Department of Health the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.2 billion in 150 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Louisiana Department of Health's largest federal grant?
$479 million under Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC), with its first action in the period on October 26, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Louisiana Department of Health?
Its largest are Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC), WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
Other grant recipients in New Orleans
- The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund
- Regional Transit Authority
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
- National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Unity of Greater New Orleans, Inc.
- City of New Orleans
- Southern Univ and A&m College System
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