Federal grants to Pennsylvania Department of Health
Pennsylvania Department of Health in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania received $2.9 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 174 awards. Its largest program was Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC), with $1.1 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $381 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.9 billion
- Awards174
- Awarded in FY 2025$381 million
- Largest award$1.1 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 56 | $1.6 billion |
| FY 2022 | 56 | $342 million |
| FY 2023 | 59 | $450 million |
| FY 2024 | 74 | $130 million |
| FY 2025 | 70 | $381 million |
Programs that fund Pennsylvania Department of Health
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | 2 | $1.1 billion |
| WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | 28 | $869 million |
| Immunization Cooperative Agreements | 3 | $262 million |
| HIV Care Formula Grants | 1 | $166 million |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | 1 | $132 million |
| Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States | 5 | $123 million |
| Public Health Emergency Preparedness | 2 | $58.8 million |
| Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health | 4 | $43.2 million |
| Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant | 5 | $39.0 million |
| Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | 7 | $37.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 135 | $2.1 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 30 | $867 million |
| Department of Justice | 3 | $4.3 million |
| Department of Labor | 5 | $378,000 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $25,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania department of health - 2019 epidemiology and laboratory capacity for prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases (ELC) | Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | November 4, 2020 | $1.1 billion |
| CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 immunization and vaccines for children | Immunization Cooperative Agreements | December 16, 2020 | $258 million |
| Ryan white care act title II | HIV Care Formula Grants | October 8, 2020 | $166 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 1, 2024 | $159 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 2, 2023 | $151 million |
| Strengthening public health infrastructure across Pennsylvania - historic disinvestment in public health at the federal, state, and local level has stifled hiring and retention of the public health workforce and limited investments in infrastructure and data innovation. These challenges, which were | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | November 29, 2022 | $132 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 3, 2022 | $117 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 1, 2021 | $87.0 million |
| WIC admin expenses | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 1, 2024 | $68.2 million |
| Cooperative agreement for emergency response: public health crisis response - 2018 | Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response | May 19, 2021 | $66.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Pennsylvania Department of Health get?
$2.9 billion in 174 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Pennsylvania Department of Health the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $2.1 billion in 135 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Pennsylvania Department of Health's largest federal grant?
$1.1 billion under Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC), with its first action in the period on November 4, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Pennsylvania 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 Immunization Cooperative Agreements.
Other grant recipients in Harrisburg
- PA Department of Human Services
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Pennsylvania Dept of Education
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Department of Labor & Industry PA
- Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
- Department of Community & Economic Development Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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