Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a sub-agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, administers disease registries, environmental health assessments, and public health research to track and respond to toxic substance exposure and disease outbreaks in U.S. communities. ATSDR funds grants to state health departments, universities, and public health organizations to support epidemiological surveillance, health studies, and community-based toxicology research; it conducts minimal contract procurement.

ATSDR's contract footprint is negligible. Ten awards totaling $1.3 million in combined potential value have been issued since 2004, with the most recent award in February 2023. All ten awards carry no set-aside designation and were issued to six distinct prime contractors over a sparse cadence of 1 award in 2008, 1 in 2010, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2019, and 1 in 2023. Government Acquisitions LLC holds the only recent award (2023) under the five-year window, valued at $2 thousand. No recent contract opportunities are recorded.

ATSDR's grant portfolio is the primary funding mechanism. A total of 194 awards obligating $511.6 million in federal dollars have been issued since 1987. Recent grant activity shows 3 awards in 2022, 33 awards in 2023, 4 in 2024, 3 in 2025, and 1 in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting significant volatility driven by the large 2023 cohort. Grant recipients are highly fragmented; the top five recipients by award count account for 16 percent of recent awards, while the top five by federal dollars account for only 7 percent of combined federal dollars obligated. The Regents of the University of Michigan lead by award count with 3 grants totaling $5.5 million in federal dollars, while Rutgers The State University of New Jersey leads by federal dollars with $9.6 million obligated across a single award. State health departments dominate the recipient base, with awards flowing primarily to Utah, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Tennessee health authorities, alongside university-based research centers and nonprofit public health institutes.

Cooperative Agreements comprise 60 percent of awards, Project Grants 21 percent, and Block Grants 19 percent. The most recent recorded grant award was issued on September 30, 2026. BD professionals evaluating ATSDR opportunities should focus on the grant side; contract spending is minimal and dormant, with no recent solicitation activity on record.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry responds to, and protects people from harmful chemical exposures.