National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a major civilian agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, administers federal grant funding for public health research, disease prevention, occupational safety, and related health sciences initiatives.

The CDC's grant portfolio totaled $2.86 billion in federal dollars obligated across 514 awards since 1995, with most recent activity recorded on September 30, 2026. Grant funding cadence over the past five years shows 24 awards in 2022, 51 in 2023, 36 in 2024, 18 in 2025, and 45 year-to-date in 2026. The agency funded 190 distinct grant recipients cumulatively. Grant assistance splits between Project Grants (323 awards, 63 percent) and Cooperative Agreements (191 awards, 37 percent).

Among recipients by award count over the last five years, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai leads with 18 awards totaling $36 million in federal dollars obligated, followed by New York University with 10 awards and $19.2 million, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine with 6 awards and $11.6 million. These three recipients and two others account for 25 percent of recent awards. By federal dollars obligated, the same institutions dominate modestly — the top five recipients represent only 3 percent of federal dollars, indicating a highly fragmented recipient base with broad distribution across academic medical centers, universities, and research foundations. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York rounds out the top five by federal dollars at $11.5 million across 3 awards.

Contract activity at the CDC is sparse. One pre-solicitation notice is recorded: the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a CDC sub-office, posted a Notice of Intent to Sole Source on August 25, 2026 for micro- and nanoplastic particle standards (PVC and PET polymers in 10 nm and 1 mm sizes with green fluorescent labeling) to support in vitro toxicology studies. The intended recipient is Cina Consulting, LLC. The agency accepted capability statements through September 4, 2026, with submission to Mike Davis at VWL8@CDC.GOV. No additional contract awards or contract opportunities are recorded in the source data.