Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion is a civilian sub-agency that awards federal grants to support disease prevention, health promotion, and public health initiatives. The office operates under HHS and directs its funding toward building capacity and infrastructure in disease prevention and population health.

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has awarded 25 federal grants totaling $9.9 million since 1999, distributed across 9 distinct grant recipients. Grant-making activity peaked in 2008 with 4 awards; subsequent years showed minimal volume, with 1 award in 2006, 1 in 2007, 1 in 2010, and 1 in 2012. The most recent recorded grant award closed on September 1, 2012, indicating a 14-year gap in grant-making activity under this office's direct portfolio. The grant portfolio is dominated by Project Grants (19 awards, 76% of the total) with a secondary component of Block Grants (6 awards, 24%).

Grant recipients across the portfolio are highly fragmented, with no recipient concentration data provided for competitive dominance assessment. The relatively small number of recipients (9 across 25 awards) and the 14-year absence of recent award activity suggest this office either operates a dormant grant program, has shifted funding through a parent agency or alternative mechanism, or concentrates its work in periods separated by extended intervals.

No recent grant opportunities are currently recorded for this office. Firms and nonprofit organizations interested in disease prevention and health promotion funding should verify whether this office continues to issue solicitations or has realigned its grant-making function to a peer office within HHS's disease prevention or health promotion portfolio.

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) plays a vital role in keeping the Nation healthy. They accomplish this by setting national health goals and objectives and supporting programs, services, and education activities that improve the health of all Americans.