Cooperative Agreement NU50OE000074

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) has been awarded a $4,394,327 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response under the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (CFDA 93.889). This five-year award, effective July 1, 2024, aims to enhance healthcare systems' readiness for responding to public health emergencies, terrorism, and large-scale medical crises. Maine...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) program (CFDA 93.336) will provide $1,434,000.00 to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. The purpose of this award is to maintain and expand health surveillance on the behaviors of the general adult population in Maine that contribute to the occurrence and prevention of chronic...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $2,679,110.00, was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The award supports the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) in enhancing the state's emergency response capabilities to address significant public health emergencies that overwhelm jurisdictional resources. Key activities to be...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $15,630,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421) to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS). The funding, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will enable Maine DHHS to strengthen the capacity and capability of its public health system to prepare, respond,...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was awarded a $1.6 million Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. The goal of this three-year grant is to enhance Maine's Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) through September 2024. Specifically, Maine DHHS will use the funding to enhance the state's centralized database for collecting and analyzing controlled...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) was awarded a $2,319,257 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.940). The award runs from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029 and will support HIV prevention, surveillance, and treatment activities in Maine. The funding will be used to implement strategies and activities such as HIV testing, case...

This Project Grant award from the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), provides $702,800 to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen the state's newborn screening system. Key objectives include: Conducting quality improvement activities to enhance the collection, testing, and reporting of newborn bloodspot specimens, as well as implement screening for newly added...

The University of Maine System was awarded a $333,332 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey under the CFDA program "U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection" to establish an integrated one health approach to tick surveillance in northern New England. The key activities and deliverables include: Developing a coordinated regional tick and tick-borne pathogen surveillance plan to collect standardized long-term data, optimizing a cost-effective method for...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) was awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries (CFDA 93.694) program. The grant will fund a multi-pronged project to: 1) support carceral facilities' processes for Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, and suspension; 2) enhance...

This federal Project Grant award for $581,859, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), supports a comprehensive mental health and substance use capacity initiative in Maine. Led by United Ambulance, this 2-year initiative aims to: 1) Recruit and train approximately 295 EMS students to increase the state's EMS workforce, with an...