This $7,344,865.36 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Emerging Infections Programs (CFDA 93.317) grant, supports the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) in enhancing epidemiology, laboratory, and health information systems to improve detection, investigation, and response to foodborne, communicable, and emerging infectious diseases in Guam. The 12-month budget period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31,...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $491,369 Cooperative Agreement to the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) under the CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283). The funding will support the Guam Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): Impact on Population Health project from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. This Cooperative Agreement will enable DPHSS to conduct public health research, surveillance,...
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) in Guam was awarded a $678,844 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Immunization Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 93.268) program. The award, which runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030, is intended to support DPHSS in establishing and maintaining preventive health service programs to immunize individuals against vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, rubella, and hepatitis B....
This $4,018,665.00 Cooperative Agreement award was issued 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 will fund the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) in Guam to rapidly mobilize and respond to significant public health emergencies that overwhelm local resources. Key focus areas include incident management, epidemiological investigation,...
The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) has been awarded a $590,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs (CFDA 93.946). The five-year project aims to enhance maternal death reviews and surveillance in Guam to help eliminate maternal mortality. Key objectives include improving the quality and availability of death...
The Federal Grant Award for $108,562.00 was provided by the Administration on Aging, a civilian federal agency, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043). This Formula Grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports evidence-based preventive health and wellness initiatives for older Americans in Guam through the Department of Administration's Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division. The funding will be used...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.945) provides $465,000.00 in funding to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) in the Northern Mariana Islands. The purpose of the award is to support the CNMI Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a population health data collection and analysis program, over a 5-year period from Aug 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2029. As the...
The Palau Ministry of Health has been awarded a Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Chronic Diseases: Research, Control, and Prevention federal grant program (CFDA 93.068). The $130,000 award, with a period of performance from June 28, 2025 to June 27, 2030, will support public health actions to prevent and control chronic diseases in the U.S. territories and freely associated states. The ministry, the primary public health authority for...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) provides $497,846 to the Government of Guam - Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division. The purpose of the project is to prevent the invasion and spread of marine invasive species in Guam by establishing a marine biosecurity program. Key activities include: Hiring a Marine Biosecurity...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,948,171.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994), supports the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) in Guam. The funding will enable DPHSS to improve the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families in Guam by providing and coordinating comprehensive healthcare...