Project Grant U1B2IHS0005

This $7,018,665 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response program (CFDA 93.354) will enable the New York State Department of Health, through its contract with Health Research, Inc., to strengthen public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities across New York. The funding will be used to enhance the state's incident management, community resilience, information management, countermeasures and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) totaling $284,044 provides funding for a research project to assess the adaptability of resilience models to address hazards such as hurricanes and wildfires in frontline and coastal communities. The project, awarded to Northern Illinois University (NIU), tests how resilience models can be adapted across multiple scales to improve disaster preparedness and...

The State of Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has been awarded a $4,018,665.00 Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response (CFDA 93.354) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This one-year award, effective January 17, 2025, will enable RIDOH to rapidly mobilize, surge, and respond to public health emergencies that overwhelm jurisdictional resources. The funding will help ensure RIDOH and its partners have the appropriate support to...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $2,679,110 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program to the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH). The funding will enable PDPH to enhance its capacity to respond to public health emergencies and maintain essential public health services during crises. Key activities include:...

This Project Grant award of $547,829, provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research), supports a 5-year mixed-methods research project exploring the health implications of natural event-driven displacement for people with HIV (PWH) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The study aims to establish the link between natural event-related displacement and PWH's continuity of care and mental health, as well as identify...

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) was awarded a $2,679,110 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The purpose of this 1-year award is to support DOHMH's efforts to rapidly mobilize and respond to significant public health emergencies, such as emerging infectious disease outbreaks, that overwhelm local resources. Key...

The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) was awarded a $6,697,775 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The purpose of this award is to enhance DC Health's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from public health and healthcare emergencies/incidents in the District of Columbia. The funding will strengthen DC...

The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) was awarded a $4,417,019 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health (CFDA 93.421) program. The five-year award, spanning August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, will enhance the epidemiology and laboratory capacity of PRDOH to control, prevent, and mitigate infectious diseases in the Puerto...

The Department of Health, American Samoa Department of Health Division, was awarded a $5,358,220 Cooperative Agreement from 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, with a performance period from January 17, 2025 to January 16, 2026, will support the territory's efforts to rapidly mobilize and respond to public health emergencies that overwhelm local resources....

This $1,179,000 federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421), aims to build and maintain strategic partnerships between state/local health departments and cross-sectoral/community-based organizations. The prime awardee, the American Public Health Association (APHA), will leverage its...