Tacoma-Pierce County Health

Tacoma-Pierce County Health is a U.S. local government entity registered in SAM.gov since July 1, 2004, serving the Pierce County, Washington region. The organization functions as a public health department providing essential health services and community wellness programs to vulnerable and underserved populations throughout its jurisdiction. Through federal grant awards, Tacoma-Pierce County Health delivers a comprehensive array of public health services including infectious disease prevention, emergency preparedness, workforce development, and community-based interventions designed to improve health outcomes and build community resilience.

Tacoma-Pierce County Health has demonstrated substantial federal grant activity through both prime and sub-grant awards spanning multiple public health domains. The organization holds two active prime cooperative agreements: the "Forge Forward" project funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086) with $740,289 awarded in September 2025 to serve 250 fathers through evidence-based parenting and employment workshops, and a Community-Led Wildfire Preparedness Initiative funded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 under the Inflation Reduction Act (awarded March 2024) focused on building community capacity in three rural Pierce County areas. Additionally, Tacoma-Pierce County Health receives substantial sub-grant funding flowing through the Washington State Department of Health, which serves as the primary conduit for federal public health funding. These sub-grants support infectious disease prevention services for HIV, STD, and viral hepatitis; tuberculosis prevention and control; immunization coverage improvements; COVID-19 prevention, preparedness, and response; public health emergency preparedness and workforce development; and respiratory virus hospitalization surveillance (RESP-NET, COVID-NET, FluSurv-Net, RSV-Net). The organization also receives sub-grants from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families for high-quality home visiting services to vulnerable families; from the Department of Social and Health Services for refugee social services and resettlement services; from the Washington State Department of Commerce for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Low-Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) services; and from the Puget Sound Partnership for on-site septic system operation and maintenance assistance in priority watersheds. Other collaborating partners include the American Public Health Association for data science capacity in injury and violence prevention, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists for disability-related definitions in syndromic surveillance, and various state agencies supporting environmental health capacity strengthening, tobacco prevention, community health worker development, and chronic disease management initiatives.