HHS grants bolster health care and public health disaster preparedness

FY2014 PHEP and HPP Funding.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $840 million to continue improving emergency preparedness of state and local public health and health care systems. These systems are vital to protecting health and saving lives during a disaster.

“Community and state preparedness is essential to the health security of all Americans,” said Nicole Lurie, M.D., assistant secretary for preparedness and response (ASPR). “Events in the last few years have demonstrated how critical it is for health systems across the country to be ready and able to respond quickly and effectively.”

The grant funds are distributed through two federal preparedness programs – the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) programs. These programs represent critical sources of funding and support for the nation’s health care and public health systems. The programs provide resources needed to ensure that local communities can respond effectively to infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, or chemical, biological, or radiological nuclear events.

The fiscal year 2014 funding awards include a total of $228.5 million for HPP and $611.75 million for PHEP.

Administered by ASPR, HPP funding supports building sustainable community health care coalitions that collaborate on emergency planning and, during disasters share resources and partner to meet the health and medical needs of their community.

Administered by CDC, PHEP funding is used to advance public health preparedness and response capabilities at the state and local level.

HPP and PHEP funding helps recipients build and sustain public health and health care preparedness capabilities outlined in ASPR’s Healthcare Preparedness Capabilities: National Guidance for Healthcare System Preparednessand CDC’s Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning. These documents establish core capabilities, such as medical surge, information sharing, and emergency operations, critical to an effective response for emergencies.

This marks the third year that HPP and PHEP funds are being awarded jointly, encouraging further cooperation between the nation’s health care and public health systems, and reducing the administrative burden on grantees. With aligned HPP and PHEP cooperative agreement programs, communities can conduct more effective joint planning, exercising, and program operations. These activities are vital for communities to prepare, respond, and recover from emergencies, and help communities manage health care and public health on a daily basis.

The aligned HPP and PHEP cooperative agreements encourage state and local public health departments to work collaboratively with federal health and preparedness programs in their jurisdictions to maximize resources and prevent duplicative efforts.  Such coordination of activities with emergency management and homeland security programs support “whole community” planning to improve national preparedness efforts.

The HPP and PHEP were re-authorized in the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) of 2013. To learn more about HPP and PHEP including grant awards to individual states, territories or localities, visit http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/coopagreement.htm.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Fiscal Year 2014 Funding

Awardee

FY 2014 Total Funding Available

Alabama

$3,237,341

Alaska

$913,025

American Samoa

$278,408

Arizona

$4,007,263

Arkansas

$2,004,404

California

$23,324,282

Chicago

$2,695,627

Colorado

$3,223,094

Connecticut

$2,478,410

Delaware

$1,068,469

Florida

$11,648,741

Georgia

$5,970,165

Guam

$352,993

Hawaii

$1,217,945

Idaho

$1,218,950

Illinois

$8,743,125

Indiana

$4,115,905

Iowa

$2,083,867

Kansas

$2,078,328

Kentucky

$2,873,535

Los Angeles

$9,155,699

Louisiana

$3,150,334

Maine

$1,076,998

Marshall Islands

$266,504

Maryland

$4,943,757

Massachusetts

$4,228,980

Michigan

$6,065,597

Micronesia

$275,664

Minnesota

$3,526,348

Mississippi

$2,168,560

Missouri

$3,780,117

Montana

$917,530

Nebraska

$1,372,877

Nevada

$1,928,013

New Hampshire

$1,113,252

New Jersey

$5,820,991

New Mexico

$1,517,542

New York

$9,825,062

New York City

$7,841,384

North Carolina

$6,183,490

North Dakota

$875,113

Northern Mariana Islands

$269,970

Ohio

$7,442,831

Oklahoma

$2,605,636

Oregon

$2,534,407

Palau

$255,069

Pennsylvania

$8,118,396

Puerto Rico

$2,503,028

Rhode Island

$951,741

South Carolina

$3,107,080

South Dakota

$859,947

Tennessee

$4,048,785

Texas

$15,859,228

Utah

$1,918,379

Vermont

$900,000

Virgin Islands (US)

$339,824

Virginia

$6,188,517

Washington

$4,211,758

Washington, D.C.

$951,425

West Virginia

$1,383,580

Wisconsin

$3,641,719

Wyoming

$840,991

Total FY 2014 HPP Funding

$228,500,000

Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Fiscal Year 2014 Funding

Awardee

FY 2014 Total Funding Available

Alabama

$8,942,768

Alaska

$4,184,642

American Samoa

$364,263

Arizona

$11,813,013

Arkansas

$6,655,456

California

$42,353,785

Chicago

$9,819,821

Colorado

$9,767,690

Connecticut

$7,767,333

Delaware

$4,389,690

Florida

$29,286,410

Georgia

$16,048,555

Guam

$487,027

Hawaii

$4,886,947

Idaho

$5,035,533

Illinois

$16,859,738

Indiana

$11,449,455

Iowa

$6,786,225

Kansas

$6,771,315

Kentucky

$8,501,165

Los Angeles County

$19,841,884

Louisiana

$8,926,605

Maine

$4,723,346

Marshall Islands

$380,091

Maryland

$11,284,482

Massachusetts

$13,011,199

Michigan

$16,674,466

Micronesia

$424,542

Minnesota

$11,160,972

Mississippi

$6,731,287

Missouri

$10,947,076

Montana

$4,345,574

Nebraska

$5,373,285

Nevada

$6,755,814

New Hampshire

$4,829,901

New Jersey

$15,670,954

New Mexico

$6,651,186

New York

$19,786,659

New York City

$18,534,641

North Carolina

$14,927,445

North Dakota

$4,184,642

Northern Mariana Islands

$360,109

Ohio

$18,044,394

Oklahoma

$7,806,407

Oregon

$8,051,668

Palau

$324,598

Pennsylvania

$19,685,365

Puerto Rico

$7,270,658

Rhode Island

$4,516,142

South Carolina

$9,712,762

South Dakota

$4,184,642

Tennessee

$11,288,993

Texas

$37,454,872

Utah

$6,637,036

Vermont

$4,184,642

Virgin Islands (US)

$423,124

Virginia

$14,930,741

Washington

$12,128,478

Washington, D.C.

$6,347,131

West Virginia

$5,355,717

Wisconsin

$11,520,997

Wyoming

$4,184,642

TOTAL FY 2014 PHEP Funding

$611,750,000