Press Release

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286


HHS grants bolster health care and public health disaster preparedness

FY2014 PHEP and HPP Funding
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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 Preparedness and 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.
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
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