Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response

Public Health Crisis Response Awards
CFDA 93.354 Active Cooperative Agreement

Open Opportunities (1)

Live Grants.gov opportunities funded under this program — you can apply now.

Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding (estimated)
$99.6M FY2026
$700K
FY24
$97.1M
FY25
$99.6M
FY26*
* estimated

Who has received this funding

Organizations awarded under CFDA 93.354 (USAspending.gov).

Program Objective

The intent of this program is to fund state, local, and territorial public health departments for HHS Secretarial declared and non-declared public health emergencies having an overwhelming impact on jurisdictional resources. These emergencies require federal support to effectively respond to, manage, and address a significant public health threat. CDC seeks to enhance the Nation’s ability to rapidly mobilize and respond to specific public health crises or emergencies. In addition to immediate response activities, this program provides a mechanism to accelerate readiness for an impending infectious disease threat or other public health crises identified on the event horizon.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • U.S. State Government
  • U.S. Territory Government
  • Federally Recognized Tribal Government
  • Tribal Government (other)
  • Municipality/Township Government
  • County Government

• State government public health departments or their bona fide agents (N=50)
• Local health departments or their bona fide agents (N=6) (city or county) consistent with PHEP and ELC recipients, which include: Chicago Department of Public Health, District of Columbia Department of Health, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services - Public Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Philadelphia Department of Public Health
• Territorial governments or their bona fide agents (N=8) in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau
• Tribal Public Health Departments – (N=5) Federally recognized tribal governments meeting the core criteria outlined for all eligible applicants and that serve, through their own PH infrastructure, at least 50,000 people and have demonstrable PH capacity.

How to Apply

Award Procedure

After review and approval, a Notice of Award (NoA) will be prepared and processed, along with appropriate notification to the public. Initial awards provide funds for the first budget period (usually 12 months) and the NoA will indicate support recommended for the remainder of the project period, allocation of Federal funds by budget categories, award requirements, and special conditions, if any.

Decision Timeline

  • Approval: From 60 to 90 days
  • Renewal interval: From 120 to 180 days

Check www.Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Program details & compliance

Description

The purpose of this program is to strengthen state, local, tribal, and territorial public health preparedness and response capability through a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action. An effective public health response will prevent or reduce morbidity and mortality from threats and emergencies whose scale, rapid onset, and unpredictability stresses the public health system and ensure the earliest possible recovery and return of the system to pre-incident levels or improved functioning.

Mission Categories

Primary: Emergency Preparedness

Other categories:
Civil Defense

Use of Funds

Allowed Uses

This program is not intended to establish new public health emergency management programs, rather it is designed to support the surge needs of existing programs. In response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement, applicants having an existing public health department which provides for their jurisdictions’ 10 essential public health services and having a pre-established and functioning public health emergency management program will describe the needs/gaps they may encounter during the initial phase of a public health emergency, and request funding for various categories of response activities. Upon occurrence of a particular public health emergency, CDC can then rapidly fund specific applicants to accelerate crisis response activities and specific categories/activities based on the particular situation. Applicants will need to be capable of activating new or surging current emergency response activities within a 2 day period.

Restrictions

Funds may only be used for non-research activities.

Reporting & Compliance

Records Retention
3 years

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

James Diggs Jr., MPH, CHES — Public Health Analyst
(770) 488-1989
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CPR 1600 Clifton Road NE, H21-5, Atlanta, GA 30333
Kelly Westbrook
(404) 639-0812
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CPR 1600 Clifton Road NE, H21-5, Atlanta , GA 30333
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2026-01-12. Spec v2.0. Last synced: 2026-05-30 02:36:55.