HHS Awards FY 2013 Public Health Preparedness Funds
Issue Brief 13-27
On July
3, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $332
million in federal fiscal year (FY) 2013 awards for the Hospital Preparedness
Program (HPP), and $584 million for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)
program. These grants are awarded to states, territories, and four local
governments (the District of Columbia, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles
County). Beginning in FY 2012, HPP and PHEP funds were consolidated into one
funding opportunity announcement and awarded jointly. In FY 2013, HHS is
focused on greater program alignment as well collaboration with other federal
emergency preparedness programs, such as those administered by the Department
of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).