HHS Awards Public Health Preparedness Funds
Issue Brief 12-28
July 27, 2012
On July
2, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $352
million in federal fiscal year (FY) 2012 awards for the Hospital Preparedness
Program (HPP), and $619 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). FY 2012 marks the first time that HPP and PHEP funds were consolidated
into one funding opportunity announcement and awarded jointly.