About Division of Jurisdictional Support

At a glance

The Division of Jurisdictional Support (DJS) coordinates CDC funding, strategy, and technical assistance to jurisdictions and tribes through an approach grounded in customer service, trust, equity, and continual improvement.

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What we do

Vision: Strengthening the nation's public health infrastructure to protect the health and well-being of communities across the United States, U.S. Territories, and Freely Associated States.

Mission: To advance and sustain the nation's public health infrastructure by ensuring stewardship and management of federal funds through the active engagement of internal and external partners and STLT-funded recipients.

Core Values: Communication, coordination, collaboration, and information sharing; wellness and work-life alignment; and excellence in customer service.

Division Organization

  • Office of the Director
  • Capacity Building and Strategic Resource Management Branch
  • Public Health Infrastructure Capacity Building and Implementation Branch
  • Program Services and Innovation Branch

Cooperative Agreements & Grants

DJS manages the following cooperative agreements and grants.

Division of Jurisdictional Support focus areas including CDC funding, strategy, technical assistance, customer service, trust, equity, continual approvement
DJS Focus Areas

National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities

This groundbreaking funding represents CDC’s largest investment to date on reducing health disparities related to COVID-19 and provides support to directly address these issues in communities that need it most. This two-year, non-research grant is funded through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, and has 108 recipients.

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Program provides federal funding for 61 recipients: all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 2 American Indian tribes, 5 US territories, and 3 freely associated states. This program gives recipients the ability to address prioritized public health needs in their jurisdictions in collaboration with local and tribal public health agencies and organizations.

Public Health Infrastructure Grant

Funding from this grant is helping to ensure that every US community has the people, services, and systems needed to promote and protect health. The grant creates a foundation for CDC’s public health infrastructure work and provides maximum flexibility so communities can address their most pressing needs. Grant recipients include 107 public health departments and 3 national partners.

Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services in Indian Country

This cooperative agreement funds up to 26 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and regional AI/AN tribally designated organizations. This funding is helping improve public health outcomes and lessen health inequities in Indian Country.

Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement

This five-year cooperative agreement was awarded to 25 American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal nations and regional AI/AN tribally designated organizations. These partners are working to increase the capacity of Indian Country to identify, respond to, and mitigate public health threats, improving the health, safety, and well-being of AI/AN communities.