Kansas Funding

What to know

CDC provides funding and technical assistance to build public health preparedness and response capabilities nationwide. Learn more about PHEP funding for Kansas.

At a Glance

  • State Population: 2,937,150
  • Local Health Departments: 100
  • Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Tornadoes, Flooding, Fires
  • Key Emergency Operations Center Activations: 2020 – COVID-19 Pandemic
  • CDC PHEP Funding:
    • FY 2023: $7,154,030
    • FY 2022: $6,818,460
    • FY 2021: $6,778,745
  • Public Health Crisis Response Funding:
    • Mpox 2023 Funding: $287,620
    • COVID-19 2021 Funding: $18,038,850
    • COVID-19 2020 Funding: $5,940,546

PHEP Funded Staff

  • 329 PHEP-funded staff (rounded)

Includes epidemiologists, laboratorians, nurses, planners, IT specialists, administrative staff, statisticians, and other positions.

CDC Preparedness Field Staff

  • 1 Career Epidemiology Field Officer

Top 5 Preparedness Investments

  1. Community Preparedness
  2. Public Health Laboratory Testing
  3. Medical Countermeasure Dispensing
  4. Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
  5. Medical Materiel Management and Distribution

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