Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

At a Glance

  • Population: 12,972,008
  • Local Health Departments: 10
  • Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Disease Outbreaks, Flooding, Special Events
  • Key Emergency Operations Center Activations: 2020 – COVID-19 Pandemic
  • CDC PHEP Funding:
    • FY 2023: $20,247,797
    • FY 2022: $19,783,265
    • FY 2021: $19,517,788
  • Public Health Crisis Response Funding:
    • Mpox 2023 funding: $661,115 (does not include $328,335 awarded to Pennsylvania-Philadelphia)
    • Mpox 2022 Funding: $433,335
    • COVID-19 2021 Funding: $66,609,317
    • COVID-19 2020 Funding: $17,902,388

PHEP-funded staff (rounded)

  • 114 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
  • 1 Preparedness Field Assignee

Top 5 Preparedness Investments

  1. Community Preparedness
  2. Public Health Laboratory Testing
  3. Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
  4. Medical Countermeasure Dispensing
  5. Information Sharing

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