Additional details: CDC Awards More Than $3 Billion to Improve U.S. Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure

CDC Awards More Than $3 Billion to Improve U.S. Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure - HS Today Everyone in the United States lives in a jurisdiction that will receive funding under this new grant. Homeland Security Today Hstoday

...The $3.2 billion includes $3 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act for jurisdictions to recruit, retain, and train their workforce, including critical frontline public health workers such as epidemiologists, contact tracers, laboratory scientists, community health workers, and data analysts. The funding also includes $140 million from a new appropriation for jurisdictions to strengthen and revitalize their public health infrastructure. Lastly, national partners will be awarded $65 million to provide training, evaluation, and other technical assistance to jurisdictions as they work to strengthen the services they provide and rebuild their workforce to help protect every American community. ...

For more information, including a full list of funded jurisdictions and national partners, visit www.cdc.gov/infrastructure/.