$70,896,629

STRENGTHENING MARYLAND'S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE - PURPOSE: THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (MDH) IS APPLYING FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, STRENGTHENING U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE, AND DATA SYSTEMS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION IS TO INVEST IN NEW AND TRANSFORMATIVE WAYS TO MODERNIZE MARYLAND’S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS PROPOSAL WILL LEAVE MARYLAND’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM MORE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO THE RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES. THIS APPLICATION ENHANCES AND STRENGTHENS MARYLAND’S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE (BOTH STATE AND LOCAL) BY BUILDING MDH’S FOUNDATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES; INCREASING THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PERSONNEL; SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN PUBLIC HEALTH PERSONNEL; AND EXTENDING ONGOING DEPARTMENTAL EFFORTS IN DATA MODERNIZATION. THE MDH OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES WILL ASSUME PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROPOSAL, WORKING IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT WORK ACROSS THE FOUNDATIONAL AREAS, INCLUDING WITH MARYLAND’S LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE IS COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED USING THIS FUNDING WITH ACTIVITIES FUNDED UNDER VARIOUS OTHER CDC FUNDING STREAMS (E.G., THE EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIONS DISEASES (ELC) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT; THE CDC CRISIS RESPONSE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT: COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING; ETC.). ACTIVITIES: MDH HAS PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES IN EACH OF THREE STRATEGIES (A1: WORKFORCE; A2: FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES; A3: DATA MODERNIZATION). IN STRATEGY A1, MDH IS PROPOSING FOUR OVERARCHING ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE: 1) ENHANCE HUMAN RESOURCES CAPACITIES; 2) RECRUIT INTO THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE; 3) SUPPORT THE EXISTING PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE; AND 4) SUPPORT THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE IN LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. STRATEGY A2 PROPOSES SIX OVERARCHING ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES AT MDH: 1) ENSURE MDH HAS THE RESOURCES TO FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE; 2) SUPPORT HEALTH DEPARTMENT ACCREDITATION; 3) STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES; 4) ENHANCE MDH COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES; 5) STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH GOVERNANCE; AND 6) AUGMENT CAPACITY TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY. IN STRATEGY A3 WE ARE PROPOSING THREE OVERARCHING ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE ONGOING DATA MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES AT MDH: 1) CREATE NEW OFFICE OF DATA MODERNIZATION; 2) MODERNIZE PUBLIC HEALTH DATA SYSTEMS; AND 3) STRENGTHEN THE STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS AND DATA SCIENCE WORKFORCE.

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• 2026-03-20EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) IN MARYLAND$699.3M
• 2026-04-20CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 IMMUNIZATION AND VACCINES FOR CHILDREN$164.5M
• 2026-05-05STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS - THE MARYLAND STATE OPIOID RESPONSE IV INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO TAKE A STRATEGIC AND TARGETED APPROACH TO INCREASING ACCESS TO AND ENHANCING THE REACH AND CAPACITY OF PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND/OR A STIMULANT USE DISORDER. THIS INITIATIVE WILL INTENTIONALLY TARGET REGIONS AND POPULATIONS WITH THE GREATEST RISK AND NEED FOR OUD AND STIMULANT USE DISORDER SERVICES BY REDUCING GAPS IN THE SUD/OUD CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THE MARYLAND SOR IV PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 888,900 (YR 1: 286,224; YR 2: 301,118; YR 3: 301,558) INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. ALIGNED WITH SAMHSA FUNDING PRIORITIES, THE MARYLAND SOR IV INITIATIVE AIMS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1. REDUCE OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) AND OTHER EVIDENCE BASED TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES SPECIFICALLY TARGETING HIGH RISK POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. OBJECTIVE 1. INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SOR FUNDED TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES WITH AN OUD WILL BE LINKED TO, AND RECEIVE MOUD TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 2. SOR RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE ONE OR MORE OPIOID OR STIMULANT USE EVIDENCE-INFORMED TREATMENT, RECOVERY, OR HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS. OBJECTIVE 3. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE SOR-FUNDED TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES WHO ARE FROM IDENTIFIED HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS OR COMMUNITIES. OBJECTIVE 4. INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE SOR TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES WILL EXHIBIT IMPROVEMENT IN SUBSTANCE AND WELL BEING RELATED OUTCOMES. GOAL 2. REDUCE HARM CAUSED BY THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC BY EXPANDING THE REACH AND STRATEGICALLY TARGETING OPIOID-STIMULANT RELATED PRIMARY PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND PUBLIC AWARENESS EFFORTS. OBJECTIVE 1. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NALOXONE DOSES AND TRAINING WITH A FOCUS ON TARGET DISTRIBUTION TO HIGH RISK AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES OBJECTIVE 2. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOCAL HARM REDUCTION ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES. OBJECTIVE 3. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ACCESS EVIDENCE-INFORMED, LOW-BARRIER HARM REDUCTION SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 4. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO THE DANGERS OF OPIOID AND STIMULANT MISUSE, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES ACROSS MARYLAND. GOAL 3. INCREASE AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED (TI) AND HEALING-CENTERED PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. OBJECTIVE 1. SOR-FUNDED PROGRAMS WILL BE TRAINED ON AND ADMINISTER THE TIOA OBJECTIVE 2. SOR-FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS WILL DEVELOP A TRAUMA INFORMED ACTION PLAN. OBJECTIVE 3. SOR-FUNDED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENT IN THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAUMA INFORMED AND HEALING CENTERED PRACTICES. GOAL 4. ENHANCE SOR DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND USE OF DATA TO INFORM SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE TARGETING OF RESOURCES. OBJECTIVE 1. DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE AT LEAST FOUR DATA-FOCUSED TOOLS TO INFORM PROGRAM PLANNING AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. OBJECTIVE 2. SOR TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PROVIDERS WILL EITHER MEET GPRA ENROLLMENT AND FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW TARGETS OF 80 PERCENT OR DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENT IN MEETING DATA COLLECTION TARGETS. OBJECTIVE 3. ESTABLISH A LEARNING COMMUNITY PROGRAM FOR SOR PARTNERS AND FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS.$108.0M