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2026-04-06STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIESDepartment of Health and Human Services$71,465,453SCSS-2026 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES - STATESsocial-services
2026-04-17MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.Department of Health and Human Services$71,229,540CDC INFOhealth
2026-03-30DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLPDepartment of Health and Human Services$71,139,890HHS HSPD-12 SIS BPA TASK ORDER 1 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCEfinance
2026-04-06RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESDepartment of Health and Human Services$71,031,0122026 TANFsocial-services
2026-04-06TULARE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONDepartment of Health and Human Services$71,018,223HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTeducation
2026-03-20MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,896,629STRENGTHENING 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.health
2026-05-05UTAH DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICEDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,719,810CCDD-2026 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARYsocial-services
2026-04-20SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,679,489SC EQUIPS: EQUITY-MINDED, QUALITY DRIVEN, UNITED IN COMMUNITY, INVESTED IN SERVICE, PROMOTE RETENTION AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY - THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DHEC), AS A CENTRALIZED PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, IS WELL POSITIONED TO USE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THIS GRANT TO IMPROVE AND BUILD SYSTEMS THAT WILL ENHANCE AGENCY CAPABILITIES AND PLACE FUNDING DIRECTLY INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE DISPARITIES WITHIN OUR STATE AND COMMUNITIES WERE ACCENTUATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND THE SUBSEQUENT RESPONSE EFFORT FURTHER STRAINED SOUTH CAROLINA’S ALREADY UNDERFUNDED PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THE ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN STAFF, PARTICULARLY PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF IS ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING IN TODAY’S COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE CLIMATE. SC EQUIPS WILL CREATE SYSTEMS WHICH ARE EQUITY MINDED, QUALITY DRIVEN, UNITED IN COMMUNITY, INVESTED IN SERVICE, PROMOTE RETENTION, AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY (EQUIPS). THROUGH SC EQUIPS, WE WILL DEMONSTRATE SC DHEC PLANS TO IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY IS READILY ABLE TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE HEALTH SERVICES. DHEC INTENDS TO USE THESE FUNDS TO ENHANCE OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVED HEALTH. UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES ARE MOST IMPACTED BY LACK OF RESOURCES AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF WILL PROVIDE MORE DIRECT SERVICES AND ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, PROVIDE EDUCATION AND DATA, AND FACILITATE ASSESSMENTS AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROCESSES SO THAT DHEC WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO MAKE INFORMED PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONS AND PROVIDE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND SERVICES, RESULTING IN IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS IN NEED. SC EQUIPS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HIRING OF DIVERSE STAFF IN DHEC’S CENTRAL OFFICE PROGRAMS AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS; TRAINING, SUPPORT AND RETENTION INITIATIVES FOR NEW AND EXISTING STAFF; ADMINISTERING THE GRANT; ENACTING DATA GOVERNANCE AND DATA MODERNIZATION POLICIES; EVALUATION OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES; INCREASING AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PRINCIPLES; PROGRAM PLANNING; INCREASING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CAPACITY; INSTITUTING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, TRAINING AND EXPANDING CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TRAINING AND UTILIZATION ACROSS PUBLIC HEALTH; AND PAYING FOR SELECT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. DHEC RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PROVIDING ROBUST AND EQUITABLE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THIS GRANT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LONG-TERM OUTCOMES, INCLUDING ACCELERATED PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE RATE TO EMERGING THREATS, AND IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES, BOTH OF WHICH DHEC PRIORITIZES AS A PART OF OUR AGENCY MISSION.health
2026-04-06COUNCIL ON RURAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, INC.Department of Health and Human Services$70,623,015HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTsocial-services
2026-03-05COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, NEW JERSEY DEPT OFDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,530,473LIEE-2023social-services
2026-05-05CENTER FOR COLLABORATION IN HEALTHDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,474,420ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV/TB SERVICES FOR EPIDEMIC CONTROL IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEFhealth
2026-04-06GLEAMNS (GREENWOOD, LAURENS, EDGEFIELD, ABBEVILLE, MCCORMICK, NEWBERRY AND SALUDA COUNTIES) HUMAN RESOURCES COMMISSION,Department of Health and Human Services$70,458,348HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTsocial-services
2026-04-20PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,458,124IMMUNIZATION AND VACCINES FOR CHILDRENhealth
2026-03-06SPARKSOFT CORPORATIONDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,442,233DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE OF ADVANCED PROVIDER SCREENING (APS)health
2026-04-06THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, INC.Department of Health and Human Services$70,347,724BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK DATA COORDINATING CENTERbiotech
2026-04-20HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,200,164CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 IMMUNIZATION AND VACCINES FOR CHILDRENhealth
2026-03-10HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANYDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,140,400IHS PURCHASED REFERRED CARE (PRC) FISCAL INTERMEDIARY (FI) SERVICEShealth
2026-05-05IA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,127,831CCDD-2026 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARYsocial-services
2026-04-20NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,121,223RYAN WHITE CARE ACT TITLE IIhealth
2026-04-20CITY OF HOUSTONDepartment of Health and Human Services$70,112,232CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 IMMUNIZATION AND VACCINES FOR CHILDRENhealth
2026-04-06CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES, NEW YORK OFFICE OFDepartment of Health and Human Services$69,989,382SSBG-2026 - SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANTsocial-services
2026-04-20TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCYDepartment of Health and Human Services$69,833,695LIHEAP-2026 - LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCEsocial-services
2026-04-06SOCIAL SERVICES SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENTDepartment of Health and Human Services$69,799,655MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 51 - FY 2026 - T19social-services
2026-04-20ST. JOHN'S COMMUNITY HEALTHDepartment of Health and Human Services$69,768,813HEALTH CENTER CLUSTERhealth
2026-03-05CAGUAS MUNICIPALITYDepartment of Health and Human Services$69,683,550HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTsocial-services
2026-03-05CHERRY STREET SERVICES INCDepartment of Health and Human Services$69,220,328HEALTH CENTER CLUSTERhealth
2026-03-20DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT CALIFORNIADepartment of Health and Human Services$68,785,179CSBG-2024social-services
2026-03-20ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITYDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,742,680CCDF-2022social-services
2026-05-05E CENTERDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,730,256HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTsocial-services
2026-04-20COLLIER HEALTH SERVICES INCDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,448,560HEALTH CENTER CLUSTERhealth
2026-05-05DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND CAREDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,405,385CCDD-2026 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARYsocial-services
2026-04-20POTENTIA NAMIBIA RECRUITMENT (PTY) LTDDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,391,046ASSISTING THE MOHSS IN PROVIDING CRITICAL HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND TO ACHIEVE HIV EPIDEMIC CONTROL IN NAMIBIA UNDER THE U.S. PEPFAR - ALIGNED WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ACHIEVING AN AIDS-FREE NAMIBIAN GENERATION, AS DEFINED IN NAMIBIA?S NATIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (NSF) FOR HIV/AIDS RESPONSE, THE CURRENT APPLICATION DETAILS THE APPLICANT?S PLANNED STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES (MOHSS) IN NAMIBIA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CRITICAL HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH (HRH) SERVICES AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING THE RECRUITMENT OF HRH STAFF FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES, STRENGTHENING THE MOHSS? CAPACITY FOR HR MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTING THE RETENTION OF COMPETENT PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AND DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE TRANSITIONING OF DONOR-FUNDED HRH FUNCTIONS TO THE NAMIBIAN GOVERNMENT. THE APPLICANT DEMONSTRATES THE WAY IN WHICH ITS? HRH SERVICES WILL AUGMENT THE MOHSS? CAPACITY TO MANAGE HRH AND BETTER EQUIP THE MOHSS TO ACHIEVE ITS GREATER GOALS, INCLUDING REACHING THE 95-95-95 TARGET SET BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), MEETING THE PRESIDENT?S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR) OBJECTIVES, ACHIEVING HIV EPIDEMIC CONTROL (HEC), AND IMPROVING NAMIBIA?S OVERALL PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS. A PROJECT LOGIC MODEL, WITH VARIOUS INDICATORS ALIGNED TO THE MAIN GOAL AND OBJECTIVES, HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO MEASURE OUTCOMES MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUALLY. THE APPLICANT HAS DEVELOPED AN EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH OUTLINES PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES, FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. ACCORDING TO THIS PLAN, EACH STRATEGY WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY ASSESSED BASED ON INDICATORS, WITH VARYING DEGREES OF CLARITY BY ENGAGING WITH THE MOHSS. TO DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF HRH SERVICES IN MOHSS, THE APPLICANT WILL CONDUCT BOTH PROCESS EVALUATIONS AND OUTCOME EVALUATIONS. THE APPLICANT HAS DEVELOPED A DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL BE USED TO RECORD DATA AND EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF EVALUATION RESULTS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH PRESENTATIONS OF PRO GRAM EVALUATION REPORTS TO THE MOHSS AND CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC). A WORK PLAN, WHICH INCORPORATES THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE APPLICANT FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING TOGETHER WITH AN ABRIDGED WORK PLAN FOR THE FOUR SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF FUNDING. THE PROVISION OF TARGETED SUPPORT WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED PRIORITY REGIONS, KHOMAS, OMUSATI, OSHANA, OHANGWENA, OSHIKOTO, ZAMBEZI, AND KAVANGO EAST AND WEST, HAS BEEN PLANNED. THE APPLICANT HAS DRAFTED AN ACCOMPANYING BUDGET, WHICH FALLS WITHIN THE APPROVED LIMITS OF FUNDING. THE APPLICANT HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT THE APPROACH BY HIGHLIGHTING ITS EXPERIENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS AS WELL AS ITS EXTENSIVE INSIGHTS, EXPERIENCE, ESTABLISHED PROCESSES AND METHODOLOGIES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE REQUIREMENTS OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (USG)-FUNDING RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED ITS COLLABORATIVE SKILLS AND ABILITY THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CDC PROGRAMS AND CDC-FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL AND FOREIGN HEALTH EXPERTS. THE APPLICANT HAS ILLUSTRATED HOW ITS SKILL-, KNOWLEDGE-, AND COMPETENCY-BASE AS WELL AS ITS ADAPTABILITY, DYNAMIC FRAMEWORK, RAPID DECISION-MAKING CAPABILITY, FINANCIAL ABILITY, AND ITS EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL SIZE, PRESENCE, AND REACH RENDERS IT AN EFFECTIVE CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH PEPFAR FUNDING CAN BE CHANNELED TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM IMPACT WITHIN A LIMITED TIME FRAME.THE APPLICANT HAS DEMONSTRATED FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE CDC NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND DISCLOSURES. THE APPLICANT IS AN ENTITY OTHER THAN A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP AND IS INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA. IT IS A COMPANY FULLY OWNED BY NAMIBIAN CITIZEhealth
2026-05-12PFIZER INCDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,359,693IGF::OT::IGFbiotech
2026-04-20HEALTH, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OFDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,217,015STRENGTHENING LOUISIANA?S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE, AND DATA SYSTEMS - STRENGTHENING LOUISIANA’S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE, AND DATA SYSTEMShealth
2026-05-05COASTAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INCDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,195,229HEALTH CENTER CLUSTERhealth
2026-02-20CHILDRENS INSTITUTE INCDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,176,037HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTsocial-services
2026-04-06MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,170,994SCSS-2026 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES - STATESsocial-services
2026-04-20PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLCDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,167,100THIS SYSTEM WOULD BE USED AND INTEGRATED WITHIN ROUTINE CARE FOR BURNS AND TRAUMATIC INJURIES, BUT WOULD ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE OF USE IN DETECTION VIRAL PNEUMONIA OF COVID 19 CASES.health
2026-03-20RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,162,976CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTbiotech
2026-04-06STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICESDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,104,785THIS AWARD WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF FUNDS INTENDED ONLY FOR RECIPIENTS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED UNDER OE22-2203 - WISCONSIN’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM HAS BEEN CRITICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED FOR DECADES. TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS, THE WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH) WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO BOLSTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOUNDATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES (FPHS) MODEL ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING: (1) REFINING OUR DEFINITION OF CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES MORE CONCRETELY IN FPHS TERMS; (2) QUANTIFYING THE RESOURCES AND STAFF REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THEM; AND (3) ADDRESSING IDENTIFIED GAPS THROUGH STRATEGIC POSITIONS THAT PROVIDE NEEDED TRAINING, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES. A HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE WORK WE PROPOSE UNDERTAKING IS OUTLINED BELOW. CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES IN YEAR 1, DPH WILL CONDUCT A SYSTEM-WIDE ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (LTHD) STRUCTURE, FINANCING, STAFFING, SALARIES, WORKFORCE WELLBEING AND JOB SATISFACTION, CORE COMPETENCIES, AND CAPACITY TO PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES. IN LATER YEARS, DPH WILL ALSO WORK WITH A CONTRACTOR TO QUANTIFY THE ECONOMIC AND HUMAN IMPACTS OF GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH. A1. WORKFORCE DPH’S WORKFORCE GOAL IS TO ASSURE A WELL-TRAINED, SKILLED, MOTIVATED, AND ADAPTABLE WORKFORCE, CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES. TOWARDS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL, DPH WILL HIRE 48 STRATEGIC POSITIONS THAT FOCUS ON RAISING STAFF CAPACITY FOR THE FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES ACROSS DPH AND LTHD PARTNERS. PROPOSED ACTIONS INCLUDE STRENGTHENING AND ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC RECRUITMENT PIPELINES; CHANGING RECRUITING AND HIRING PRACTICES TO FOSTER GREATER DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION; PARTNERING WITH HR TO EXPLORE RETENTION-RELATED TOPICS (E.G., PAY EQUITY, REMOTE WORK POLICIES, ETC.); ENACTING MECHANISMS TO RESPOND TO PROFESSIONAL TRAUMA AND BURN-OUT; AND PROVIDING TARGETED TRAINING TO STAFF IN CORE COMPETENCY GAPS, AMONG OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, 40% OF A1 FUNDING WILL BE ALLOCATED TO LTHD PARTNERS. A2. FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES DPH’S APPROACH FOR FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOCUSES ON CREATING THE CONDITIONS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN WORKFORCE SKILLS AND CAPACITIES IN THE FACE OF SIGNIFICANT TURNOVER AND LOSS OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING AND COSTING THE WISCONSIN FPHS MODEL, COMPLETING REACCREDITATION FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE CORE COMPETENCIES AND FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES TO STATE AND LOCAL STAFF, AND IMPROVING CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE PUBLIC HEALTH’S ROLE AND IMPACT WITH THE PUBLIC AND KEY PARTNERS. ADDITIONALLY, $150,000/YEAR PLUS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TARGETED TRAINING WILL BE RESERVED FOR RELATED LTHD PARTNERS. A3. DATA MODERNIZATION THE DPH DATA MODERNIZATION (A3) STRATEGY FOCUSES ON MODERNIZING WISCONSIN DATA SOURCES, STORAGE AND EXCHANGE SYSTEMS, AND WORKFORCE CAPABILITIES USED TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING AND FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE, TIMELY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. A3 ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INFORMATION-GATHERING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT DATA SYSTEMS NEEDS, EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS, AND DATA SOURCES; DEVELOPING AND CREATING THE DATA MODERNIZATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; AND COMPLETING THREE PROJECTS FROM THE DPH DATA MODERNIZATION PORTFOLIO: MODERNIZE THE DATA REQUEST TRACKING SYSTEM, UPDATE THE DATA SOURCES REPOSITORY, AND CREATE A REGIONAL IT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DELIVERY OF VISUALIZED DATA TO LTHDS. OUTCOMES DPH’S EXPECTED LONG-TERM OUTCOMES INCLUDE A LARGER, MORE EQUIPPED WORKFORCE THAT HAS THE SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES, WHICH WILL BETTER POSITION THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM TO MEET WISCONSIN’S PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, WISCONSIN DPH SEEKS TO LEVERAGE A STRONGER SYSTEM AND IMPROVED RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT KNOWLEDGE TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE FISCAL, LOGISTIC, AND LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THESE OUTCOMES WILL ADVANCE WISCONSIN’S LONG-TERM VISION OF A STRONGER, RESILIENT PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM.health
2026-05-05NATIONWIDE CHILDRENS HOSPITALDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,096,674CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAMhealth
2026-03-20DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESDepartment of Health and Human Services$68,033,001ADPTASST-2024social-services
2026-04-20SOFTRAMS LLCDepartment of Health and Human Services$67,952,878BUSINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER (BOSC)health
2026-04-06CHEROKEE HEALTH SYSTEMSDepartment of Health and Human Services$67,940,517HEALTH CENTER CLUSTERhealth
2026-03-20LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICE INCDepartment of Health and Human Services$67,806,734RESIDENTIAL (SHELTER AND/OR TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE) SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN-LICENSED AND TEXAS-EXEMPT AND FLORIDA-DELICENSED ONLYsocial-services
2026-04-20FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTERDepartment of Health and Human Services$67,679,289EARLY DETECTION RESEARCH NETWORK: DATA MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATING CENTERbiotech
2026-04-20HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MAINE DEPARTMENT OFDepartment of Health and Human Services$67,593,409CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 IMMUNIZATION AND VACCINES FOR CHILDRENhealth
2026-04-20DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUTDepartment of Health and Human Services$67,537,493RYAN WHITE CARE ACT TITLE IIhealth
2026-05-05ARKANSAS CHILDRENS HOSPITALDepartment of Health and Human Services$67,499,027CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAMhealth
2026-05-05ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS & FAMILIESDepartment of Health and Human Services$67,494,269NATIONAL CENTER ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, AND LEARNINGsocial-services