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Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Opportunity Information

PHEP purpose is to strengthen and enhance the capabilities of state, local, and territorial public health systems to respond effectively (e.g., mitigate the loss of life and reduce the threats to the community’s health and safety) to evolving threats and other emergencies, and improve the readiness of the public health system to save lives during emergencies that exceed the day-to-day capacity and capability of the public health emergency response systems. https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/readiness/phep.htm

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PHEP purpose is to strengthen and enhance the capabilities of state, local, and territorial public health systems to respond effectively (e.g., mitigate the loss of life and reduce the threats to the community’s health and safety) to evolving threats and other emergencies, and improve the readiness of the public health system to save lives during emergencies that exceed the day-to-day capacity and capability of the public health emergency response systems. https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/readiness/phep.htm

Program Amount

Up to $620,250,000; average award of $10,000,000

Application Deadline

3/17/2020

Formula-based

Cooperative agreement is awarded to states or consortium of states with 10% matching requirement

Eligible Applicants

State, county, city, or township, and special district governments

Objective

Funds to advance development of effective public health emergency management and response programs

Personnel

Staff to assist with planning, training, and exercises

Planning

Whole community planning for all populations, including tribal engagement

Training/Exercises

Develop, deliver, attend, and evaluate training and exercises; Continuity of operations and administrative preparedness plans tested via tabletop exercises

Equipment

Personal protective equipment

NOFO Language

PHEP funding will ensure recipients continue to develop and sustain effective public health emergency management and response capability according to standards described in the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Public Health . These standards provide a framework to ensure that recipients, based on the PHEP logic model, apply findings from their jurisdictional risk assessments, capability self-assessments, and after-action reports to inform their strategic priorities and direct jurisdictional preparedness investments.

Interpretation

While NG911 is not specifically mentioned, recipients should consider integrating NG911 strategic planning and implementation into emergency operations coordination and information sharing systems.