At a glance
- CDC's NCBDDD FY 2026 appropriation includes $205,060,000 for child health, disability health, and blood disorders.
- These funds support surveillance, research, and prevention to improve health outcomes.
Fiscal year 2026 appropriations
CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriation includes $205,060,000 for Child Health and Development, Health and Development with Disabilities, and Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders.
Funds are currently supporting surveillance, research, and prevention activities that address issues with the greatest public health burden and implementing strategies to improve health outcomes.

Budget Line
Fiscal Year 2026 Funding (in Millions)
Birth Defects
$19
Fetal Death
$0.90
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
$11.5
Folic Acid
$3.15
Infant Health
$8.65
Autism
$28.1
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
$4.25
Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies
$23
Disability and Health
$46.5
Tourette Syndrome
$2.5
EHDI
$6.76
Muscular Dystrophy
$9
ADHD
$1.9
Fragile X
$2
Spina Bifida
$7.5
Congenital Heart Failure
$9.25
Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders
$10.4
Hemophilia CDC Activities
$3.5
Thalassemia
$2.1
Hemophilia Treatment Centers
$5.1
NCBDDD Total
$205.06