Chicago Funding

What to know

CDC provides funding and technical assistance to build public health preparedness and response capabilities nationwide. Learn more about PHEP funding for Chicago.

At a Glance

  • Population: 2,696,555
  • Local Health Departments: N/A
  • Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Extreme Heat, Flooding, Extreme Cold
  • Key Emergency Operations Center Activations: 2020 – COVID-19 Pandemic
  • CDC PHEP Funding:
    • FY 2023: $10,471,504
    • FY 2022: $10,207,392
    • FY 2021: $10,070,627
  • Public Health Crisis Response Funding:
    • Mpox 2023 Funding: $1,057,858
    • Mpox 2022 Funding: $603,368
    • COVID-19 2021 Funding: $16,756,027
    • COVID-19 2020 Funding: $12,205,759

PHEP Funded Staff

  • 41 PHEP-funded staff (rounded)

Includes epidemiologists, laboratorians, nurses, planners, IT specialists, administrative staff, statisticians, and other positions.

CDC Preparedness Field Staff

  • 2 Career Epidemiology Field Officers
  • 1 Preparedness Field Assignee

Top 5 Preparedness Investments

  1. Medical Materiel Management and Distribution
  2. Information Sharing
  3. Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
  4. Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration
  5. Community Preparedness

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