Tennessee 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 Tennessee.

At a Glance

  • State Population: 7,051,339
  • Local Health Departments: 95
  • Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Tornadoes, Flooding, Chemical Hazardous Materials
  • Key Emergency Operations Center Activations: 2020 – COVID-19 Pandemic
  • CDC PHEP Funding:
    • FY 2023: $11,981,492
    • FY 2022: $12,135,779
    • FY 2021: $11,636,659
  • Public Health Crisis Response Funding:
    • Mpox 2023 Funding: $629,878
    • Mpox 2022 Funding: $419,948
    • COVID-19 2021 Funding: $40,941,205
    • COVID-19 2020 Funding: $14,345,196

PHEP-Funded Staff (rounded)

  • 95 PHEP-funded staff (rounded)

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

CDC Preparedness Field Staff

  • 1 Career Epidemiology Field Officer
  • 1 Preparedness Field Assignee

Top 5 Preparedness Investments

  1. Community Recovery
  2. Medical Surge
  3. Information Sharing
  4. Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
  5. Emergency Operations Coordination

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