Texas 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 Texas.

At a Glance

  • State Population: 30,029,572
  • Local Health Departments: 65
  • Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Tornadoes, Flooding, Wildfires
  • Key Emergency Operations Center Activations: 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic
  • CDC PHEP Funding:
    • FY 2023: $43,765,264
    • FY 2022: $42,270,242
    • FY 2021: $40,952,164
  • Public Health Crisis Response Funding:
    • Mpox 2022 funding: $1,065,893 (does not include $150,000 awarded to Houston County; does not include $150,000 awarded to Harris County; does not include $284,730 awarded to Bexar County; does not include $271,628 awarded to Travis County; does not include $488,933 awarded to Dallas County)
    • COVID-19 2021 Funding: $157,015,371
    • COVID-19 2020 Funding: $55,066,699

PHEP-Funded Staff (rounded)

  • 172 PHEP-funded staff (rounded)

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

CDC Preparedness Field Staff

  • 1 Preparedness Field Assignee

Top 5 Preparedness Investments

  1. Community Preparedness
  2. Medical Countermeasure Dispensing
  3. Public Health Laboratory Testing
  4. Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
  5. Information Sharing

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