Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant – 2026
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s PHHS Block Grant program provides federal grant funding to eligible states, territories, and tribes to address local public health needs and priorities. The grant supports recipients in using evidence-based, innovative, and community-driven approaches, with funding divided into an Annual Basic allocation and a Sex Offense component. Allocation amounts are based in part on 2020 population data, and the award estimates are contingent on fund availability and may change with finalized appropriations. The opportunity totals $156,000,000 across an expected 61 awards, and applications are due July 1, 2026.
Eligible Applicants
This program provides funding to the 61 eligible applicants identified in the authorizing statute to address their unique public health needs and challenges using innovative, locally defined methods. All 50 U.S. states (State Health Departments), the District of Columbia, 2 American Indian Tribes (Santee Sioux; Kickapoo Tribe, KS), 5 U.S. Territories (American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) and 3 Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau) are eligible to apply.