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Public‑health preparedness grant restored to full funding; several grants and staffing streams steady
Summary
Board members heard that most public‑health grants for 2026 are confirmed, the public‑health emergency preparedness (FEP/bioterrorism) grant will be fully funded after expectations of partial funding, and a public‑health infrastructure grant supports a community‑health supervisor through 2027 with limited remaining balance.
Health department staff told the Board of Health that nearly all federal and state grant dollars expected for 2026 are confirmed and that the public‑health emergency preparedness grant will be funded at 100% after earlier expectations of reduced funding.
The grant news matters because the public‑health emergency preparedness (often called the bioterrorism or FEP grant) pays for planning and operational readiness for public‑health incidents — for example, pandemic response logistics, mass‑casualty planning and related memoranda of understanding, staff said.
Dr. Seeglass said staff had expected the FEP grant…
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