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Public health director warns of federal grant terminations and seeks one‑time county funding to avert service cuts
Summary
Dr. Barbara Ferrer told supervisors the Department of Public Health could lose hundreds of millions if federal cuts proceed, detailing recent rescissions and asking the board for flexible net county cost and one‑time funding to sustain essential programs and community partners.
Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, told the Board of Supervisors on May 7 that recent federal actions and the president’s proposed fiscal 2026 blueprint threaten core public health funding and programs.
Ferrer said a March rescission eliminated more than $45 million in previously awarded federal grants for infectious disease mitigation, lab capacity, vaccine efforts and substance‑use prevention. She also reported the abrupt termination of a public health AmeriCorps grant supporting roughly 39 AmeriCorps members and related positions.
“LA County could face the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in annual public health funding,” Ferrer said, warning that the county’s ability…
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