Alaska Funding

Purpose

CDC provides funding and technical assistance to build public health preparedness and response capabilities nationwide. Learn more about PHEP funding for Alaska.

At a Glance

  • State Population: 733,583
  • Local Health Departments: 1
  • Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Opioid Response, Mental Health Resource Requests, Natural Events
  • Key Emergency Operations Center Activations: 2020 – COVID-19 Pandemic
  • CDC PHEP Funding:
    • FY 2023: $5,210,00
    • FY 2022: $5,760,000
    • FY 2021: $5,210,000
  • Public Health Crisis Response Funding:
    • COVID-19 2021 Funding: $5,278,525
    • COVID-19 2020 Funding: $4,902,840

PHEP-Funded Staff

  • 19 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

Top 5 Preparedness Investments

  1. Public Health Laboratory Testing
  2. Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration
  3. Community Preparedness
  4. Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
  5. Emergency Operations Coordination