$1,304,575,254
Department of Health and Human Services·Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
WORK BEGAN2019-08-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-21·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NU50CK000498_075
Award description
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 2019 SUPPLEMENTAL
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In plain English
Funds Los Angeles County's epidemiology and laboratory capacity to detect, investigate, and respond to disease outbreaks and public health threats.
Sub-sectors
public-health-epidemiologylaboratory-capacitycooperative-agreement-ongoing
Why this matters
Strengthens local disease surveillance and lab infrastructure critical for pandemic preparedness and rapid outbreak response in the nation's second-largest county.
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Period of performance
Start
2019-08-01
End
2027-07-31
Status
activein 396 days
Other awards from this recipient
- 2026-06-22HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT GRANTS$361.3M
- 2026-04-06TRANSFORMING PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE MODEL - IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS CONTINUED TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN OUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DATA SYSTEMS. STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS ARE CRITICAL TO: BROADENING, REPAIRING, AND RE-ENVISIONING OUR EXISTING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE; IMPROVING OVERALL EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS; AND BUILDING AND RETAINING A SKILLED WORKFORCE FOR ANY FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. STRATEGY A1 WORKFORCE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (LAC DPH) WILL LEVERAGE ITS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF ITS PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND OFTEN HARD-TO-REACH RESIDENTS. TO ENSURE STRATEGIES ARE CENTERED ON COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES, LAC DPH WILL COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE BY HIRING 157 STAFF ACROSS SIX MAIN AREAS OF WORK: COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH TEAMS, FIELD AND OUTBREAK DATA TEAMS, DATA MODERNIZATION, OPERATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND WORKFORCE OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION. TWO STAFF WILL BE HIRED BY THE PASADENA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT (PPHD). WORKFORCE EXPANSION IN EACH AREA WILL ALLOW LAC DPH TO BETTER ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN CHRONIC CONDITIONS, COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. STRATEGY A2 FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES LAC DPH WILL STRENGTHEN OUR OVERALL SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND POLICIES TO ENSURE THE ROBUST CORE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO PROTECT HEALTH. SPECIFICALLY, THE COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH TEAMS (CPHTS)—A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS), LOCAL HEALTH CARE PARTNERS, AND LAC DPH—WILL ADDRESS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS AND RESPOND TO EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS. THROUGH THE CPHTS, LAC DPH WILL EXTEND OUR CAPABILITIES TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS, PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES, IMPLEMENT EQUITABLE HEALTH POLICIES, IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS, ENHANCE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, DEFINE PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATING STRUCTURAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH INEQUITIES. LAC DPH’S FIELD AND OUTBREAK DATA TEAM WILL STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, SPECIFICALLY WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, TO CREATE PATHWAYS INTO THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. FINALLY, THE FIELD AND OUTBREAK DATA TEAM AND THE STAFF INVOLVED WITH OUR DATA MODERNIZATION EFFORTS WILL STRENGTHEN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES IN ADDRESSING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NEEDS. STRATEGY A3 DATA MODERNIZATION LAC DPH IS ALREADY DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING SCALABLE, FLEXIBLE, AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES, POLICIES, AND METHODS AS PART OF OUR DATA MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE. THESE FUNDS WILL SPECIFICALLY SUPPORT THE ENHANCEMENT OF VARIOUS TECHNICAL AND ANALYTIC ASPECTS OF THE INTEGRATED REPORTING INVESTIGATION AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (IRIS), LAC DPH’S DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, WHICH HAS GROWN UNDER COVID-19 AND REQUIRES INTEGRATION WITH OTHER DISEASE CONTROL SYSTEMS. RESOURCES WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE NEW INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS OFFICE (IMAO), CHARGED WITH MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING OUR EXISTING DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACHIEVE AN INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM AND ENTERPRISE, WITH ENHANCED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTIC SUPPORT, IN ALIGNMENT WITH LAC DPH’S MISSION AND GOALS. PASADENA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT THE CITY OF PASADENA IS PART OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUT HAS JURISDICTIONAL AUTHORITY TO OVERSEE ITS OWN PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AS PART OF THIS GRANT, LAC DPH WILL PROVIDE A SUB-AWARD TO THE PPHD TO INCLUDE THE CITY OF PASADENA IN OUR PROPOSAL (LONG BEACH DHHS IS APPLYING SEPARATELY FOR THIS FUNDING).THROUGH THE WORK OF PASADENA’S PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, LAC DPH WILL SUPPORT THE REGIONAL EXPANSION OF THE COUNTY’S PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE AND STRENGTHEN PASADENA’S FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES TO SERVE ITS RESIDENTS.$121.3M
- 2026-05-05INTEGRATED HIV SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY$120.1M
- 2026-05-05COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE: PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE - 2018$59.7M
Sources
- USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →
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- Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier ASST_NON_NU50CK000498_075.
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