District of Columbia

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Funding Information

• 2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $380,532
  • Activities: HAI Detection and Response Infrastructure and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Laboratory Capacity (see ELC HAI-funded Activities for more information)
• 2015 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $109,500
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure 
• 2015 ELC domestic Ebola supplement: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Program
  • Infection Control Assessment Program: $324,749
  • Targeted Infection Prevention: $624,465
• 2014 ELC Funding Amount: $108,500
  • Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure
• 2013 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $107,295
  • Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure
• From 2009-2012 District of Columbia received funding to build HAI infrastructure

Plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF – 164 KB]

State Contact:

Emily Blake, MPH
Senior Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, HAI Coordinator
District of Columbia Department of Healthia
899 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Washington DC 20002

Office: 202-727-3919
Fax: (202) 442-8060

Emily.Blake@dc.gov

District of Columbia Department of Health