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CDC Announces FY 2014 Funding Awards for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

FY 2014 FOA Summary Handout [PDF – 1.3 MB]

FY 2014 FOA State Contact Information

CDC has announced new funding awards, supported in part by the Affordable Care Act, to all 50 states and D.C. to support cross-cutting programs to prevent and control chronic diseases—the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Chronic diseases are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths among Americans each year, and they account for 86% of our nation’s health care costs, which in 2013 totaled $2.9 trillion.

In all, 193 awards totaling nearly $212 million (first-year funding) are going to states, large and small cities and counties, tribes and tribal organizations, and national and community organizations. The grants are organized into six programs that focus on populations hardest hit by chronic diseases.

The programs involve partnerships at the national, state, and/or local levels because public health cannot solve these problems alone. Awardees will coordinate prevention activities to achieve three overall goals:

  • Reduce rates of death and disability due to tobacco use.
  • Reduce prevalence of obesity.
  • Reduce rates of death and disability due to diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

All six programs address one or more of the leading risk factors for chronic disease: tobacco use, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity. Some of the programs also address key health system improvements and community supports to help Americans manage chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and pre-diabetes.

This is one of many ways the Affordable Care Act is improving access to preventive care, and coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under the Affordable Care Act, 76 million Americans nationwide in private health insurance have gained access to preventive care services without cost-sharing and issuers can no longer deny coverage to anyone because of a pre-existing condition.

Total FY 2014 Awards and Funding Amounts, by State

State Number of Awards Funding Amount
Alabama 4 $3,445,426
Alaska 2 $1,634,255
Arizona 4 $2,510,381
Arkansas 2 $1,566,185
California 28 $35,027,710
Colorado 3 $1,555,348
Connecticut 1 $580,808
Delaware 2 $1,199,423
District of Columbia 6 $4,989,400
Florida 5 $8,219,257
Georgia 5 $6,533,319
Hawaii 4 $4,750,647
Idaho 3 $1,407,105
Illinois 4 $6,790,949
Indiana 1 $647,072
Iowa 2 $689,567
Kansas 5 $5,185,869
Kentucky 2 $1,227,610
Louisiana 1 $554,055
Maine 4 $2,682,720
Maryland 2 $4,151,531
Massachusetts 6 $8,329,650
Michigan 7 $7,749,862
Minnesota 3 $4,640,621
Mississippi 3 $2,230,325
Missouri 1 $635,647
Montana 3 $1,487,690
Nebraska 5 $4,538,889
Nevada 2 $3,262,066
New Hampshire 2 $905,615
New Jersey 2 $1,149,073
New Mexico 4 $2,524,757
New York 8 $15,004,741
North Carolina 4 $5,513,710
North Dakota 1 $617,643
Ohio 7 $7,978,235
Oklahoma 5 $4,994,136
Oregon 4 $2,622,734
Pennsylvania 3 $4,039,045
Rhode Island 2 $4,043,725
South Carolina 4 $4,798,254
South Dakota 5 $2,639,538
Tennessee 4 $2,933,711
Texas 3 $4,665,384
Utah 2 $4,083,577
Vermont 1 $581,593
Virginia 3 $3,846,842
Washington 3 $7,140,542
West Virginia 2 $1,020,560
Wisconsin 3 $1,678,901
Wyoming 1 $605,011
Total 193 $211,610,754

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