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Centers for Disease Control-PHIC · Department of Health and Human Services

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant – 2026

Closed for this year

In short: Centers for Disease Control-PHIC expects to make 61 awards. Open to tribal government or state government.

Key facts

Deadline
Next round: about May 27 – Jul 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size
Not stated: see the official notice
Total available
$156M · about 61 awards
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Tribal government, State government
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

Closed for this year

Last round: May 27 – Jul 17, 2026, as the funder posted it.

Next round: about May 27 – Jul 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder. The funder hasn't announced it. GrantMe estimated it from last year's dates.

Use the time now: get ready, read last year's guidelines on the funder's page, and save this grant to put the dates in your calendar.

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How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 39

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About this grant

The PHHS Block Grant Program allows recipients to address their own unique public health needs and challenges with evidence-based, innovative and community-driven methods. Recipients set their own goals and program objectives to address local priorities.

Who can apply, from the official notice

This program provides funding to the 61 eligible applicants identified in the authorizing statute to address their unique public health needs and challenges using innovative, locally defined methods. All 50 U.S. states (State Health Departments), the District of Columbia, 2 American Indian Tribes (Santee Sioux; Kickapoo Tribe, KS), 5 U.S. Territories (American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) and 3 Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau) are eligible to apply.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

2 awards to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2024. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$2.6M spent that year2025
Knox County GovernmentKnoxville, Knox County$97K spent that year2025

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Health and Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 37 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Health$337K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Health$334K2023
Hamilton County, TennesseeChattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Department of Health$176K spent that year2025
Hamilton County ofChattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Department of Health$173K2024
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Health$159K spent that year2025
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson CountyNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Health$140K2024
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson CountyNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Health$140K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Health$119K2024
Shelby County, TNMemphisTennessee Department of Health$116K spent that year2024
Hamilton County ofChattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Department of Health$113K2023
Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual ViolenceNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Health$111K2023
Shelby County GovernmentMemphis, Shelby CountyTennessee Department of Health$109K2024

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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About the federal program

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant, also called “PHHS Block Grants”
Program number 93.991 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)

How applications are judged

Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC.

Match

Match: none required (federal program listing). Statutory Formula: Title Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriation Act, Part Sec 300w-320w, Subpart 10,Public Law Public Law 97-35.2 CFR 200

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 6, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number CDC-RFA-PW-26-2600 · program number 93.991