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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

Federal program · program number 93.991 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “PHHS Block Grants”

Open now
None right now
Closed for this year
1 grant, next round estimated
Type of help
Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
Typical award
Range is $32,000 to $10,400,000; Average award is $2,374,000. (Note: A formula based on fiscal year 1981 allocations to States is used for the annual basic grant allocation.)
Deadlines
In each year's official notice: Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant – 2026

How this money reaches Tennessee: this is a formula program. The federal government sends it to the state (or to large cities and counties), and a Tennessee agency usually passes it on to local groups as pass-through grants. Ask the state agency that runs it, or your regional development district, when their next local round opens.

Closed for this year

This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.

What it pays for

To provide States with the resources to improve the health status of the population of each grantee by: (A) conducting activities leading to the accomplishment of the most current Healthy People objectives for the nation; (B) rapidly responding to emerging health threats; (C) providing emergency medical services excluding most equipment purchases; (D) providing services for sex offense victims including prevention activities; and (E) coordinating related administration, education, monitoring and evaluation activities.

Who can apply

Reference posted NOFOs available on grants.gov.

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

Who in Tennessee has won this program

2 awards to Tennessee groups since 2024. Largest shown:

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

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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:

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).

Official program listing (SAM.gov) Program website