Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response
Public Health Crisis Response CDC-RFA-TP22-2201
Los Angeles County
February 12, 2022
Project Abstract Summary
Los Angeles County is the largest county in the nation, consisting of 88 incorporated cities and
136 unincorporated areas with a population of over 10 million. The County covers over 4,000
square miles and has 75 miles of coastline. Los Angeles is a shipping, industrial, and distribution
center for the western U.S. and much of the Pacific Rim. LAX is the world's fifth busiest airport
and second largest international gateway in the U.S. It also has the nation’s two main seaports
that serve as major gateways for the entire country. LA is known as the “Entertainment Capitol
of the World”, leading the world in motion picture, television, video game, and music
production. In 2016, the Los Angeles metropolitan area’s gross domestic product was $885B.
DPH is the largest county health department in the nation. Through a variety of programs,
community partnerships and services, DPH oversees environmental health, disease control, and
community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board in
2017, DPH has more than 4,500 employees and has an annual budget of over $1.2 billion. We
are the recipient of numerous Health and Human Services’ grants and have demonstrated the
ability to successfully manage federal grant funds. DPH also maintains the ability to rapidly
procure, hire, and contract for additional needed resources to assure timeliness of services in
public health emergencies.
This application requests $20 million in estimated funding needed to respond to an EID and
begin the process of restoring essential services and community functionality. The application
was developed following the review of emergency response plans, response activities, and
associated costs for COVID-19, H1N1, Ebola, Zika, and recent activations for other disease
outbreaks, catastrophic wildfires, and environmental disasters. It complements and builds off
the PHEP, HPP, and Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases cooperative
agreements that have collectively built capability and capacity for preparedness, response and
recovery for EIDs and other public health threats in Los Angeles County.
