Wednesday, April 2, 2025
4/2/2025
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement (PHEP) Cooperative Agreement - The New Jersey Department of Health ( will continue to build and sustain core capabilities during the PHEP 2024 2028 Cooperative Agreement to strengthen its public health preparedness and response capacity. The state’s overall goal is to save lives and reduce morbidity and mortality from public health incidents, recover, and return to functioning ability as timely as possible. NJDOH will continue to embrace the 15 core Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities as the nucleus of the program, while incorporating the CDC ’s new Response Readiness Framework with 10 cross cutting program priorities to meet the 34 defined outcomes. These outcomes include , but are not limited to: completing a multiyear integrated preparedness plan and data elements, participation in LRN B challenge panels and LRN C proficiency testing, updating the risk assessment to include individuals who are disproportionately impacted by public health emergencies, include critical response and recovery partners in required plans and exercises, identify and implement communication surveillance, media relations, and digital communication strategies in exercises; develop plans, processes to hire recruit , train and retain a highly qualified and diverse workforce . Please refer to the PHEP 5-year Workplan for more information). NDJOH will utilize the following three strategies for desired outcomes : 1. Use CDC’s national preparedness and response capabilities, as applicable, to augment STLT all hazards planning to improve readiness, response, and recovery capacity for existing and emerging public health threats; and modernize laboratory and electronic data systems ; Use CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Public Health, as applicable, to improve whole community readiness, response, and recovery through enhanced partnerships and improved communication systems for timely situational awareness and risk communication; and 3. Use CDC’s established national preparedness and response capabilities, as applicable, to improve capacity to meet jurisdictional administrative, budget, and public health surge management needs and to improve public health response workforce recruitment, retention, resilience, and mental health. During 2020-2023, New Jersey and the rest of the world dealt with the COVID 19 pandemic. With the recent release of the detailed 907 page COVID 19 After Action Report ‘Independent Review of New Jersey’s Response to the COVID 19 Pandemic’ from The Governor’s Office, NJDOH plans to complete a comprehensive analysis of the report. Of the 33 recommendations mentioned in the report, NJDOH plans to address recommendations as applicable. PHEP funding will continue to support 43 full time NJDOH employees doing work associated with Response Readiness Framework’s 10 program priorities. Likewise, more than $ 6.5 million dollars has been allocated to our 22 LINCs agencies (lead local health departments for public health preparedness) to build and sustain capacity. With this funding, NJDOH plans to bolster its statewide public health preparedness and response capabilities.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).