Wednesday, April 2, 2025
4/2/2025
NYC DOHMH Application for funding for Hospital Preparedness Program - New York City has responded to numerous recent significant public health threats, including COVID-19, mpox, measles, Zika virus, Legionnaires disease, Ebola virus, and Hurricane Sandy, which underscore the importance of effective planning and response capabilities that can be applied to all hazards. As new threats, including novel infectious diseases, emerge, DOHMH must continue to strengthen and enhance the capabilities of the NYC public health and health care systems to prepare for, respond to and recover from evolving threats and other emergencies. More effective responses will enable DOHMH and the NYC healthcare system to prevent or reduce morbidity and mortality from incidents whose scale, rapid onset, or unpredictability stresses the public health and health care systems and to ensure the earliest possible recovery and return of the public health and health care systems to pre-incident levels or improved functioning. In order to support its ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from health emergencies, DOHMH has identified key activities that will align with public health and healthcare capabilities over the five-year project period. Expected outcomes over the five-year project period include: • Further development of the NYC Healthcare Coalition, resulting in the maintenance of ready healthcare systems. • Enhanced ability to identify and investigate an incident; assess and share essential elements of information; and communicate situational awareness and risk information with the healthcare system as early as possible during a response. • Enhanced ability to implement timely intervention and control measures. • Enhanced ability to coordinate and support medical surge and response activities with healthcare partners. • Continuous learning and improvements through the coordination and evaluation of trainings, exercises, and real events. Additionally, to ensure comprehensive, effective response coordination, DOHMH will continue to develop and leverage its inter- and intra-agency and non-government (e.g. community-based organizations) relationships, as well as continue to engage NYC Healthcare Coalition members from all healthcare sectors, all of which is integral to preparing for, responding to and recovering from large-scale emergencies.
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).