Counties awarded CDC grant funding to bolster community health worker services

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BlogOn September 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded approximately $122 million through the Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) grant program, an initiative that provides fiscal support and technical assistaCounties awarded CDC grant funding to bolster community health worker services
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Counties awarded CDC grant funding to bolster community health worker services
On September 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded approximately $122 million through the Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) grant program, an initiative that provides fiscal support and technical assistance to local governments in an effort to increase the number of trained community health workers in communities hit hardest by COVID-19.
The CCR provided $116 million to 69 organizations, including 28 counties (listed below). The program, which is in its first year, will distribute a total of $348 million over three years. Additionally, the CDC awarded $6 million to three state health organizations (Arizona, Washington and Wisconsin) for the CCR- Evaluation and Technical Assistance program, to provide CHW training and technical assistance to the 69 CCR recipients. These funds were allocated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 of 2020 and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) of 2021 and were awarded based on population size, poverty rates and COVID-19 statistics. Below is a list of counties and the summation of the funds they received through CCR grants. A full list of CCR grants can be found here, while an interactive map of funds published by the CDC can be found here.
State
County/Organization
Funding Amount
Alabama
Mobile County Board of Health
$1,000,000
Arizona
Yuma County
$849,505
Arkansas
Benton County Government
$1,999,987
California
Alameda County Healthcare Services Agency
$732,200
California
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
$1,000,000
California
San Joaquin County Human Services Agency
$994,646
California
Sonoma County Health Services Department
$2,000,000
California
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency
$600,000
Florida
Collier County
$421,744
Illinois
Cook County
$3,000,000
Indiana
County of Elkhart
$995,698
Indiana
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Co.
$638,732
Indiana
St. Joseph County Department of Health
$914,350
Maryland
Prince George's County Fire/EMS
$2,999,862
Missouri
County of St. Louis
$4,712,382
Missouri
Washington County Ambulance District
$1,000,000
Montana
Yellowstone City-County Health Department
$595,429
New Jersey
Atlantic County Department of Human Services
$600,000
New Mexico
County of Dona Ana
$645,590
New York
County of Schenectady
$599,777
North Carolina
Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County
$703,447
Ohio
County of Jackson
$1,517,257
Ohio
Franklin County Board of Commissioners/Public Health
$1,000,000
Oregon
County of Lane
$877,731
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Health Department
$2,650,987
Tennessee
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
$1,000,000
Texas
Harris County
$2,999,755
Washington
Seattle and King County Public Health
$3,000,000
CHWs are frontline public health workers who often serve as the main link between health and social services and the community, working within county owned health and human services systems to facilitate access to services and improve service delivery. Counties can leverage CCR funds to strengthen or build capacity of their local health workforce to address the following:
- Disparities in access to COVID-19 related services, such as testing, contact tracing and immunization;
- Factors that increase risk of severe COVID-19 illness, such as chronic diseases, smoking, and pregnancy; and
- Community needs that have been exacerbated by COVID-19, such as health and mental health care access and food insecurity.
Additional Resources
- NACo Blog: CDC, HHS Announce Multiple Grant Programs to Improve Vaccine and Health Equity
- NACo Analysis of the American Rescue Plan Act
- NACo Analysis of the Third COVID-19 Supplemental: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
On September 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded approximately $122 million through the Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resil2021-09-09Blog2022-04-07
On September 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded approximately $122 million through the Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) grant program, an initiative that provides fiscal support and technical assistance to local governments in an effort to increase the number of trained community health workers in communities hit hardest by COVID-19.
The CCR provided $116 million to 69 organizations, including 28 counties (listed below). The program, which is in its first year, will distribute a total of $348 million over three years. Additionally, the CDC awarded $6 million to three state health organizations (Arizona, Washington and Wisconsin) for the CCR- Evaluation and Technical Assistance program, to provide CHW training and technical assistance to the 69 CCR recipients. These funds were allocated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 of 2020 and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) of 2021 and were awarded based on population size, poverty rates and COVID-19 statistics. Below is a list of counties and the summation of the funds they received through CCR grants. A full list of CCR grants can be found here, while an interactive map of funds published by the CDC can be found here.
State |
County/Organization |
Funding Amount |
Alabama |
Mobile County Board of Health |
$1,000,000 |
Arizona |
Yuma County |
$849,505 |
Arkansas |
Benton County Government |
$1,999,987 |
California |
Alameda County Healthcare Services Agency |
$732,200 |
California |
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency |
$1,000,000 |
California |
San Joaquin County Human Services Agency |
$994,646 |
California |
Sonoma County Health Services Department |
$2,000,000 |
California |
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency |
$600,000 |
Florida |
Collier County |
$421,744 |
Illinois |
Cook County |
$3,000,000 |
Indiana |
County of Elkhart |
$995,698 |
Indiana |
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Co. |
$638,732 |
Indiana |
St. Joseph County Department of Health |
$914,350 |
Maryland |
Prince George's County Fire/EMS |
$2,999,862 |
Missouri |
County of St. Louis |
$4,712,382 |
Missouri |
Washington County Ambulance District |
$1,000,000 |
Montana |
Yellowstone City-County Health Department |
$595,429 |
New Jersey |
Atlantic County Department of Human Services |
$600,000 |
New Mexico |
County of Dona Ana |
$645,590 |
New York |
County of Schenectady |
$599,777 |
North Carolina |
Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County |
$703,447 |
Ohio |
County of Jackson |
$1,517,257 |
Ohio |
Franklin County Board of Commissioners/Public Health |
$1,000,000 |
Oregon |
County of Lane |
$877,731 |
Pennsylvania |
Allegheny County Health Department |
$2,650,987 |
Tennessee |
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County |
$1,000,000 |
Texas |
Harris County |
$2,999,755 |
Washington |
Seattle and King County Public Health |
$3,000,000 |
CHWs are frontline public health workers who often serve as the main link between health and social services and the community, working within county owned health and human services systems to facilitate access to services and improve service delivery. Counties can leverage CCR funds to strengthen or build capacity of their local health workforce to address the following:
- Disparities in access to COVID-19 related services, such as testing, contact tracing and immunization;
- Factors that increase risk of severe COVID-19 illness, such as chronic diseases, smoking, and pregnancy; and
- Community needs that have been exacerbated by COVID-19, such as health and mental health care access and food insecurity.
Additional Resources
- NACo Blog: CDC, HHS Announce Multiple Grant Programs to Improve Vaccine and Health Equity
- NACo Analysis of the American Rescue Plan Act
- NACo Analysis of the Third COVID-19 Supplemental: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

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