National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program

Objective

To ready hospitals and other healthcare systems, in collaboration with other partners, to deliver coordinated and effective care to victims of terrorism and other public health emergencies.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals

State health departments of all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the nation's three largest municipalities (New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles County), the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, the territories of American Samoa, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republics of Palau and the Marshall Islands.

Who Benefits

• U.S. Territories

All State health departments listed above, hospitals and supporting health care systems.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)

Program Contact

virginia.simmons@hhs.gov
202-260-0400