Delaware will receive $11 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strengthen the state’s public health workforce and infrastructure, Gov. John Carney, U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester announced Monday.
The CDC is awarding $3.2 billion nationwide to provide the people, services and systems needed to promote and protect health in U.S. communities. The total includes $3 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act, which was supported by Delaware’s congressional delegation and helps municipalities recruit, retain and train their workforce, including frontline public health workers.
“Our public health workers have an important role in our state, and we are grateful for the services they provide to help keep Delawareans healthy,” Gov. Carney said. “The last few years highlighted the impact that our public health team can make in our communities. These federal funds will strengthen Delaware’s public health system, and enable us to recruit and train more workers to deliver key services across our state. Thank you to the CDC and to our congressional delegation for this funding, and for supporting Delaware’s public health infrastructure.”
“When I welcomed U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Delaware last week to speak directly with health care providers, we heard how health care providers have grappled with the turmoil of the past few years, and how those challenges have been shared by their colleagues in public health,” Sen. Coons said. “This grant provides the funding necessary to strengthen public health and will equip those working in our health care community here in Delaware and throughout our nation with the resources these workers need to properly support the communities that they so proudly serve.”
Delaware will receive a total of $11,021,366 in funding as a result of the CDC’s initiative.
