CDC awards Baltimore $8.4M grant to support the public health workforce

The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) was recently awarded a 5-year $8.4 million grant that will support the people, services, and systems of the public health infrastructure. Awarded by the CDC, the funding is part of a $3.2 billion effort by the federal government to help strengthen public health on the state and local levels. “This grant supports direct spending on much-needed resources that invest in our depleted workforce following the aftermath of the pandemic,” Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa said in a statement. “We will use this important funding for public health infrastructure allowing us to establish more resilient internal systems, processes, and protocols.” According to city officials, BCHD was one of the few agencies in Baltimore that continued work during the pandemic, causing employee burnout.