HHS Providing $352 Million in Grants for Disaster Preparedness

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it will award $352 million in grants to help healthcare providers beef up their disaster preparedness efforts. The grants are part of the HHS' Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and were created to help providers respond to emergencies such as tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters.


Grant recipients will be able to use the funds for the following purposes:

• Hiring emergency management consultants
• Developing and implementing evacuation plans
• Purchasing emergency pharmaceutical caches
• Running training programs for volunteers and staff
• Purchasing supplies for managing mass fatalities and providing shelter for residents and staff

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