CDC pauses billions in public health infrastructure grants to states

WASHINGTON — Federal officials have paused more than 100 grants totaling over $5 billion awarded to states to bolster their public health infrastructure.

States and organizations that had gotten funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s public health infrastructure grant received notices on Friday telling them that the money had been put on hold while the department reviews its uses to “ensure alignment with administration and agency priorities,” per screenshots of the notices shared with STAT. 

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