2019 CDC Funding
WE INVESTIGATE
24/7 central command to monitor health and respond to health crises.
WE FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS
Research that leads to the best data and solutions to fight disease and protect health.
WE GET RESULTS
Science-based, data-driven, lifesaving ways to defend against health threats.
CDC WORKS to Detect, Respond, and Eliminate Disease WHEREVER IT IS.
CDC works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to keep America healthy, safe, and secure.
WE PUT SCIENCE & DATA INTO ACTION
- Turning new research into tools and actions that save more lives
- Tracking diseases to take the pulse of America’s health
WE DETECT, RESPOND, & ELIMINATE HEALTH THREATS
- 150+ labs identify diseases, food-borne outbreaks, biosecurity threats, and environmental hazards
- Trusted world-class scientists discovering microbes that threaten Americans
WE STRENGTHEN & PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY
- Working with state, local, and territorial public health departments to investigate and protect against health threats
- Providing states with support and technical know-how to increase their impact
WE KEEP YOU SAFE.
24/7 U.S. emergency public health response
Rapid disease detection and elimination
Stopping diseases from reaching the U.S.
Lifesaving vaccines for outbreak response and prevention
2019 CDC Budget
Close to 70% of CDC’s domestic budget goes to state and local health departments.
Program level: $7.3 billion
- 35% Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases
- 22% Preventing the Leading Causes of Disease, Disability and Death
- 12% Protecting Americans from Natural & Bioterrorism Threats
- 7% Keeping Americans Safe from Environmental and Work-related Hazards
- 7% Monitoring Health and Ensuring Laboratory Excellence
- 7% Ensuring Global Disease Protection
- 5% Cross Cutting Support and Block Grant
Page last reviewed: September 27, 2019
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
