Prevention and Public Health Fund programs

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Section 4002 of the PPACA creates the Prevention and Public Health Fund manged by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support prevention and public health initiatives. Funding levels for the fund have been set at $500 for FY2010, $750 million for FY2011, $1 billion for FY2012, $1.25 billion for FY2013, $1.5 billion for FY2014 and $2 billion for FY2015 and each year thereafter.

The fund supports the federal grant programs listed below. The fund also supports other grant programs mentioned elsewhere on this website.

Arkansas's Implementation

In Sept. 2010, the Arkansas Department of Health was awarded $2.3 million for two Communities Putting Prevention to Work programs and $64,867 from the fund to support the state's Tobacco Quitline, an existing hotline that helps smokers quit.

Federal Documents

Communities Putting Prevention to Work Grant Award Recipients
HHS announcement of $31 million awarded for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work Grant through funding in the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Arkansas will receive $2.3 million.
Communities Putting Prevention to Work Grant Solicitation Word
Communities Putting Prevention to Work is a grant program to support intensive community approaches to chronic disease prevention. The funding is intended to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, or decrease the prevalence of obesity and smoking.
Prevention and Public Health Fund Grants in Arkansas
Prevention Center for Healthy Weight Funding Solicitation Word
Solicitation for funding to support prevention centers that will plan, implement and manage a nationwide Healthy Weight Collaborative and recruit communities to participate. The program will provide up to $5 million for 18 months for one awardee.

Arkansas Documents

ADH's Budget for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work Grant PDF
ADH originally applied for $8 million in grant funding when it was offered through ARRA, but the state's proposal was not awarded funding. However, when the health reform law made new funding available, the state's application was awarded $2.3 million.
Arkansas's Communities Putting Prevention to Work Grant Abstract PDF
The Arkansas Department of Health's proposal to develop two health and fitness programs in North Little Rock and Independence County.
Arkansas's CPPW Grant Application Narrative PDF
Arkansas's CPPW Grant Application: Community Action Plan PDF