CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant (PHIG)

On this page
Invoice and award amounts
Guide for community health boards
Biannual reporting deadlines, how to report
Events: Webinars, office hours, meetings, and co-working
Reports and publications about this grant
What is public health infrastructure?
Contact us: Help and assistance
About the CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant
 

Invoice and award amounts

• Invoice: CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant (XLS)
• Awards: 2023 CDC Infrastructure Grant (PDF)
  Funds to community health boards will be distributed using a formula set out by CDC for awarding funds to states, with a $50,000 base and a $5,000 per county multi-county incentive.

Guide for community health boards

• Guide for Community Health Boards: CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant (PDF)
  This guide contains funding information, sample activities, funding formula, and frequently asked questions. This guide is updated on a regular basis; please check back here to make sure you have the most recent guide.

Biannual reporting

Remember: Only count positions supported by CDC PHIG funding at the end of the reporting period. Updated reporting guidance from CDC indicates a change from previous reports: Only the total number of positions supported by grant funds at the end of the reporting period should be counted. This means if a position is no longer being supported by grant dollars on May 31, 2026 and November 30, 2026 (respectively, for each deadline), the position should not be counted.

How to report

• Log into the MDH REDCap production environment to report information, choose the REDCap project "CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant," and then choose the instrument(s) indicated above.
• For help troubleshooting REDCap, visit: REDCap External Partner Help.

Events: Webinars, office hours, meetings, and co-working

There are no live meetings scheduled at this time. For help and assistance with the CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), please contact Alicia Waters, Grants and Budget Administrator (alicia.waters@state.mn.us).

Past webinars and meetings

• December 2025: Reporting update (10:00)
  In this quick update, attendees discussed how to count positions for the two hiring reports due (Job Descriptions and Program Areas).
  Grantees will need to log into MDH's SharePoint environment to view this content. For help with SharePoint, visit: SharePoint External User Help.
• October 2024: Grantee meeting (1:07:16)
  Grantees discussed examples of grant activities, agency successes, questions, and ideas/resources. 
  Grantees will need to log into MDH's SharePoint environment to view this content. For help with SharePoint, visit: SharePoint External User Help.
• June 2024: Refresher on Reporting: CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant (20:39)
  Watch this webinar for a refresher on how to complete the required reports, completed every six months, including the two hiring reports (Job Descriptions and Program Areas).
• June 2023: Reporting for the CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant (21:17)
  Reporting will involve a “hiring report” due June 30 and December 31 each year of the grant (2023-2027) and an Annual Progress Report due December 31 each year of the grant (2023-2027). During the webinar MDH walked through what these reports entail and how to complete them in REDCap.
• March 2023: Informational Webinar: CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant  (38:39)
  This webinar discusses: 
  Overview of the CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant
  Funding formula
  Purpose of grant and allowable activities
  REDCap requirements: Activities and budget proposal
  Invoicing
  Reporting and site visits
  Grant timeline / due dates

Reports and publications

• Activities, Challenges, and Successes among Minnesota Community Health Boards, Year 3
  Year 3 shows that Minnesota's community health boards are using CDC Federal Public Health Infrastructure Grant funding to strengthen workforce, organizational systems and foundational capabilities. Persistent vacancies, limited staff capacity, funding instability and uncertainty about post-grant sustainability continue to constrain local public health capacity. Published Apr. 2026.
• Activities, Challenges, and Successes among Minnesota Community Health Boards, Year 2
  Year 2 finds Minnesota community health boards primarily using CDC Federal Public Health Infrastructure Grant funding to hire and sustain staff, with additional investments in training, organizational systems and policies, recruitment and retention, and staff wellness. Community health boards reported challenges with workforce recruitment and retention, and in coordinating the grant with other funding sources. Published Feb. 2025.
• Community Health Board Year 1 Activities, Challenges, and Successes
  In the first year of this grant, Minnesota community health boards used funding primarily to strengthen their workforce through hiring, recruitment, retention, training, staff development, and organizational systems. Community health boards reported early successes and challenges related to recruitment, retention, workload, and implementing new infrastructure activities. Published Mar. 2024. 

What is public health infrastructure?

Public health infrastructure consists of the people, tools, systems, and organizations that help protect and improve community health. 

It’s the foundation that lets public health agencies do things like track diseases, respond to outbreaks, share health information, and help prevent illness. When public health infrastructure is strong, communities can detect health problems earlier, respond faster, and cooperate to prevent more illness and injury.

About the CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant

Minnesota was awarded $42.9 million for the Strengthening the U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems Grant (CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant). As outlined in grant guidance, community health boards will receive 40% of the funds awarded to Minnesota for the workforce area of the grant. This is $16.4 million to community health boards for use over a five-year period.

This work is supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, through OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government. 

Contact us: Help and assistance

Alicia Waters
Grants and Budget Administrator
MDH Public Health Strategy and Partnership Division
alicia.waters@state.mn.us