Disease Control Center to launch late fentanel response boxes

The centers of control and prevention control will be able to fully finance Excess dose data to OD2A program Before the deadline of the main budget, according to the Commander of the Disease Control Center. One of the second CDC employees confirmed this "There were developments and we could have full financing," Although they had no details about when the financing will be available.

Both speak to NPR, provided that his identity is not disclosed because they are afraid to take revenge on speaking to the press without permission. Some CDC employees told NPR that this seems to be good news, although the financing mode was still liquid and confusing.

NPR reported last month that the Trump administration He was blocking 140 million dollars From the OD2A program, on which the state and local administrations of public health depend to a decrease in deaths in an overdose of fentanels, methamphetamins and other medicines throughout the United States

Former Frozen Funding for other CDC programs, including Rape and prevention of domestic violenceThe leader of the Disease Control Center, leader of the Center for Disease Control, said.

Funding, 30 days at a time

The delay was part of a wider funding problem in the center of diseases. As npr It was mentioned in JuneFor several months, CDC waited for Congress 9 billion dollars for the agency for the fiscal year 2025. Meanwhile, he received small amounts of money every 30 days to cover other limited salary statements and expenses.

Description of the first leader’s operation, such as receiving money "With eyedropper."

Without a degree of money to distribute it to the various centers and departments, the Disease Control Center was unable to send the prizes needed by the local health and local administrations to be able to do their work and know that it will be compensated for.

"Most state health sections get most of their funding from the Federal Reserve – in the case of Alabama, we get more than two -thirds of our financing from federal scholarships, mostly CDC," Dr. Scott Harris, who runs the health department of Alabama, Tell NPR in June.

The deadlines disappeared

Health departments across the country seemed to be alerted with the approach of the final dates or were transferred to finance the Center for Disease Control to prevent HIV, Cancer records And excess dose prevention programs.

Now, most of these programs appear to be through the Disease Control Center can continue, including OD2A. The OD2A program, which was told in July, will be informed that they will only receive half of their financing, that they will get the full amount, according to the first commander at the Disease Control Center.

The news comes after the defenders were Warning for weeks One of the damages that was delayed or partial for financing can be it. If full financing is already coming, "It will be welcome, but not without the losses that have already taken," He says Sharon GilmanteinDirector of the Safe Alliance of the State, which is the National Association of Membership for the Field of Prevention of Injuries and the Prevention of Violence. An example of Toll, NPR mentioned in the local health department in North Carolina Employees have been demobilized Due to delaying the financing of the Disease Control Center, only for late financing without explanation.

"I don’t think anyone will feel confident until he has money on hand," He adds Gilmartin. "And I will be honest, and I think that the anxiety is that – if this is what we passed through this year, even if the financing comes, will we do that again in the next year?"

There was no available explanation from the Trump administration or the management and budget office for delay or financing. OMB and the Ministry of Health and Humanitarian Services did not respond to the NPR request for comment.

The leader of the Disease Control Center describes the agency’s reliability as relief. "It is great to have our distribution," They tell NPR.

Some frozen money

But there is a new financing challenge. Dozens of CDC software specified in the direction of OMB, according to the first leader in the Center for Disease Control. Frozen money news was reported for the first time Next to the Wall Street magazine.

The mostly frozen programs are located at the National Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, according to the first leader in the Center for Disease Control.

The list of frozen programs reviewed by NPR includes those who eat tobacco, nutrition, physical activity and obesity, school health, bowel inflammatory disease, excessive alcohol use, chronic education and awareness, and the program of prevention of national diabetes, oral health, epilepsy, and more.

"What does everything mean?"

Five funding of the injuries center in the Disease Control Center has been frozen by OMB, including prevention of young violence, harmful childhood experiences, firearms injury, anti -injuries research centers, and injuries prevention activities. Gilmartin of the Safees Alliance says it is difficult to understand why these programs are targeting. "I cannot reach an ideological reason because you want to reduce funding that supports positive early childhood," For example, she says.

CDC’s first commander says that there are some big questions for OMB and Trump administration: "How do we explain all this? What does everything mean?"

There were complete teams launched through A significant decrease in strength A great leader, via HHS in April, says he seems full of full funding Preventing rape and education program.

Likewise, there are programs with their budget lines that are fully employed, and other priorities are still stipulated in President Trump’s budget for 2026, leaving the impression that there is no comprehensive strategy.

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