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Goal 2: Help Strengthen Preparedness and Resiliency​ of State and Local Governments

ASPR Strategic Plan Fiscal Year 2026-2029
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Strengthening disaster resilience and readiness requires a collective approach from all levels of government, the private sector, communities, families, and individuals. ASPR will empower these partners to identify, prepare for, and mitigate evolving threats and hazards through risk-informed decisions and smart investments. ASPR also stands ready to provide adaptive and effective support to state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners should their health systems become overwhelmed. This approach will efficiently improve coordination and strengthen health systems that are reliable and ready to perform under pressure. To strengthen SLTT resiliency and readiness, ASPR will meet the following objectives through targeted actions.

  • OBJECTIVE 2.1: Support SLTT partners with the guidance, resources, training, and planning tools necessary to implement the President's Executive Order 14239 on achieving efficiency through state and local preparedness.
  • OBJECTIVE 2.2: Re-scope Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and National Special Pathogen System (NSPS) effectiveness by setting measurable readiness performance measures and tracking outcomes to identify, prepare for, and mitigate evolving threats.
  • OBJECTIVE 2.3: Strengthen health care and public health (HPH) sector resilience by providing partners with transparent information through unified, accessible systems and new or improved tools.
  • OBJECTIVE 2.4: Engage SLTT and Federal partners to build trust and partnerships before disaster strikes by supporting exercises of response plans, simplifying access to federal support, and reducing complexity of preparedness and response models.
  • OBJECTIVE 2.5: Improve SLTT supply chain readiness and visibility to ensure health systems can respond to disruptions.
  • OBJECTIVE 2.6: Support SLTT capacity and capability to receive, distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) and manage medical materiel.