Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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About Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and freely associated states, and Washington, D.C., and the public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO supports state and territorial health agencies in formulating and influencing public health policy and ensuring excellence in public health practice.
Focus Areas
public health infrastructuredata modernization and informaticsenvironmental public healthhealth equityinfectious disease preventionpublic health workforcepublic health preparednessleadership developmentgrants management technical assistance
Who They Fund
state, territorial, and federal public health agenciesstate and local public health officials and directors
About Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials’ recent grantmaking is defined by technical assistance for public health agencies and the data systems that support them. The largest awards in the file go to Harvard College in Boston for risk communication during public health emergencies, including COVID-19, showing how the foundation backs national support functions rather than direct services alone. Other large grants reach state and territorial partners for preparedness, workforce capacity, and data exchange, such as work on pharmacy-based contraception implementation and immunization information systems. The organization funds state, territorial, and federal public health agencies, along with public health associations, universities, and community organizations that help agencies build infrastructure or coordinate across jurisdictions. Its active programs also point to a practical operating style: technical assistance, learning communities, and capacity-building opportunities for direct recipients of public health infrastructure funding. Recent grants include repeated support for national networks and recurring initiatives around COVID-19 response, environmental health collaboration, and immunization data modernization. The pattern is less about isolated project grants and more about helping public health systems function across states, territories, and federal partners through shared tools, peer networks, and implementation support.
What Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Funds
Public health infrastructure is a central theme in the portfolio. Through the ASTHO Capacity Building Opportunity, the foundation offers technical assistance to help direct PHIG recipients strengthen administrative and organizational infrastructure through an external assessment of foundational capabilities. Data modernization appears in multiple awards, including support for West Virginia Health Information Network for COVID-19 immunization data exchange, advancement, and sharing, and for the Department of Vermont Health Access to advance IIS and HIE. Infectious disease and emergency response are also prominent: Harvard College received funding for technical assistance on state, territorial, and federal risk communication during public health emergencies. Environmental public health shows up in a grant to the Maryland Department of Health for state environmental health directors peer network support, capacity building, and collaboration.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$18.8M
Total Revenue
$75M
Total Expenses
$75.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $45K and $192K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$192K
Geographic Reach
National38 states funded
About 5% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ZARNAAZ BASHIR
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Funds
Top 4 recipient countries by grant volume for Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 129 | $20.1M | 97.0% |
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