FY26 Budget Request Outlines Global Health Programs⁤ Funding

⁢ Updated June 05, 2025
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The fiscal ⁤year 2026 (FY26) budget request details proposed funding‍ shifts for various global health programs. The ⁣FY25 funding remained at FY24 levels due to a full-year ⁣Continuing Resolution.

A potential $200 million from various accounts could address infectious disease⁢ public health emergencies. These funds are appropriated through the “State, Foreign Operations, and ⁢Related Programs”⁢ (SFOPs).

Global health programs (primary_keyword) under ‍SFOPs‍ are primarily funded through the Global Health Programs (GHP) account. However, past funding for areas ‍like HIV, tuberculosis, maternal and child health ⁤(secondary_keyword_1), nutrition, and global health security ‍(secondary_keyword_2) came from⁤ the ESF and AEECA accounts. The FY26 request proposes eliminating these accounts, creating uncertainty around specific allocations.

The FY24 ⁣bill allocated funds for ⁢the Global Fund to Fight⁢ AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The FY26 request doesn’t specify ‍a funding ‍amount but suggests it could come from the GHP account or a new “America ⁣First Possibility Fund” (A1OF), capped at 20% of total contributions during the 8th Replenishment, ‍totaling⁤ $2.4 ‍billion over three years.

The FY26 request also eliminates ‍the ⁣International Organizations & Programs (IO&P) account, wich ‍previously funded ⁢UNICEF and UNFPA.

The FY24 bill specified that “not less then $575,000,000 should be made⁢ available for family planning/reproductive health.” If⁢ UNFPA doesn’t ⁣receive funding, those funds transfer to the ‘Global Health ‍Programs’ account for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities.

Up to $100 million⁤ could contribute to the Coalition⁢ for Epidemic‍ preparedness Innovations (CEPI), according to⁢ the FY24 final ‍appropriations bill. Additionally, up to $70 ⁢million from ‘Global Health Programs’ may support‍ the emergency Reserve Fund.

The FY26 Request ⁢indicates‍ that funding from the⁤ GHP account may be provided to the “Emergency reserve Fund” without specifying‍ an amount.

Within ‘Other Public Health Threats’ funding, up to⁣ $6 million is designated⁢ for the Health Reserve ⁣Fund, and at‍ least $10 million supports the global health ⁣workforce, according to the FY24 ⁣explanatory statement.

The FY26⁤ Request restructures CDC’s global Health Center, moving “Global⁣ disease Detection & Emergency Response”⁢ to “Crosscutting Activities and Program Support” and “Parasitic Diseases‍ and Malaria” to ⁤”Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious⁣ Diseases.”

What’s next

future global health funding (primary_keyword) allocations ⁤depend on ⁤congressional decisions and agency-level determinations, especially⁣ regarding research activities at NIH and the restructuring of CDC’s global health programs. Stakeholders will monitor how these changes impact global health security (secondary_keyword_2) and maternal⁤ and child ⁣health (secondary_keyword_1) initiatives.