This bill, the Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health 2.0 Act (SMASH 2.0), updates section 317S of the Public Health Service Act. It reauthorizes grants for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control. The Secretary of Health and Human Services may consider innovative or novel technologies when awarding grants. The bill allows the Department to provide training and technical assistance directly or through grants and contracts. Recipients may use up to 5 percent of each award per year for continuing education and training, including support for public health entomologists. It sets funding at $100,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030. The bill also directs coordination with the Strategic National Stockpile to prepare emergency supplies of nonperishable vector control products and to include an emergency stockpiling strategy in the national vector-borne disease strategy.
If you work in public health, mosquito control, or vector surveillance, this bill would let the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide grants, training, and technical help. Local or state programs could apply for funds to plan and run surveillance and control efforts. Grant recipients could spend up to 5 percent of their award each year on continuing education. The CDC could also plan for a national stockpile of nonperishable vector-control products and coordinate with manufacturers on purchases. Specific local actions and eligibility depend on future grant notices and program guidance.
The bill specifies $100,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030 (a total of $500,000,000 across those five years). Recipients may use up to 5 percent of each award per year for continuing education and training. No other funding amounts or detailed cost estimates are included in the provided text.
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