ASPR Releases Strategic Plan For Fiscal Years 2026-2029

On Jan. 9, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response released its FY 2026-2029 Strategic Plan, which includes five goals.

• Strengthen the workforce and reinforce a “One ASPR” culture.
• Strengthen preparedness through state and local resiliency.
• Execute rapid, efficient and adaptive federal response.
• Secure America’s medical supply chain.
• Address emerging health security threats.

This plan sets the federal direction for strengthening health security and emergency preparedness nationwide. Through these goals, ASPR aims to drive a more integrated, well‑resourced and strategically aligned health care readiness environment, one in which hospitals play a central operational role.

For more than 20 years, MHA has received ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program funding to support hospitals and health care coalitions as part of its emergency preparedness and safety portfolio. While the plan mentions rescoping the HPP, it does not outline the specific changes.

MHA will closely monitor federal updates to assess potential impacts on our programming and on the hospitals we serve.