A $10,000 seed funding award is available for up to three US schools or programs of public health (SPPH) that will designate and commit one existing or to-be-hired full-time, part-time, or adjunct faculty member to teach Public Health Law in the 2025-26 academic year. Either the faculty member or the school/program must complete a brief application and submit it by Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 5:00 PM ET. Awards will be announced in May 2025.

This award supports the course development and teaching costs of a course in Public Health Law. In addition to the funding award, awardees will receive extensive curriculum support and cohort-based mentorship from seasoned faculty who have deep expertise in teaching Public Health Law to both public health and law students.

This project is led by Magda Schaler-Haynes, JD, MPH, and Heather Krasna, PhD, at the Center for Public Health Systems at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. It aims to make law more accessible to the field, mentor emerging leaders, and support the work of local health departments.

The “Teaching Public Health Law in Accredited Schools and Programs of Public Health” project is supported by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) under award NU38PW000025, “Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health.” Information, content, and conclusions contained within this document are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by, CDC, Health and Human Services (HHS) or the U.S. Government.