Braiding and Layering Funding Resources

Communities face a wide range of needs, from food and housing access to transportation and beyond, and no single funding stream is typically built to address them all. Braiding and layering funding, the practice of combining multiple funding streams to support a common initiative, allows state and territorial health agencies to assemble the resources needed to meet diverse community needs comprehensively and sustainably. The white papers on this page highlight case examples and provide best practices for using braiding and layering strategies to achieve sustainable funding.

Resources

Small model home on green grass in late afternoon sunlight

Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Housing: Overview and Executive Summary

Three-quarter front view of a red city bus with another bus visible in the background.

Connecting Health and Transportation to Improve Access to Care

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Cross Sector Collaborations: Addressing Health Inequities in Access to Care Through Public Health and Transportation Partnerships

A worker serving food from behind full lunch service station in a cafeteria.

Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Food Insecurity: Proximity to Food Retailers

Flay lay photograph of non-perishable foods in bags, bottles, and cans

Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Food Insecurity: Access to Food

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Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Housing: Environmental Health and Safety

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Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Housing: Individuals with Substance Use Disorders

Hand completing wooden blocks with the design of a house containing symbols for a nurse, and two disabled people inside.

Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Housing: Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

ASTHO created these white papers in collaboration with experts from the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, with input from state and territorial health agency leaders, federal partners, and internal subject matter experts. The development of this document was supported by the Center for State, for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the cooperative agreement CDC-RFA-OT18-1802.