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Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2022-24 Authorization to Accept American Rescue Plan Act Funds from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
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Public Health-Madison and Dane County (PHMDC) proposes accepting American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. These funds enable Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program recipients to address the needs of expectant parents and families with young children during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The purpose of the MIECHV Program, authorized by section 511 of the Social Security Act, is to support the delivery of coordinated and comprehensive high-quality and voluntary early childhood home visiting services to eligible families. HRSA intends for these funds to support home visiting activities that address immediate needs of parents, children, and families related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The ARPA funds are sent to Local Implementing Agencies (LIAs) to provide emergency supplies of diapers and other essential supplies to families enrolled in MIECHV programs. PHMDC is a LIA for the MIECHV Program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Health for Madison on behalf of Public Health-Madison and Dane County authorizes the Director of Public Health, or their designee, to sign an agreement, to accept the funding and amend the budget accordingly, and to spend $6,400 supporting the 2022 Nurse Family Partnership budget.
Drafted by: Daniel Stattelman- Scanlan
Introduced: 7/20/2022
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