Title
Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2023-01 Acceptance of American Rescue Plan Funds for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
Body
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. The Health Resources and Services Administration 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 Implementation Implementing Agencies (LIAs) to provide emergency supplies of diapers and other essential supplies and grocery cards 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 accept $28,800 funds to the 2023 Nurse Family Partnership budget.
Drafted by: Daniel Stattelman- Scanlan
Introduced: 01/04/2022
Action: