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AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (DHS) FOR THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MCH) PROGRAM (TITLE V) BLOCK GRANT
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Public Health Madison and Dane County (Public Health) proposes the acceptance of an additional $5,838.00 from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program (Title V) Block Grant- MCH Health Equity.
The Board of Health for Madison and Dane County previously approved the 2026 Public Health Madison & Dane County Grants and Contracts (City File #91054 / County #2025 BOH RES-021) Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $180,791.00 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services for the Title V MCH Block Grant. Public Health received an additional $5,838.00 from DHS, increasing the total amount to $186,629.00.
Wisconsin receives federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to support programs and infrastructure to promote health of Wisconsin’s families. DHS distributes these funds to local public health departments, Tribal agencies, and other organizations across the state. Public Healths’s Maternal and Child Health Unit uses Title V Block grant funds to address the systems, policies, and environments that contribute to the health outcomes for Dane County families. These funds help support the Dane County Fetal and Infant Mortality Review process, community partnerships across the perinatal landscape, policy advocacy, and connecting teams internally such as Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Nurse Family Partnership.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County on behalf of Public Health Madison & Dane County authorizes the Director of Public Health, or their designee, to sign the agreement, accept and expend the funding, and amend the 2026 Public Health Budget by $5,838.00.