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File #: 85883    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Board of Health Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/29/2024 In control: BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY
On agenda: Final action: 11/6/2024
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2024-32 Authorization to Accept Additional Funds for the 2024-2025 Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
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Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2024-32 Authorization to Accept Additional Funds for the 2024-2025 Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
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Public Health Madison and Dane County (PHMDC) proposes the acceptance of additional 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.

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. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) intends for these funds to support home visiting activities that address immediate needs of parents, children, and families. The funds are sent to Local 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.

The Board of Health for Madison and Dane County previously approved Board of Health Resolution #2023-36, and Dane County Board Resolution #2023 RES-283 authorizing the acceptance of $480,794 from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. In 2024, PHMDC received an additional $25,882 from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, increasing the total funding amount to $506,676.

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 the agreement, and accept and expend the funds in the total amount of $506,676 for the 2024 Nurse Family Partnership budget; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County on behalf of Public Health Madiso...

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