Maternal and Child Health Related Grants

Maternal and Child Health Related Grants is sponsored by Texas Department of State Health Services. This program supports systems of care for maternal and child populations in Texas, including services to reduce infant mortality and increase screenings.

Maternal and Child Health Related Grants | Texas DSHS Maternal and Child Health Related Grants This page provides information about Maternal and Child Health Related Grants Environment Health Grants Health Emergency Preparedness Grants Immunization Related Grants Infectious Disease Prevention Grants Maternal and Child Health Related Grants Tuberculosis Related Grants Fiscal Support and Oversight Primary Contact: Olivia Harrell Maternal and Child Health Related Grants DSHS Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant is a Federal-State partnership program managed by the Maternal and Child Health Section (MCHS).

This block grant was authorized under Title V of the Social Security Act (SSA) and is one of the largest federal block grant programs. The program functions as a key resource in supporting pregnant women, mothers, and children’s health and well-being.

Maternal and child health related grants are used to assist various systems of care for maternal and child populations, including vulnerable populations who are without access to adequate health care.

Funds are often used in services to assure access to quality health care for mothers and children, reduce infant mortality, increase screenings of children, implement systems of coordinated care for children with special health care needs, and assist pregnant women with Medicaid applications.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) categorizes the funding for Maternal and Child Health programs according to the following five sources: The funds that a state receives from the federal government The funds from local jurisdictions within a state The funds include, but are not limited to, funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC); Healthy Start; and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) The funds that are collected by state maternal and child health agencies that include health maintenance organization (HMO) payments, insurance payments, and Medicaid reimbursements The funds that states match to their federal allocations.

States are required to match at least $3 for every $4 given by the federal government Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ALN Number 93. 994 Maternal and Child Health Grants have provided total assistance of $5,492,733,743 (about $17 per person in the US) (about $17 per person in the US) since 2018 (The Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS)).

According to the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), “In 2019, the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program funded 59 states and jurisdictions to provide health care and public health services for an estimated 60 million people. Services reached 92% of all pregnant women, 98% of infants, and 60% of children nationwide, including children with special health care needs.

” *Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN), formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). Categories of individuals that the grant benefitted and the scope of services ( PDF ) Every year, Congress will set funding for this grant, and individual states use a formula to determine the allotments.

The formula is based on a comparison of the proportion of low-income children in an individual state to the total number of low-income children in the U.S. At the local level, states and jurisdictions are required to match the federal funds, but most of the time, the states exceed the minimum matching requirement (overmatch).

Source: Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant: Background and Funding For example, Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)’s budget and expenditure funding chart, shown below, is in line with the national figures. The state MCH program provides the most funds because of the overmatch. Therefore, there is more funding available each year for the program.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Reporting Requirements There are three mandatory reporting mechanisms at both the state and national levels: Must be performed every five years Must include program participation data, state maternal and child health measures, and state pediatric and family workforce measures Must be performed every two years Source: Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant: Background and Funding DSHS Reporting Requirements Reporting for fund disbursement: The System Agency will reimburse the allowable costs incurred in performing the Project scope of work.

The costs must be sufficiently documented. Grantees can submit requests for monthly reimbursement using the State of Texas Purchase Voucher (Form B-13). Grantees will be paid on a cost-reimbursement basis and in accordance with the Budget.

Monitoring for fund validation: DSHS will monitor Grantee’s expenditures on a quarterly basis If the expenditure thresholds were met, the grantee must have a single audit or program-specific audit; otherwise, each grantee must provide financial statements. Email to single_audit_report@hhsc. texas.

gov Single Audit Determination Form within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of notice no later than nine months after the Grantee's fiscal year end UGMS, State of Texas Single Audit Circular Applicable cost principles, audit requirements, and administrative requirements include, but are not limited to: * UGMS was replaced by TxGMS on January 1, 2022.

If a state awarding agency adds funds to a grant that existed before March 1, 2021, TxGMS will apply to it from that point forward. Unless the state awarding agency specifically indicates that TxGMS will not apply.

For further information, visit Texas Comptroller Grant Management Applicable Cost Principles Administrative Requirements State, Local and Tribal Governments 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F and UGMS 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F and UGMS 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F and UGMS For-profit Organization other than a hospital and an organization named in OMB Circular A-122 (2 CFR Part, 230) as not subject to that circular 48 CFR Part 31, Contract Cost Principles Procedures, or uniform cost accounting standards that comply with cost principles acceptable to the federal or state awarding agency 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F and UGMS