PA Receives $1.2 Million Federal Grant for Maternal and Child Health

Pennsylvania was awarded more than $1.2 million in federal funding to support work towards better health, well-being, and long-term outcomes for pregnant and parenting families of young children.

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The grant funding, awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, will help the Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) connect families to services that promote positive parenting, early developmental health, and family well-being, including Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) and Early Intervention (EI) programs, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other programs overseen by other state departments.

OCDEL will receive $255,600 per year for five years beginning August 1, 2021.

For more information, read the DHS’ full announcement.