Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program (Title V)
Title V MCH funding opportunities now open
The Wisconsin MCH program has funding opportunities for multi-year projects addressing the needs of mothers, children (including children and youth with special health care needs), and families in Wisconsin.
Apply by August 13, 2025. Applicants will be notified of award decisions no later than September 5, 2025. Awards will begin January 1, 2026.
Women, maternal health funding opportunities
- Dual Protection Clinics
- Perinatal Mental Health Care Access Expansion
- Birth Worker Training and Workforce Development
Infant health funding opportunities
Doula Training and Sustainability Support
Child health funding opportunities
- Support for Universal Developmental Monitoring and Screening
- Rural Developmental Screening, Referral, and Navigation Support
Adolescent health funding opportunities
- Enhancing Youth Mental Health Resource Hubs through Quality Improvement and Collaboration
- Statewide Youth Engagement, Youth Voice, Trainings, and Support for Best Practices to Improve Youth Mental Health
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs funding opportunities
- Improving Medical Home Best Practices
- Health Benefits Coordination and Health Financing Advocacy
- Children’s Resource Centers for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
- Wisconsin Wayfinder Phone Line Hosting and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Tool Development
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Parent and Family Advisory Board
- Education, Training, and Advocacy Coaching for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
- Family Peer Support for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
- Event Training and Collaboration Support for the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Programs
- Supporting Youth-Friendly Healthcare Initiatives Serving Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
Family health funding opportunities
- Improving Social Connections
- Strengthening Wisconsin Tribal Nations Food Sovereignty
- Food is Medicine Statewide Infrastructure
- Improving Nutrition Security
Please direct any questions regarding the funding application process to our program by emailing DHSDPHMCH@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Title V MCH Services Block Grant programs
The Wisconsin MCH programs work for a future where all people and families are healthy and thriving.
Wisconsin receives federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to support programs and infrastructure to promote the health of Wisconsin’s families. We are now in our 2021–2025 grant cycle. View the MCH Services Title V Block Grant FY 2025 and FY 2023 Annual Report (PDF), that describes the activities funded by our grant in 2023 and our plans for 2025. Wisconsin gets funding for the MCH and CYSHCN programs through the federal Title V Block Grant. This grant is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, MCH Bureau.
With our grant, we give funding to local public health departments, Tribal agencies, and other organizations across the state.
2026–2030 priority areas
We are grateful for your support on the statewide needs assessment! Your input helped us understand the needs for mothers, children, and families in Wisconsin. The program used data from the statewide community and organizational input surveys and focus groups, as well as existing state and national data to define our state's 2026–2030 grant cycle priorities.
- All women experience the safe and stable supports they need to live and thrive from preconception through 12 months postpartum.
- All women of reproductive age have nearby and affordable contraceptive care options and have safe, positive sexual experiences.
- All infants experience the safe and stable supports they need to live and thrive starting from birth to celebrating their first birthday.
- All children and their families experience timely, nearby, uncomplicated, coordinated care and supports to live and thrive.
- All adolescents have the reliable, timely, nearby mental health supports that they need, and are free from the harms of untreated mental health conditions.
- All children and youth with special health care needs and their families experience timely, nearby, uncomplicated, coordinated supports to live and thrive.
- All families experience emotional and physical safety in their communities, are free from discrimination, and have the social support they need.
- All families have enough food and adequate nutrition to live and thrive.
Programs and resources
The Well Badger Resource Center is a health information and referral program. If you have questions or are looking for resources for your family, Well Badger Resource Center can help you! There are many resources available to families in Wisconsin. Select a link to learn more. For help, visit the Well Badger Resource Center.
For health information and referral services:
Call 800-642-7837, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday,
email help@wellbadger.org
or go to the Well Badger website
For those working in family health, visit the Family Health Data page to find maternal, infant, child, and adolescent health data and recent reports. These resources are freely available from state and national data sources. You will also find a guide for using WISH (Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health) to show you how to do your own data queries on a wide-range of health indicators in our state and communities.
Babies and pregnant people
Reproductive Health and Family Planning
The Reproductive Health and Family Planning program (RHFP) helps clinics provide family planning, reproductive health, and sexual health services.
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
Maternal mortality represents not just the loss of a person’s life, but the impact of that loss on the person's family and community.
Genetic Services
Genetics is important in the diagnosis and management of birth defects and rare disorders. It is also a factor in many common conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
Family Foundations Home Visiting Program
Family Foundations Home Visiting Program serves people who are pregnant and continues that support until their child is 5 years old.
Newborn Screening Program
The goal of the Wisconsin Newborn Screening program is to make sure that all Wisconsin newborns are screened, diagnosed, and treated for certain conditions.
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is considered one of the most effective ways to help ensure a child's health and has many nutritional, economic, and emotional benefits to the lactating person and the baby.
Our team
The state Title V Block Grant team includes individuals from the Maternal and Infant Health unit, the Child and Adolescent Health unit, the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) unit, the Reproductive Health and Family Planning (RHFP) unit, the Data and Evaluation Unit, and the Community Health Operations Unit.
Our team includes people from a variety of backgrounds and training, including public health nurses, data analysts, health educators, and grants specialists.
Questions? Email DHSDPHMCH@dhs.wisconsin.gov.