Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program (Title V)

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

Direct questions regarding the funding application process to our program by emailing DHSDPHMCH@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

Would my organization be a good fit for this funding opportunity?

Please read each funding opportunity carefully. If your organization meets the eligibility criteria and can meet the minimum expectations of the funding opportunity, you are encouraged to apply!

Can my organization apply for more than one funding opportunity?

Yes. If you feel your organization meets the eligibility criteria and can meet the minimum expectations of any funding opportunity, you are encouraged to apply!

I’m a local health department and I don’t see any funding opportunities for MCH Objectives (i.e. breastfeeding, physical activity and nutrition, etc.). Are you no longer offering MCH Objectives to local health departments?

Title V provides annual non-competitive, formula-based funding to all local and Tribal health agencies in Wisconsin to address pre-identified topic areas, known as MCH Objectives. This non-competitive funding will continue. However, in 2026 there will be a new set of MCH Objectives to choose from. The funding opportunities published on this page are competitive opportunities for which a variety of organizations – including local health departments – are welcome to apply for. Review the eligibility criteria of each competitive funding opportunity before applying.

How do these competitive funding opportunities affect Title V’s consolidated contracts?

These competitive funding opportunities are entirely separate from the non-competitive, formula-based funding that the Title V program allocates to consolidated contracts. They do not affect one another.

The scope of work document I opened seems like an example. How do I enter my information?

The scope of work document does include an example table. Keep scrolling and there is a blank table you need to complete below the example.

When there are multiple awards anticipated for a funding opportunity, is the estimated amount available per award or total?

The estimated amount available listed is the total amount available. If there are multiple awards anticipated, the total amount would be divided between multiple awards. For example, if the anticipated award is $100,000 and we anticipate making up to three awards, this does not mean that we anticipate awarding three grantees $100,000 each, but that all three awards will equal $100,000. The anticipated number of awards is an estimate. Final dollar amounts will be determined at a later date.

For the Children’s Resource Centers for CYSHCN funding opportunity, is a regional approach being considered?

The opportunity known as “Children’s Resource Centers for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Funding Application” states that “Up to five awards are available. Funding award amounts may be based on number of CYSHCN population in each region and not equally distributed.”

The Children’s Resource Centers for CYSHCN funding opportunity estimates multiple awards that may be based on CYSHCN population in each region and not equally distributed. How much funding will be allocated to each region?

The amount of funding allocated to each region will be determined at a later date. Funding award amounts may be based on number of CYSHCN population in each region and not equally distributed.

Are you offering funding specifically to continue the Parents Reaching Out (PRO) program?

There is not funding allocated specifically for the continuation of Parents Reaching Out. Please see the list of current funding opportunities on this page.

In the Family Peer Support for Families of CYSHCN funding opportunity, does the peer support have to be provided to the whole public health region, or could I apply to only provide family peer support to families who have a child who is medically complex, has a hearing difference, etc.?

Family Peer support will be funded for each public health region. In the application, the applicant should propose the peer support model/strategy that they believe is the best fit for that public health region due to their local knowledge and expertise.

Is there any flexibility on the match requirement? As a small organization, the match requirement may make it difficult to apply to these opportunities.

To comply with the federal requirements of receiving Title V funding, all states and jurisdictions are required to meet a 75% match requirement, which includes a $3 match in non-federal funds for every $4 of federal Title V Block Grant funds expended. To meet this requirement, Wisconsin’s Title V program must require all applicants receiving Federal Title V funding to provide a 60% match contribution, or 60 cents of non-federal dollars for every $1 given by the Federal Title V program. Match contributions cannot come from other federal funding sources. In-kind match such as volunteer hours or an organization’s rented workspace can be included in your match contribution. Wisconsin’s Title V program recognizes that this requirement may make partnership with the program difficult for smaller organizations. As a result, for the upcoming 2026—2030 grant cycle, the match contribution requirement for organizations has been decreased from 75% to 60%.

All the applications have a check box about certifying that the content of the application is human generated. Why is this box on the applications?

To ensure that the applications being submitted are original, human-created content.

Can a local health department receive consolidated contract funds and be awarded a competitive funding opportunity for the same scope of work?

Local and Tribal health agencies are eligible to apply for competitive funding opportunities if they are able to meet the minimum expectations. If awarded, this funding would be in addition to the funding local and Tribal health agencies receive as part of their annual consolidated contract to work on MCH objectives, and your organization must ensure that the requested funding will not supplant funds already budgeted for the same purposes. See FY 2024 HRSA General Terms and Conditions for the full definition of supplanting. A scope of work and budget must be submitted for this application and will be separate from any other Title V contracts you receive.

For the Family Peer Support for Families of CYSHCN funding opportunity, is a regional approach being considered?

Please refer to section “Minimum expectations,” points number one and three, and section “3. Content Specific, Part A Application” of the funding opportunity.