Maternal and child health services

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services $10.329 million on October 1, 2025, under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994), a project grant that supports development and coordination of systems of care for maternal and child health populations, particularly vulnerable populations without adequate health care access. The award runs through September 30, 2027, with performance in Nebraska.

The recipient passed substantial sub-award funding to implement multiple maternal and child health initiatives targeting youth sexual and reproductive health, mental health and suicide prevention, well-child visits, and family support services. Sub-recipients include Lincoln City of Public Works & Utilities Division, which delivers comprehensive STI community education and testing expansion through the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department clinic and youth mental health awareness campaigns; the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, increasing well-child visits, improving contraception access and birth control education, and advancing STI education, screening, and prevention; GLW Children's Council, Inc., implementing the evidence-based Making a Difference curriculum for youth reproductive health; Four Corners Public Health Department, advancing youth mental health, resilience, and suicide prevention; People's Family Health Services Incorporated, decreasing STD/STI prevalence among youth and young adults; Three Rivers Public Health Department, reducing sexually transmitted infection rates through adolescent education; Choice Family Health Care, decreasing STD/STI prevalence in central Nebraska; Midtown Health Center, decreasing STD/STI prevalence among adolescents; Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, providing prenatal and postpartum support, infant and child safety education, and nutrition education; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, improving pediatric health through child well-visits, maternal health services, and family education; Chadron Community Hospital Corporation through its Western Community Health Resources division, reducing STD/STI prevalence among adolescents; Children's Hospital & Medical Center, growing healthier Nebraska families through prenatal and postpartum support, infant and child safety education, and nutrition education; Good Neighbor Community Health Center, decreasing STD/STI prevalence and educating trusted adults about youth communication; Panhandle Public Health District, supporting youth mental health through family systems strengthening and peer support; Family Health Services Inc., implementing comprehensive STI prevention and awareness campaigns in rural and urban communities; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska through its Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System, providing prenatal and postpartum support, infant and child safety education, and nutrition education to tribal families; and Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska, delivering sexual risk avoidance education in Scotts Bluff County.