Federal Grant Award Summary

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) received a $58.66 million Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports Texas's Title V maternal and child health system of care serving mothers, infants, children, adolescents, and children with special health care needs, particularly vulnerable and low-income populations lacking adequate health care access.

Under this federal award, DSHS delivers a comprehensive portfolio of direct medical services (including prenatal and postpartum care for low-income pregnant women, preventive and primary care for low-income children, and specialty care for children with special health care needs), enabling services (care coordination, health education, and medical home services), population-based services (disease surveillance and maternal and infant mortality reduction), and infrastructure-building activities (data system integration and quality assurance). As Texas's principal public health authority, DSHS administers these maternal and child health services across the state as part of the biennial federal-state partnership structure inherent to this program.