Federal Grant Award Summary

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau awarded the West Virginia State Health Department a $4.74 million Project Grant under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States (CFDA 93.994) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports West Virginia's Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health (OMCFH) in developing and implementing a comprehensive five-year needs assessment designed to improve maternal and child health outcomes across the state. The OMCFH will conduct epidemiological and qualitative analyses to identify health priorities, evaluate service availability and utilization, assess care quality, and determine resource gaps affecting vulnerable populations including pregnant women, infants, children, adolescents, and children with special healthcare needs.

The grant funding enables West Virginia to establish systems-level interventions and coordinate care delivery through multi-stakeholder engagement with community partners, government agencies, healthcare providers, and families. Key deliverables include population-based health surveillance activities, data collection supporting evaluation of maternal and child health services, and identification of essential community resources such as childcare, healthcare access, and economic support programs. The state's approach balances clinical effectiveness, ethical considerations, and economic feasibility when determining evidence-based health interventions to assure comprehensive, quality, and accessible maternal and child health services that will positively affect pregnancy outcomes and promote health status throughout the lifespan.