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Why do Community Health Board allocations for the MCH Block Grant appear to be different than what they have been in the past?

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Why do Community Health Board allocations for the MCH Block Grant appear to be different than what they have been in the past?

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• In previous years, the MCH Block Grant awarded to Community Health Boards included $1,000,000 a year in state general funds. These funds have been consolidated into the state general fund award, reducing the available funding for the MCH award to federal MCH Block Grant funds only. • In previous years, the MCH Block Grant allocations were made using the MCH Block Grant formula. With the change to the LPH Act these federal MCH funds are awarded as a percent of the LPH Act award. • To calculate funding awards based on a calendar year we must use an estimated federal fiscal year award amount. • Recent years have seen a decrease in the federal MCH Block grant award.