Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant is a federal-state partnership program that aims to improve the health of low-income pregnant women, mothers, and children. In addition, the program aims to connect low-income families with other services and programs, such as Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The MCH Services Block Grant program is administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The program is authorized under Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935 (SSA; P.L. 74-121).
The MCH Services Block Grant program has three components: (1) block grants to states, (2) the Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS) program, and (3) the Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS) program.
Block Grants to States
The block grants to states program is a block grant within the MCH Service