Hhs Awards $41 Million To States For Child Abuse Prevention
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced $41 million in funding to 50 states, the District of Columbia and the American territories for community-based child abuse prevention programs. The funding, for fiscal year 2005, marks an increase of 28% for community-based child prevention programs over the previous fiscal year.
Community-based child abuse and prevention grants are provided to agencies designated by the governor of each state. Funds are used to enhance community-based efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. They also foster the development of child abuse prevention services through state and community-based partnerships and public information activities focusing on the healthy and positive development of families.
This formula grant program involve a 70% allocation of funds based on the population of children in the state plus 30% allocated proportionately among the states based on the amount of funds leveraged by the state from private, state or other non-federal sources.
The formula gives states the incentive to appropriate more state funding towards prevention efforts since it provides them with the ability to significantly increase their final grant award based on the amount of their claim.
The Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Awards for FY 2005 by state/district/ territory and amount are:
ALABAMA $420,372
ALASKA 225,273
ARIZONA 665,900
ARKANSAS 261,333
CALIFORNIA 4,011,936
COLORADO 786,592
CONNECTICUT 612,423
DELAWARE 203,242
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 227,009
FLORIDA 1,447,186
GEORGIA 1,203,392
HAWAII 659,127
IDAHO 204,594
ILLINOIS 1,182,738
INDIANA 1,305,943
IOWA 654,839
KANSAS 521,009
KENTUCKY 3,011,169
LOUISIANA 468,198
MAINE 209,380
MARYLAND 791,278
MASSACHUSETTS 602,610
MICHIGAN 1,043,845
MINNESOTA 1,689,661
MISSISSIPPI 284,016
MISSOURI 628,729
MONTANA 203,890
NEBRASKA 220,028
NEVADA 382,814
NEW HAMPSHIRE 206,470
NEW JERSEY 893,608
NEW MEXICO 743,054
NEW YORK 1,663,654
NORTH CAROLINA 794,042
NORTH DAKOTA 206,828
OHIO 1,199,063
OKLAHOMA 1,163,240
OREGON 304,578
PENNSYLVANIA 1,275,410
PUERTO RICO 572,803
RHODE ISLAND 256,418
SOUTH CAROLINA 363,367
SOUTH DAKOTA 213,901
TENNESSEE 871,266
TEXAS 2,270,054
UTAH 436,740
VERMONT 332,852
VIRGINIA 638,603
WASHINGTON 565,513
WEST VIRGINIA 200,000
WISCONSIN 568,081
WYOMING 215,713
American Samoa 200,000
Guam 200,000
N. Mariana Islands 200,000
Virgin Islands 200,000
Total $40,883,784
