Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division

Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

The Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant provides core funding to California to improve the health and well-being of mothers, infants, children and youth, including children with special health care needs and their families. The Title V Block Grant is federally administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau

About Title V in California

About State Program

The California Title V Program is administered by the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division of the California Department of Public Health. MCAH provides Title V funding to 61 Local Health Jurisdictions, which play a critical role in the collaborative development of priorities and strategies that drive the MCAH mission. In addition to Local MCAH, Title V supports a variety of other programs such as the Black Infant Health Program, the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program and the Adolescent Family Life Program. MCAH collaborates with partners to support additional programmatic efforts in areas including oral health, trauma and violence prevention, communicable diseases, genetic diseases, nutrition support, health care delivery, adolescent sexual health, maternal and perinatal quality of care, developmental screening and others.

Title V Report

Each local health jurisdiction (LHJ) completes a local needs assessment every five years and uses the results to plan local programs. The MCAH Division compiles information from the local needs assessments and uses other statewide data to develop the statewide needs assessment.Our latest Executive Summary (PDF) contains a data snapshot, information on key 2020 issues, priority needs for the 2021-25 Title V cycle, and highlights several success stories.

California’s full Title V report, as well as other helpful information about Title V nationally and in other states, can be found at the following links from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau:

An Efficient and Effective Use of Public Funds

The HRSA Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant is one of a small number of federal programs that received the highest rating on the White House Office of Budget and Management’s Performance Assessment Rating Tool. Highest rated programs set ambitious goals, achieve results, are well-managed and improve efficiency.

Public Input

Prior to submitting California’s Title V Annual Application/Report, the public is invited to provide comment on an abridged draft. The next public comment period is expected in Spring 2021.