The Barton County Health Department relies on state and federal grants to help support the many different programs that it offers. Director Shelly Schneider informed Barton County Commissioners Monday about the 2018 grant awards and says there were no reductions in the amount of money the department will receive this year. The Child Care Licensing Program received a huge bump from $30,000 to $120,000 after the state requested that the Health Department double the amount of counties that they serve.

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The total amount of federal and state grants in 2018 adds up to just over $356,000. That includes money for the Child Care Licensing program, chronic disease risk reduction, family planning, maternal and child health, the pregnancy maintenance initiative and the state formula plan.