Question of the Month -
February 2007

Q:

What are SLC state funding sources for birth defects surveillance?

A:

State

Program

Funding

Alabama

Alabama Birth Defects Surveillance and Prevention Program

CDC Grant – 80%

University – 20%

Arkansas

Arkansas Reproductive Health Monitoring System

General State Funds – 100%

Florida

Florida Birth Defects Registry

General State Funds – 70%
CDC Grant – 30%

Georgia

Georgia Birth Defects Reporting and Information System

General State Funds – 60%
Other Federal Funding – 40%

Kentucky

Kentucky Birth Surveillance Registry

General State Funds – 75%
CDC Grant – 25%

Louisiana

Louisiana Birth Defects Monitoring Network

No Data Available

Maryland

Maryland Birth Defects Reporting and Information System

General State Funds – 100%

Mississippi

Mississippi Birth Defects Registry

MCH Funds – 10%
Genetic Screening Revenues – 90%

Missouri

Missouri Birth Defects Registry

MCH Funds – 37%
Service Fees – 54%
Private Foundations – 9%

North Carolina

North Carolina Birth Defects Monitoring Program

General State Funds – 55%
CDC Grant – 45%

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Birth Defects Registry

General State Funds – 13%
MCH Funds – 57%
CDC Grant – 30%

South Carolina

South Carolina Birth Defects Surveillance and Prevention Program

General State Funds – 65%
Institutional Funding – 25%
March of Dimes – 10%

Tennessee

Tennessee Birth Defects Registry

General State Funds – 100%

Texas

Texas Birth Defects Monitoring Division

General State Funds – 51%
MCH Title V Funds – 33%
Preventive Health Block Grant – 16%

Virginia

Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System

MCH Funds – 70%
CDC Grant – 30%

West Virginia

Birth Defects Surveillance Program

Title V and State Appropriations – 100%

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