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Washington home‑visiting program sees state budget cuts, contract adjustments and 139‑slot net loss
Summary
State funding cuts to Washington’s home‑visiting programs prompted DCYF to reallocate funds, absorb some backfills and change contract terms; officials said the agency preserved services where possible but reported a net loss of 139 slots and new limits on meals, performance awards and indirect cost treatment.
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) reported reductions to state funding for home‑visiting programs and a set of contract changes at the Home Visiting Advisory Committee meeting in July.
DCYF staff said the agency closed state fiscal year 2025 and opened fiscal year 2026 under tighter budget authority. Laura (DCYF staff) said there was a $1,250,000 reduction in the agency’s authority in the prior fiscal year and a $1,500,000 reduction in general‑fund state dollars for fiscal year 2026. She also described a decline in the dedicated cannabis account funding and said the federal maternal, infant and early childhood home‑visiting grant (referred to in the meeting as “MCV”) increased “about 6%.”
DCYF staff told committee members they sought to minimize service disruption to families and stabilize local implementing agencies (LIAs). To absorb changes, agency leaders said they used available McV funding…
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