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Howard County Health Department flags $900,000–$1 million in possible grant reductions; maternal health and school-based clinics still expanding
Summary
Deputy health officer Antigone Vickery briefed council members on the Health Department's FY26 request and program highlights, noting an estimated $900,000 to $1 million of current federal/state funding exposure and describing growth in maternal-infant services, school-based wellness, and community health worker outreach.
Antigone Vickery, deputy health officer, presented the Howard County Health Department's FY26 operating request and emphasized program continuity while flagging federal and state funding uncertainty. The department reported a requested 13.7% increase for the budget line that covers staff and services (the department attributed most of the increase to IT chargebacks and state-imposed salary increases plus a half-year funding request for a mental-health court clinical…
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