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Nicollet County approves 2025 contracts to fund MFIP/DWP and community health board grants
Summary
The County Board on Nov. 12 approved a master contract with Minnesota Valley Action Council for MFIP/DWP services and a master grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health to establish a Nicollet County Community Health Board, plus a Child and Teen Checkup grant with a roughly $51,224 2025 budget.
The Nicollet County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 12 approved a set of public‑health and workforce contracts for 2025 that county staff said will fund case management, employment counseling and outreach for low‑income families and enable the county’s newly formed community health board to receive state grants.
Health and Human Services staff asked the board to approve the county’s annual master contract with the Minnesota Valley Action Council and the South Central Workforce Council to deliver Minnesota Family Investment Program and Diversionary Work Program services. Staff described the funding line items as $27,304 for administration, $260,105 for direct program costs and $41,000 for client support services intended to help clients secure and maintain employment. The motion to approve passed unanimously.
Staff also summarized a master grant agreement between the Minnesota Department of Health and the Nicollet County Community Health Board, which the board adopted by resolution Aug. 27, 2024, to be effective Jan. 1, 2025. The county said the agreement (effective Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2029) is needed for the county to begin executing state public‑health grants and an environmental‑health delegation agreement; the board approved the agreement unanimously.
Finally, the board approved the 2025–26 Child and Teen Checkup grant, a biannual award for education and outreach targeted to Medicaid‑eligible children. Staff reported a 2025 budget of $51,224 — roughly $5,000 above the prior period — and described outreach experiments including postcards and pilot text messages to connect new parents with WIC and clinic services. Commissioners asked whether the increase reflected higher service usage or additional state funding; staff said the cause was unclear and might be related to changes in provider participation.
The board authorized signatures as needed and indicated there will likely be additional grant agreements forthcoming once the county’s community health board is fully operational.
