The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2021 funds to support the City of Flint, MI, and the State of Michigan.

In 2017, initial funding with granted to build their capacity to:
1) identify communication and training strategies for

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a registry of residents exposed to lead-contaminated water from the Flint Water System (FWS) during April 25, 2014–October 15, 2015; 2) develop the registry to identify eligible residents; 3) recruit and enroll eligible residents, collect their baseline information, and refer them to services; 4) ensure a referral process to link registrants to comprehensive, coordinated services to mitigate the effects of lead exposure; and 5) select appropriate measures and frequency of follow-up to collect data on exposure, health, and developmental milestones along with choices of interventions, services, and enrichment activities undertaken during the project period.

To continue to maximize the public health benefit to the residents of the City of Flint, MI, the CDC recommends that the registry continue to examine whether registrants’ choice of referred interventions might be related to better health outcomes and developmental milestones.

The registry should continue to enable important policy and administrative decisions and recommendations for the City of Flint and for the State of Michigan.