Indiana § 4-12-1-17.2 Establishment of Hoosier Families First Fund; appropriation; allotment
of money

Indiana Statutes

§ 4-12-1-17.2 — Establishment of Hoosier Families First Fund; appropriation; allotment of money

Indiana § 4-12-1-17.2

Art. 12APPROPRIATIONS MANAGEMENT

Ch. 1The Budget Agency

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Ind. Code § 4-12-1-17.2 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section, "fund" refers to the Hoosier Families First Fund established by subsection (b).

(b)The Hoosier Families First Fund is established for the purposes of this section. The fund shall be administered by the budget agency.

(c)Forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) is appropriated from the state general fund to the fund for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, for allotment as set forth in subsection

(d).

(d)The budget agency may allot money from the fund to the department of child services, the family and social services administration, the Indiana department of health, and the department of homeland security to provide additional funding for existing programs and new programs with the following purposes:

(1)To support the

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2. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers
to the Hoosier Families First Fund established by subsection (b).
(b) The Hoosier Families First Fund is established for the purposes
of this section. The fund shall be administered by the budget agency.
(c) Forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) is appropriated from the
state general fund to the fund for the state fiscal year beginning July 1,
2022, and ending June 30, 2023, for allotment as set forth in subsection
(d).
(d) The budget agency may allot money from the fund to the
department of child services, the family and social services
administration, the Indiana department of health, and the department
of homeland security to provide additional funding for existing
programs and new programs with the following purposes:
(1) To support the health of pregnant women, postpartum
mothers, and infants.
(2) To support pregnancy planning, including addressing barriers
to long acting reversible contraception.
(3) To support the needs of families with children less than four
(4) years of age who are low income or lack access to resources.
(4) To increase the number of families served under the Child
Care Development Fund.
(5) To support Indiana's foster families and adoptive families.
(6) To support prevention based programming that would prevent
children from entering the department of child services system.
(7) To support funding for newborn safety devices as described in
IC 31-34-2.5-1.
(8) To provide funding to providers of maternal support services
and services to help pregnant women and their families bring their
pregnancy to term. To be eligible for funding under this
subdivision, providers may not be affiliated with any abortion
clinic (as defined in IC 16-18-2-1.5).
(e) A provider of services described in subsection (d)(8) that wishes
to receive money from the fund must apply to, and in the manner
prescribed by, the budget agency or the agency administering the
program. Any funds awarded to providers under subsection (d)(8) must
be awarded on a competitive basis following receipt and review of
providers' applications.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of the state fiscal year ending June
30, 2023, reverts to the state general fund.
(g) The budget committee shall review the money allotted under this
section at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the budget
committee following the release of the funds.