Fatherhood first partnership (FFP) - the missouri bootheel regional consortium will implement the fatherhood first partnership program to serve adult fathers in five rural counties in southeast…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium a $2.247 million Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2025, under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086).

The recipient will implement the Fatherhood First Partnership program to serve 450 adult fathers across five rural counties in Southeast Missouri—Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Dunklin counties—over the five-year project period ending September 29, 2030. The program delivers evidence-based curricula including 24/7 Dad and PREP through six-week intensive training cohorts with case management, addressing responsible parenting, economic stability, and healthy marriage. Services are provided through multiple physical locations across the region to address high rates of poverty and unemployment.

Performance takes place in Sikeston, Missouri. The Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium is a tax-exempt nonprofit that delivers community health and family services programs to underserved rural populations in Southeast Missouri, with prior experience administering HHS grants in health workforce development and community health initiatives.

Fatherhood first partnership (FFP) - the missouri bootheel regional consortium will implement the fatherhood first partnership program to serve adult fathers in five rural counties in southeast missouri. The program will provide services in responsible parenting, economic stability, and healthy marriage using evidence-based curricula including 24/7 DAD and prep through six-week intensive training cohorts with case management. Services will be delivered in scott, mississippi, new madrid, pemiscot, and dunklin counties through multiple physical locations to address the region's high rates of poverty and unemployment. Over the five-year project period, the program will serve 450 fathers, improving family functioning and economic stability in this underserved rural region.