The Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions, Inc. received a $12,926,731 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. This Project Grant, spanning from September 2024 to September 2026, will enable the organization to provide evidence-based home visiting services to between 1,854 and 1,954 families per month across 35 high-risk counties in Florida. The organization plans to deliver these services through three proven...
This federal Project Grant award of $25,869,224 was provided by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States (CFDA 93.994) program. The grant supports the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in administering the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) programs. The funding enables FDOH to deliver a range of maternal and child health services, including prenatal...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $4,754,584 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program project grant to the Delaware Division of Public Health. The purpose of this 2-year project grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, is to develop, implement, and sustain a continuum of home visiting services statewide in Delaware, with priority given to 6 high-risk zones identified...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded a $1.16 million Project Grant to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant program (CFDA 93.870). The grant period runs from December 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Funds will support the delivery of home visiting services utilizing the Parents as Teachers evidence-based home visiting model through local implementing...
The Minnesota Department of Health was awarded a $20,573,016 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program grant by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will support the continuation of evidence-based home visiting services to improve health and developmental outcomes for families residing in at-risk communities across Minnesota. The grant...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program (CFDA 93.870), awarded $16,352,219 to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) to sustain and grow a statewide system of high-quality, evidence-based home visitation services. This Project Grant award aims to strengthen and support families and promote maternal, infant, and early childhood health, safety, and development across 27 counties in...
The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) was awarded a $2,438,770 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will support the implementation of the evidence-based Healthy Families America home visiting model in 13 high-risk municipalities across Puerto Rico. The program, known locally as...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $9,599,992 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program project grant to The Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina. The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will support the state's efforts to sustain and expand evidence-based home visiting services in 37 of South Carolina's 44 counties. The program aims to improve...
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood was awarded a $27,274,581 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2026, will fund the implementation of three evidence-based home visiting models (HIPPY, NFP, and PAT) across 21 high-risk counties in Colorado. The goals of the project are to improve parent and family outcomes,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,478,028 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program grant (CFDA 93.870) to the District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health). The grant will support the implementation of the SafeCare Augmented and Parents as Teachers evidence-based home visiting models to provide high-quality services to 160 eligible families of perinatal women and children ages...
MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - MAILING ADDRESS: 2002 OLD ST. AUGUSTINE ROAD, E45, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301 PROJECT DIRECTOR: PALOMA PRATA PHONE: (850) 999-6200 EMAIL: PPRATA@FAHSC.ORG WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.FLMIECHV.COM/ PURPOSE: TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF EVIDENCE-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES AT THE STATE AND COMMUNITY LEVEL. GOAL(S) AND OBJECTIVES: FLORIDA MIECHV WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SCHOOL READINESS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN FLORIDA'S HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2023, PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING TO A MONTHLY CASELOAD OF 1,736 FAMILIES LIVING IN HIGH-NEED AREAS. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING TO A MONTHLY CASELOAD OF 1,604 FAMILIES LIVING IN HIGH-NEED AREAS. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION SITES FUNDED BY FLORIDA MIECHV WILL ACHIEVE, IN AGGREGATE, OPTIMAL OUTCOMES FOR PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING. FLORIDA MIECHV WILL SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WELL-INTEGRATED, COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE MATERNAL AND CHILDHOOD SYSTEM OF CARE THROUGH INCREASED COORDINATION AT THE STATE AND COMMUNITY LEVELS. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2023, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL SUSTAIN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PARTNERS WITHIN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SECTOR. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL SUPPORT CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING BY OFFERING AT LEAST 10 TRAININGS ANNUALLY TO HOME VISITORS AND PARTNER AGENCY STAFF. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL WORK WITH LIAS AND OTHER STATE PARTNERS TO EXPAND CAPACITY FOR INVOLVING FATHERS IN HOME VISITING AND OTHER EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL COLLABORATE WITH FLORIDA EARLY CHILDHOOD AND COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS PRENATAL-TO-THREE (ECCS P-3) INITIATIVE, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING FLORIDA'S COORDINATED INTAKE AND REFERRAL SYSTEM, CONNECT, AND STATEWIDE HEALTHY START HOME VISITING PROGRAM ON PROMOTING EQUITY IN HOME VISITING AND WITHIN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS. METHODOLOGY: SINCE 2013, FLORIDA MIECHV HAS IMPLEMENTED THREE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING MODELS: HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS. THESE MODELS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FUNDED FOR FY22-24 AND WILL BE DELIVERED IN 27 HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES. CURRENTLY, IN FY21-22, FLORIDA MIECHV PROVIDES FUNDING TO SERVE 1,854 FAMILIES - 1,636 WITH MIECHV FORMULA FUNDS AND 218 WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUNDS. IN FY22-23, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL SERVE 1,854 FAMILIES - 1,736 WITH MIECHV FORMULA FUNDS AND 118 WITH ARP FUNDS. IN FY23-24, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL SERVE 1,854 FAMILIES - 1,604 WITH MIECHV FORMULA FUNDS AND 250 WITH ARP FUNDS. KEY ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE LINKAGES AND REFERRAL NETWORKS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS INCLUDE CONTINUED COORDINATION WITH CONNECT AND INTEGRATION WITH THE FLORIDA ECCS P-3 INITIATIVE.