This $12,926,731 federal Project Grant award from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) supports the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program (CFDA 93.870) in Florida. The Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions, Inc., a non-profit organization, will use the funding from September 2024 to September 2026 to provide evidence-based home visiting services to a...
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 a $5,146,630 project grant to the State of Alaska Department of Health. The grant will fund the delivery of evidence-based home visiting services to at-risk families in Alaska, particularly in the Municipality of Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna Borough, with the goal of improving maternal and child health outcomes, promoting child...
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) was awarded a $40,872,063 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994). The grant will be used to administer the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) programs in Florida over a two-year period from October 1, 2024 to...
The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) was awarded a $4,620,437 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program grant (CFDA 93.870) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will support the delivery of comprehensive early identification and evidence-based home visiting services to high-risk families in designated priority geographic areas across Hawaii. The goal is to improve outcomes and reduce health disparities for at-risk children and families...
This $2,438,770 project grant awarded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program (CFDA 93.870) will support the Puerto Rico Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (PR-MIECHVP), known locally as Familias Saludables Puerto Rico (FSPR). The program will implement the Healthy Families America home visiting model with the Growing Great Kids...
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 a $14,690,230 project grant to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will fund the delivery of the evidence-based Parents as Teachers home visiting program to serve approximately 1,202 families annually across Maine. The program aims to improve maternal, infant, child and family physical and relational health and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) a $26,402,603 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program (CFDA 93.870) on September 30, 2024. This funding will enable DFPS to continue implementing comprehensive evidence-based home visiting services and build early childhood systems in 47 high-risk counties across Texas. The goal is to...
The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education received a $16,557,892 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program project award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The project, titled "Alabama's Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program", aims to provide high-quality, comprehensive statewide early childhood support services, including evidence-based home visiting, for pregnant...
This federal Project Grant award of $4,754,584 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program (CFDA 93.870). The purpose of this 2-year award, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, is to develop, implement, and sustain a continuum of evidence-based home visiting services statewide in Delaware, with a focus on 6...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program (CFDA 93.870) provides $16,352,219 to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services' Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) to sustain and grow a statewide system of high-quality, evidence-based home visitation services. The funding supports OCDEL in ensuring that 100% of...
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, 2024, PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING TO A MONTHLY CASELOAD OF 1,604 FAMILIES LIVING IN HIGH-NEED AREAS. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2025, PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING TO A MONTHLY CASELOAD OF 1,854 FAMILIES LIVING IN HIGH-NEED AREAS. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2025, 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, 2024, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL SUSTAIN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PARTNERS WITHIN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SECTOR. - BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CHALLENGES 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 FY23-25 AND WILL BE DELIVERED IN 47 HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES. CURRENTLY, IN FY22-23, FLORIDA MIECHV PROVIDES FUNDING TO SERVE 1,854 FAMILIES - 1,636 WITH MIECHV FORMULA FUNDS AND 218 WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUNDS. IN FY23-24, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL SERVE 1,854 FAMILIES - 1,604 WITH MIECHV FORMULA FUNDS AND 250 WITH ARP FUNDS. IN FY24-25, FLORIDA MIECHV WILL SERVE 1,854 FAMILIES WITH MIECHV FORMULA 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.