This federal Project Grant award of $1,948,171.00 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States (CFDA 93.994) program will enable the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) in Guam to provide a range of maternal and child health services. The funding, which covers the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support DPHSS in delivering critical healthcare and social services to...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration awarded a $2,993,220 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program grant to the American Samoa Department of Health. The purpose of this 2-year project grant (Award ID X1053602) is to improve maternal and child health, early childhood development, and family well-being by supporting the delivery of high-quality, voluntary home visiting services to eligible families in American...
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 Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) in Guam was awarded a $590,000 Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs (CFDA 93.946). The award aims to implement several strategies to address high maternal mortality in Guam, including: (1) improving the quality and availability of death records to enable thorough maternal death review,...
The Government of Guam - Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division was awarded a $501,119 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The award, effective from December 2024 through September 2028, will support the territory's efforts to provide affordable, high-quality child care services and improve early childhood education infrastructure. The grant funding...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $115,789 Project Grant to the Department of Public Health & Social Services in Guam. The grant was awarded under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects program (CFDA 93.048) to support the development and testing of innovative programs, services and systems of support that respond to the needs of Guam's growing elderly population and those individuals in...
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was awarded a $1,458,860 Project Grant under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program (CFDA 93.870) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The purpose of this grant is to provide families in at-risk CNMI communities with evidence-based, voluntary early childhood home visiting services to...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded an $831,250 block grant to the Government of Guam Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The award is provided through the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program (CFDA 93.671). The funding will support the Bureau's efforts to increase public awareness and provide primary and...
This federal Project Grant award of $19,296,802 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) Grant Program (CFDA 93.870) will support the implementation of evidence-based home visiting services in 22 at-risk counties in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Public Health will use the funding to provide comprehensive maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting...
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) in Guam received a $3,317,714 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program (CFDA 93.870). The purpose of this 2-year award, effective September 30, 2024, is to provide high-quality, voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services to 105 families in high-risk communities across Guam through the Project Bisita I Familia (PBIF) program. The program aims to help parents and caregivers reach their full potential, address social determinants of health, and reduce health disparities by guiding families to community resources, increasing family literacy, and promoting parent-child bonding. The award will also strengthen collaborative efforts with early childhood and other child and family-serving agencies, enhance staffing and training, and expand the program's data systems to improve data collection and reporting.