The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States (CFDA 93.994) program, awarded a $35,424,997 project grant to the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH). The grant will fund PRDOH's efforts to improve the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families in Puerto Rico from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. Key initiatives include the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, the Children with Special...
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...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,317,714 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program grant to the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group's Federal Grants Coordination & Monitoring Division. The grant aims to enhance access to quality healthcare, promote health equity, and strengthen workforce capacity for home visiting services in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program will utilize...
The Department of Family Planning Division, operating as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, was awarded a $1,368,478 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, under the Head Start Disaster Recovery program (CFDA 93.356). The grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, with a completion date of May 31, 2026, is intended to support the restoration of Head Start and Early Head Start services, rebuild damaged facilities, and deliver...
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...
This Project Grant award of $8,004,440.00 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) will support the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services (NH DHHS) in implementing voluntary, evidence-based Healthy Families America (HFA) home visiting services. The project aims to serve 284 families at a given time across all New Hampshire...
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 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...
This $733,704.00 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA 93.669) supports the Puerto Rico Department of the Family in enhancing its child protective services system. The funding will be used to strengthen Puerto Rico's capabilities in preventing, identifying, and responding to child abuse and neglect through the development and improvement of the territory's...
The Department of Family Planning Division of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was awarded a $4,022,450.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families' Head Start Disaster Recovery program (CFDA 93.356). The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, with a performance period through July 31, 2026, will fund the restoration and continuation of Head Start and Early Head Start services in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricanes Fiona and...
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 curriculum to provide services to high-risk pregnant women and families with children up to 36 months old in 13 municipalities in Puerto Rico. The key goals are to improve maternal and child health, reduce injuries, enhance school readiness, decrease domestic violence, increase family economic self-sufficiency, and improve coordination of community resources and support. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026.