Maternal, infant and early childhood homevisiting grant program

The Vermont Department of Health, through the Human Services Vermont Agency Of, received a $4.39 million Project Grant award on September 30, 2025, under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program (CFDA 93.870), funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The grant supports delivery of the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) model, a coordinated, research-based voluntary home visiting program serving pregnant women and families with infants across all 14 Vermont counties through six regional service areas within the state's Children's Integrated Service system. Core program objectives include improving pregnancy outcomes, promoting healthy infant and toddler growth and development, fostering economic self-sufficiency among at-risk populations, and establishing a comprehensive data management system for continuous quality improvement by the September 29, 2027 completion date.

The program implements nurse-delivered home visiting services through six sub-awardee partners: Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Vermont & New Hampshire Inc., Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, Inc., Addison County Home Health & Hospice, Inc., University of Vermont Health Network - Home Health & Hospice Inc., Northern Counties Health Care, Inc., and VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, Inc. These sub-grantees deliver direct home visiting services designed to improve maternal health and wellbeing, support parents' developmental interactions with children, enhance family and social relationships, and promote parental aspirations, with matching funds supporting current program operations across Vermont's regions.

Abstract

Project title: maternal infant early child home visiting program applicant name: vermont department of health mailing address: VT department of health, 280 state drive, waterbury VT 05671-8360 project director: ilisa stalberg, director, division of family and child health contact phone numbers: #(802) 343-8125,