Maternal, infant and early childhood homevisiting grant program - michigan department of health and human services home visiting unit 320 S. Walnut ST., lansing, MI 48933 – tiffany kostelec –…

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Home Visiting Unit received a $11.73 million Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program (CFDA 93.870) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. The award funds the Michigan Home Visiting Initiative (MHVI), which delivers voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services to pregnant women and families with young children up to kindergarten entry residing in at-risk communities across Michigan. Through 19 local implementing agencies, MHVI will serve an expected total of 1,686 families, with 1,570 families served in Year 1 and 169 families in Year 2. Services will be provided to priority populations including families with children at-risk for maltreatment, families with histories of substance use, low-income families, and families with children experiencing developmental delays or disabilities.

The initiative expands home visiting program capacity into new rural communities across Michigan's Regions 1, 2, and 3 in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, supplementing existing services in Ingham and Saginaw counties. MHVI operates as a family-centered, data-driven system designed to integrate home visiting services within Michigan's comprehensive early childhood system and reduce health disparities in disinvested communities. Key service components include implementation of evidence-based home visiting models, Project ECHO training and peer support for service providers, expansion of parent leader learning communities, and policy development to strengthen family support systems across local implementing agency liaisons.

Maternal, infant and early childhood homevisiting grant program - michigan department of health and human services home visiting unit 320 S. Walnut ST., lansing, MI 48933 – tiffany kostelec – 517.242.7905|