Maternal, infant and early childhood homevisiting grant program

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) received a $28.99 million non-competing continuation award under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program (CFDA 93.870) from the Health Resources and Services Administration, effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2027. The award comprises $25.19 million in base grant funding and $3.80 million in matching grant funding. CDPH delivers evidence-based home visiting (EBHV) services through 22 local health jurisdictions across 21 California counties, pairing nurses and family support professionals with pregnant women and families with young children in underserved communities to improve maternal and child health outcomes, promote healthy child development and school readiness, enhance positive parenting practices, and increase family economic self-sufficiency and resilience.

Under this award, CDPH provides statewide program leadership and oversight of local home visiting implementation, ensuring compliance with federal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) data collection and reporting requirements and state and federal program standards. Key objectives include coordinating with approved EBHV models to deliver targeted and intensive services, providing programmatic oversight to subrecipients, monitoring implementation through standardized tools, and addressing maternal mental health as a priority community health need. The program integrates home visiting services into statewide and local early childhood systems to serve eligible at-risk populations including low-income families, pregnant women, and families with substance use history or child welfare involvement.

Abstract

Project title: maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting program non-competing continuation update, fiscal year 2025 recipient name: california department of public health (cdph)/maternal, child and adolescent health division (mcah)/california home visiting program (chvp) address: 1615 capitol avenue, MS 8304, sacramento, CA 95899-7420 project director name: susan zimny phone number: 866-241-0395