Maternal, infant and early childhood homevisiting grant program - project title: massachusetts maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting initiative recipient name: massachusetts department…

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received a $10.4 million Project Grant (CFDA 93.870, Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program) from the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau, awarded September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. The Massachusetts Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MA MIECHV) initiative delivers evidence-based home visiting services across 18 Massachusetts communities to improve family and child health outcomes. The program implements two evidence-based home visiting models to serve families affected by substance use, housing instability, and child welfare involvement while improving service coordination within the early childhood system of care. MA MIECHV aligns with Title V activities and promotes comprehensive supports to strengthen maternal and child health, prevent child abuse and neglect, promote early childhood development and school readiness, and enhance family economic self-sufficiency.

The grant funding ($9.0 million base funds and $1.4 million federal match) supports a comprehensive network of 25 sub-awardees including nonprofit organizations, community health centers, and academic institutions that deliver direct home visiting services and complementary supports. Key sub-awardees include Eliot Community Human Services Inc., Meeting Street Massachusetts Inc. (Schwartz Center for Children), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Public Health Commission, and People Inc., which provide evidence-based home visiting, the Welcome Family universal newborn nurse home visiting program, workforce development evaluation through Tufts University, and integrated early childhood system coordination. This multi-partner approach enables MA MIECHV to reach at-risk families and vulnerable populations through culturally and linguistically appropriate services while establishing connections to broader early childhood and perinatal systems of care.

Maternal, infant and early childhood homevisiting grant program - project title: massachusetts maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting initiative recipient name: massachusetts department of public health (DPH) address: 250 washington street, 5TH floor, boston, MA 02108 project director name: christine silva contact phone number: (978) 875-5785 email address