Maternal, infant and early childhood homevisiting grant program

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) received a $11.76 million Project Grant award on September 30, 2025, under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program (CFDA 93.870), administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The grant, which extends through September 29, 2027, supports the expansion and delivery of evidence-based home visiting services to at-risk families and pregnant women with young children in Virginia. VDH will provide voluntary, professional home visiting services across 47 identified at-risk communities, serving a minimum of 1,436 families annually through trained nurses, social workers, and early childhood specialists. The program aims to improve maternal and child health outcomes, prevent child abuse and neglect, promote early childhood development and school readiness, and enhance family economic self-sufficiency.

The grant funding will support VDH in achieving three primary goals: increasing the quality, availability, and effectiveness of evidence-based home visiting programs; improving coordination of early childhood services at the state and local levels; and developing sustainable fiscal strategies for program continuity. VDH will implement one or more of the 24 federally approved evidence-based home visiting models and coordinate services through local implementing agencies and community partners across Virginia. The award includes $11.76 million in federal base and matching grant funds, supplemented by $517,877 in non-federal matching funds, enabling VDH to strengthen the early childhood system for vulnerable populations in the Commonwealth.

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Project title: maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting program (MIECHV) program recipient organization name: virginia department of health (VDH) mailing address: 109 governor street, 9TH floor, richmond, virginia 23219 project director information: andelicia neville, MS; (804) 864-7773;