Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant

The goals of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV Program) are to: (1) strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V of the Social Security Act; (2) improve coordination of services for at-risk communities; and (3) identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for eligible families who reside in at-risk communities. The MIECHV Program supports voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services for pregnant women and parents with young children up to kindergarten entry. The MIECHV Program builds upon decades of scientific research that shows home visits conducted by a nurse, social worker, or other trained professional during pregnancy and in the first years of a child�s life improves the lives of children and families. Home visiting helps prevent childhood and adult chronic disease and behavioral health conditions, supports families to prevent child abuse and neglect, promotes child development and school readiness, and boosts families� economic self-sufficiency. Consistent with the program�s authorizing statute MIECHV funds provide grants to 56 states and jurisdictions through base and matching funds. State and jurisdiction grantees conduct statewide needs assessments to identify eligible at-risk communities, reach statutorily-defined priority populations, and choose one or more of the 24 approved evidence-based home visiting models or identify promising approaches that will best meet the specific needs of their states and communities.

Eligible entities include those currently funded under the MIECHV Program: 48 states, 2 nonprofit organizations serving Florida, and North Dakota, and 6 territories and jurisdictions serving District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. For those states that have elected not to participate in MIECHV, nonprofit organizations with an established record of providing early childhood home visiting programs or initiatives in a state or several states are eligible to apply to carry out programs in those states.

Evaluation criteria vary based on the grant/cooperative agreement program. Refer to criteria included in the notice of funding opportunity for each specific program. Based on the recommendations of the objective review committee for competitive applications, the HRSA program official with delegated authority is responsible for final selection and funding decisions.

Statutory Formula: Title V, Part n/a, Subpart 511(c)(4),Public Law 117.328.Social Security Act, Title V, �511(c)(4), as amended by Section 6101 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).Additional Information on Base Grant and Matching Grants: This program makes awards according to requirements outlined in Social Security Act, Title V, �511(c)(4), as amended by Section 6101 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328). Grant awards will consist of up to three parts. (1) Base Grants are awarded FY 2023 through FY 2027. Funding amounts are based on a statutory formula that considers each awardee�s share of U.S. children under age 5, while ensuring that any available recipient funding does not fluctuate by more than 10% from the prior year award, as well as a minimum $1 million award. (2) Matching Grants are awarded FY 2024 through FY 2027. Funding...