93.505: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

93.505

Inactive

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) [HHS]

Aug. 16, 2021

Aug. 16, 2021

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV Program) is designed : (1) to strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V; (2) to improve coordination of services for at risk communities; and (3) to identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at risk communities. The MIECHV Program was created to support voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services for at-risk pregnant women and parents with young children up to kindergarten entry. The program builds upon decades of scientific research that shows home visits conducted by a nurse, social worker, early childhood educator, 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 child abuse and neglect, supports positive parenting, improves maternal and child health, and promotes child development and school readiness.

A - Formula Grants

Eligibility for funding is limited to a single application from each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The Governor has the responsibility and authority to designate which entity or group of entities will apply for and administer home visiting program funds on behalf of the State or US Territory. Regardless of the entity or entities designated by the Governor, this application must contain the concurrence and signatures of the: • Director of the State’s Title V agency; • Director of the State’s agency for Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); • The State’s child welfare agency (Title IV-E and IV-B), if this agency is not also administering Title II of CAPTA: • Director of the State’s Single State Agency for Substance Abuse Services; • The State’s Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrator; • Director of the State’s Head Start State Collaboration Office, and • The State’s Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care authorized by 642B(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Head Start Act. 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.

• Eligible families residing in communities in need of such services, as identified in a State needs assessment • Low-income eligible families • Eligible families who are pregnant women under age 21 • Eligible families with a history of child abuse or neglect or have had interactions with child welfare services • Eligible families with a history of substance abuse or need substance abuse treatment • Eligible families that have users of tobacco products in the home • Eligible families that are or have children with low student achievement • Eligible families with children with developmental delays or disabilities • Eligible families who, or that include individuals serving or formerly serving in the Armed Forces, including those with members who have had multiple deployments outside the US Eligible family: o A woman who is pregnant, and the father of the child if available, or o A parent or primary caregiver of the child, including grandparents or other relatives and foster parents serving as the child's primary caregiver from birth until kindergarten entry, including a noncustodial parent with an ongoing relationship with, and at times provides physical care for the child

93.994 - Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States

93.615 - Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Research Programs

93.870 - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant

93.110 - Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs