By: Visiting Nurse Associations of America on 12/10/2014
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a funding opportunity for a Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) grant program established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to continue the delivery of voluntary early childhood home visiting program services in response to a statewide needs assessment in Florida, North Dakota, and Wyoming. The FY 2015 MIECHV formula funding that was otherwise available for allocation to the states of Florida, North Dakota and Wyoming is now being made available to currently MIECHV-funded nonprofit organizations for the purposes described in this funding opportunity announcement (FOA). This program is being undertaken as part of the shared commitment of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to provide comprehensive family services, support coordinated and comprehensive voluntary statewide home visiting programs, and ensure effective implementation of high-quality evidence-based practices.
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations with an established record of providing early childhood home visiting programs or initiatives in a state or several states (ยง 511(k)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act) that currently receive MIECHV funding and that propose to provide services in Florida, North Dakota and Wyoming. To read the full announcement, click here.