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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - THE OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (OSDH) WILL CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES THROUGH COORDINATED, VOLUNTARY, EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING SERVICES. SERVICES WILL CONTINUE IN COMANCHE, JEFFERSON, OKLAHOMA, STEPHENS, AND TULSA COUNTIES, WITH A SUSTAINED FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT FUTURE EXPANSION INTO UNDERSERVED RURAL AREAS. OSDH WILL UTILIZE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP), PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT), AND SAFECARE MODELS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES, PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY WELL-BEING. MATCHING FUNDS WILL SUPPORT BOTH WORKFORCE STABILITY AND TARGETED EXPANSION EFFORTS. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES • GOAL 1: STRENGTHEN COORDINATION ACROSS MATERNAL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS • GOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT IN HOME VISITING SERVICES • GOAL 3: MAINTAIN HIGH-QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS APPROACH OSDH WILL MAINTAIN SERVICE CAPACITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 832 FAMILIES ACROSS 10 LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS) SERVING COMANCHE, JEFFERSON, OKLAHOMA, STEPHENS, AND TULSA COUNTIES. KEY STRATEGIES INCLUDE STRENGTHENING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND PREPARING FOR RURAL EXPANSION OF THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS AND SAFECARE MODEL; UTILIZING COMMUNITY CONNECTORS AND THE PARENTPRO CENTRAL INTAKE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT OUTREACH, REFERRAL, AND ENROLLMENT; PROVIDING INCREASED FUNDING TO LIAS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE STABILITY AND SERVICE DELIVERY; AND CONTINUING ALIGNMENT WITH MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND EFFICIENCY. OSDH WILL REQUEST FULL BASE FUNDING ($7,187,024) AND THE FULL AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE MATCHING AND ADDITIONAL MATCHING FUNDS ($2,327,380), FOR A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $9,514,404. NON-FEDERAL MATCH ($775,793) WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH STATE APPROPRIATED FUNDS (CHILDREN FIRST STATE APPROPRIATED FUNDS) AND APPLIED TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND SERVICE DELIVERY. MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE AN APPROXIMATE 8% FUNDING INCREASE TO CURRENT LIAS AND TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC RURAL EXPANSION.

Oklahoma State Health Department

THE MIECHV PROGRAM SUPPORTS PREGNANT WOMEN AND PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE GREATER RISK AND BARRIERS TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES. BUILDING UPON DECADES OF GOLD-STANDARD SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THE MIECHV PROGRAM PROVIDES VOLUNTARY, COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. HOME VISITS BY A NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER, OR OTHER TRAINED PROFESSIONAL DURING PREGNANCY, AND IN THE FIRST YEARS OF LIFE CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY: HELPING TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD AND ADULT CHRONIC DISEASE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS; SUPPORTING FAMILIES TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS; AND BOOSTING FAMILIES ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. HRSA ADMINISTERS THIS PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACF. WITH INCREASES IN APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THE MIECHV PROGRAM FOR FY 2026 AND FY 2027, HRSA STRONGLY ENCOURAGES AWARDEES TO EXPAND HOME VISITING SERVICES TO NEW COMMUNITIES AND/OR ADDITIONAL FAMILIES IN CURRENTLY SERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

93.870 - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant

HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management (OFAM) [HHS - HRSA]

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) [HHS - HRSA]

Oklahoma United States

State-Wide

HRSA-26-091