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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT ADDRESS: 1330 LADY STREET, 310 COLUMBIA, SC 29201 AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL: ERIC BELLAMY, CHIEF PARTNER ENGAGEMENT OFFICER CONTACT NUMBER: 803/733-5430 (O); 803/744-4020 (F) EMAIL ADDRESS: EBELLAMY@SCCHILDREN.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.SCCHILDREN.ORG FUNDS REQUESTED: $11,242,708 PURPOSE: SOUTH CAROLINA’S MIECHV PROGRAM SEEKS TO SUSTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING IN THE STATE THROUGH STRATEGIC PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND TARGETED PARTNERSHIPS. TARGET AREAS AND POPULATIONS INCLUDE CHILD MALTREATMENT, MATERNAL/INFANT HEALTH, SCHOOL READINESS, AND HARD-TO-REACH FAMILIES. SCMIECHV WILL ADDRESS COORDINATION AND DELIVERY OF CRITICAL HEALTH, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY LEARNING, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION, AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING AND STRENGTHENED EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1 – INCREASE CAPACITY OF MIECHV PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING SERVICES. OBJECTIVE I: INCREASE CAPACITY OF SERVICE PROVISION FOR CONTRACTED 16 LIAS TO REACH AND MAINTAIN ENROLLMENT OF FAMILIES AT 85% THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2028. GOAL 2 – CONTINUED EXPANSION OF COMPETENCIES OF HOME VISITING PROGRAM STAFF WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN ALL CONTRACTED SITES AND PARTNERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2028. OBJECTIVE I: INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES OF HOME VISITING WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING EIGHT (8) MANDATORY TRAININGS AND SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES BY SEPTEMBER 2028. GOAL 3 – ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING WITHIN STATE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2028. OBJECTIVE I: TRANSLATE RESULTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS’ EVALUATIONS AND PRODUCE COLLECTIVE DATA REPORT FOR STATE LEGISLATORS IN THE 2027 AND 2028 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS FOR MEANINGFUL SUSTAINABILITY RECOMMENDATIONS. OBJECTIVE II: CONVENE 20 EARLY CHILDHOOD STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOME VISITING CONSORTIUM (SCHVC) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2028. GOAL 4 – EXPAND THE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVISION TO FAMILIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA UNDER ADDITIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL MATCH FUNDING BY SEPTEMBER 2027. OBJECTIVE I: IMPLEMENT AN RFP PROCESS TO EXPAND SERVICE PROVISION TO ADDITIONAL FAMILIES THROUGH EXISTING LIA PARTNERS BY SEPTEMBER 2027. OBJECTIVE II: BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA) MULTI-SITE SYSTEM BY OCTOBER 2026. OBJECTIVE III: RECRUIT HOME VISITING MANAGER POSITION TO SUPPORT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT, AND COORDINATE THE HFA MULTI-SITE SYSTEM BY OCTOBER 2026. APPROACH: - SUPPORTED MODELS INCLUDE HFA, MIHOW, NFP, AND PAT; - PROPOSAL WILL REACH 37 OF 46 SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES; - PROPOSAL WILL INVOLVE 16 LIAS/LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES; - TOTAL PROPOSED CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS: FY 2027 = 1499; FY 2028 = 1499 MATCHING FUNDS: - SCMIECHV IS APPLYING FOR FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS UNDER THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY - MATCHING FUNDS SOURCE: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AGENCY - WITH ADDITIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL MATCH FUNDING, CHILDREN’S TRUST PROPOSES TO EXPAND SERVICES TO ADDITIONAL FAMILIES IN AT-RISK COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY, CHILDREN’S TRUST IS PLANNING TO BECOME THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION FOR A HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA) MULTI-SITE SYSTEM IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN CHILDREN’S TRUST ROLE IN ENSURING EVIDENCE-BASED OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES SERVED BY HFA ACROSS THE STATE.

The Childrens Trust Fund Of South Carolina

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]

Columbia, South Carolina United States

City-Wide

HRSA-26-091