Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting

Objective

The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program awards five-year cooperative agreements that support evidence-based home visiting services for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) families and children. Eligible applicants are federally recognized Indian tribes (or consortia of Indian tribes), tribal organizations, or urban Indian organizations. Grant recipients are expected to develop, implement, sustain, or expand an evidence-based home visiting program serving AI/AN families who are expecting a new baby or who have young children aged birth to kindergarten entry. The goals of the Tribal MIECHV program are to 1) support the development of happy, healthy, and successful AIAN children and families through home visiting services that address critical maternal and child health, development, early learning, family support, and child abuse and neglect prevention needs; 2) implement high-quality, evidence-based home visiting programs in AIAN communities; 3) continue to build the evidence base around home visiting interventions with Native populations; and 4) support coordination among early childhood programs serving AI/AN families through the development of early childhood systems. Awards will help recipients meet the following objectives: 1) provide high-quality, evidence-based home visiting services to AI/AN families and children; 2) use performance measurement and continuous quality improvement to track performance and improve program implementation; 3) develop early childhood systems; and 4) participate in research and evaluation to build evidence around home visiting in tribal communities. The Tribal MIECHV program is administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Who Can Apply

• Tribal
• Not-for-Profit Organization

Specifically: Eligible applicants are federally recognized Indian tribes (or consortia of tribes), tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations, as defined by section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Public Law 94-437. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity.

Who Benefits

• American Indian
• Infant (0-5)
• Child (6-15)
• Low Income
• Other Urban
• Suburban
• Rural
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government

Eligible families in at-risk AIAN communities include pregnant women, expectant fathers, parents, and primary caregivers of children aged birth through kindergarten entry, including grandparents or other relatives of the child, foster parents who are serving as the child's primary caregiver, and non-custodial parents who have an ongoing relationship with, and at times provide physical care for, the child. Specifically: • Eligible families residing in at-risk American Indian/Alaskan Native communities in need of such services, as identified in a 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; and • 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: • A woman who is pregnant, and the father of the child if available, or • 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.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

anne.bergan@acf.hhs.gov
2022608515