Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - Project Title: Tennessee’s Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program FY 2023 Formula Grant Applicant Name: Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Family Health and Wellness Address: 710 James Robertson Parkway, Andrew Johnson Tower, 8th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 Project Director Name: Sarah Sanders, Section Chief, Early Childhood Initiatives Contact Information: Phone: 615-253-4137 Email Address: sarah.sanders@tn.gov Purpose: The FY 2023 MIECHV grant will ensure that Tennessee families are served with high quality home visiting services provided by an expertly trained workforce and that the early childhood system is comprehensive and coordinated and ensures that families are enrolled in the most appropriate services as early as possible. Goals and Objectives: Goal 1: By September 29, 2025, assure availability of high-quality evidence-based home visiting services in thirty-two of the most at-risk counties in Tennessee. Goal 2: By September 29, 2025, strengthen the capacity of Tennessee’s home visiting workforce to effectively implement high quality, family-centered, resilience-informed, and culturally sensitive services. Goal 3: By September 29, 2025, promote a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood system in Tennessee that begins prenatally or at birth. Goal 4: By September 29, 2025, maintain coordination between evidence-based home visiting (EBHV) services, CHANT, and the TDH Call Center to increase early enrollment of pregnant women into EBHV services. This coordination will be paired with the Tennessee Early Connect (TEC) MIECHV Innovation project to increase prenatal referrals into EBHV from TennCare and the Department of Human Services (TDHS). Methodology: Planned project activities will result in families being served by EBHV programs in thirty-one of the most at-risk communities, including one additional project that serves military families living close to Fort Campbell Army installation. TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and State funded EBHV programs also contribute to the caseload, based on the HRSA definition of caseload. MIECHV funds support the implementation of two EBHV models: Healthy Families America (HFA) and Parents as Teachers (PAT). The total caseload of family slots for September 30, 2023 - September 29, 2024 is 1,031 and the total caseload of family slots for September 30, 2024 - September 29, 2025 is 1,031. Tennessee maintains strong partnerships with infant and early childhood partners and state agencies involved in perpetuating a collaborative and comprehensive infant and early childhood system in Tennessee. Partners include: the Early Success Coalition in Memphis, TN; the Association for Infant Mental Health in Tennessee (AIMHiTN); the Department of Human Services (TDHS); the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY); and the Tennessee Young Child Wellness Council (TNYCWC, under the auspices of the TCCY).
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).