Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - Project Abstract Summary Address: 450 W. State Street - 4th Floor, Boise, ID 83702-6056 Project Director: Taryn Yates Phone: (208) 334-4961 Email address: Taryn.Yates@dhw.idaho.gov Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/services-programs/children-families/about-home-visiting Funds requested: $3,956,227 Annotation: The Idaho MIECHV program serves 27 of 44 counties in the state with plans to expand to 41 by September 2025. Services are implemented through each of the seven Public Health Districts across the state and will soon be accompanied by two additional programs, including a tribal program, to meet the growing need in the state. The Idaho MIECHV program aims to offer high quality services to as many families as possible while maintaining a stable and skilled workforce. With limited services available to young families, home visiting is a critical service to meet the needs of Idaho’s families. Problem: Idaho is a rural and historically underserved area. There is a lack of adequate healthcare, mental healthcare, and early childhood services in most regions of the state. Home visiting meets families where they are and serves not only as a direct support, but as a connection to the resources that do exist in their communities. Purpose: Home Visiting programs aim to support families in at-risk communities, advance health equity by leveraging individual family strengths, identify and address the social determinants of health, and ensure children and families have equal opportunity to reach their fullest potential. Goals and Objectives: Idaho MIECHV aims to implement voluntary, evidence-based home visiting programs that serve families in at-risk communities to improve outcomes, ensure high-quality home visiting services, and collaborate with state and local partners to coordinate early childhood systems and high-quality services. Idaho MIECHV will accomplish this by: 1) Demonstrating outcomes through program evaluation and benchmark reporting 2) Offering reflective consultation and training opportunities to Home Visitors that are aligned and coordinated with the competencies of Infant Mental Health 3) Developing and supporting CQI projects 4) Building a collaborative of home visiting programs statewide 5) Implementing a sustainable Medicaid billing process Approach: Idaho MIECHV has established contracts with LIAs to deliver EBHV services in at-risk communities using the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) and Parents as Teachers (PAT) models. The at-risk communities in Idaho funded by Idaho MIECHV include the following: Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake, Benewah, Bingham, Boise, Bonner, Bonneville, Boundary, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clark, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Shoshone, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley, Washington, and counties, as well as the counties that encompass the Coeur d’ Alene, Nez Perce, and Shoshone-Bannock tribal reservations. The 2024 Needs Assessment Amendment identified all 44 Idaho counties as communities in need of services. Of those 44 counties, a total of 41 will be served with MIECHV funds. The total proposed caseload of family slots is 528 for FY2024 and FY2025. Key activities to ensure appropriate networking and support include: regularly coordinating and convening with state and community partners to guide planning and implementation; evaluation of program activities, outcomes, and implementation; and subrecipient monitoring via check-in calls, reports, data analysis, and biennial site visits.
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).