Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - I. Project Abstract Project Title: Colorado- HRSA FY 2025 MIECHV Program: Base and Matching Grant Awards Applicant Name: Colorado Department of Early Childhood Project Director: Brittany Martens, MIECHV Program Manager Address: Colorado Department of Early Childhood 710 S. Ash St (Building C), Denver, CO 80220 P| (303) 653-3109 F (303)-866-4453, brittany.martens@state.co.us; https://cdec.colorado.gov Annotation: Colorado MIECHV will implement three evidence-based home visiting models across all 64 counties in Colorado to improve parent and family outcomes, including decreases in preterm birth rates and child maltreatment investigated cases, increases in breastfeeding and primary caregiver education attainment, and improvements in other crucial indicators (as set by HRSA’s MIECHV benchmarks). CO MIECHV will continue to build statewide collaboration and systems of support and referral networks for home-visiting professionals through enhanced opportunities at orientation training. Colorado will work to expand access to all 64 counties through the approved updated needs assessment and improved centralized intake systems; this work is fully supported through both base award and matching funds. Problem: Colorado will continue to recruit at-risk families, including families experiencing low incomes, living in poverty, low educational attainment, families impacted by domestic violence, families affected by substance abuse, and families facing stressors that put them at risk for premature birth, low-birth-weight infants, infant mortality, poor health, or maltreatment. Purpose: Enhance parent and family outcomes through evidence-based home visiting across 64 counties, targeting preterm birth reduction, breastfeeding promotion, caregiver education improvement, and strengthening support networks for professionals while expanding service access. Goals and Objectives: SMARTIE GOAL 1: In every month of the period of performance (September 30, 2025 – September 29, 2027), provide evidence-based home visiting services in 22 Colorado counties serving a caseload of 1,461 families. ? SMARTIE Objective: Every month of the performance period, provide evidence-based home visiting services in 22 CO counties serving a caseload of 1,461 families. SMARTIE GOAL 2: Provide additional support to home visitors to improve workforce development, retention, and satisfaction of home-visiting professionals and leaders during the performance period (September 30, 2025- September 29, 2027). ? SMARTIE Objective: Enhance training for home visitor professionals through eight orientations focused on staff well-being and safety through collaboration with internal and external partners between September 30, 2025, and September 29, 2027. SMARTIE GOAL 3: Improve family engagement in home visiting services and assess the expansion of services into new high-risk counties through an updated needs assessment. ? SMARTIE Objective: Increase average monthly caseloads to 80% between September 30, 2025, and September 29, 2027, across urban, rural, and frontier counties. Approach: Colorado will use evidence-based models HIPPY, NFP, and PAT, with state and local agencies to serve high-risk communities identified in the 2020 MIECHV needs assessment. The targeted counties include Adams, Alamosa, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Denver, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, La Plata, Lake, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, and Weld. Colorado aims to serve 1,461 families in the first year and 1,499 in the second year.
