Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - Purpose: The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) will provide high-quality, evidence based home visiting services to 340 eligible families of perinatal women and children ages 0-5 years living in geographical areas identified in the updated 2020 Needs Assessment as areas with the greatest need and poorest health outcomes including Health Planning Groups located in Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8. The overall aim is to improve maternal and child health and well-being in through partnerships with community-based organizations providing evidence-based home visiting models including, but not limited to Healthy Families America (HFA), Parents as Teachers (PAT), SafeCare Augmented, or Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngers (HIPPY). Matching funds will be used to increase the number of local implementing agencies (LIAs) providing evidence-based home visiting services within the identified Wards to expand and maximize the reach of service delivery. Priority Goals and Objectives for FY 2025 – FY 2027 Goal 1: Increase the percentage of children who receive developmental screenings and are referred to early intervention services, as needed, per developmental screening results. Objective: By September 29, 2027, increase the percentage of children ages 9 through 35 months who receive timely developmental screenings from 82.1% to 85% Goal 2: Enhance the current referral platform to provide a centralized system to connect families with programs and resources most suitable to the families’ needs. Objective: By September 29, 2027, partner with Help Me Grow DC to strengthen the centralized intake process and data management system to enhance care coordination, service linkages, and referrals to home visiting programs. Goal 3: Implement continuous quality improvement (CQI) best practices to evaluate program outcomes and improve performance measures. Objective: By September 29, 2027, use Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle methodology to measure improvement in four (4) of six (6) performance measures to include Maternal and Newborn Health, School Readiness and Achievement, Coordination and Referrals, Child Injury- Maltreatment-ED Visits Approach: DC Health will serve Health Planning Groups 2, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 in Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8. The proposed caseload will increase by 180 eligible families with the FY 2025 funding. We propose to designate up to three (3) LIAs to receive FY 2025 funding. LIAs implementing MIECHV-approved evidence-based home visiting models will be selected through a competitive request for applications process. Matching funds will be used to increase the number of local LIAs providing evidence-based home visiting services within the identified Wards to expand and maximize the reach of service delivery. Local funds will be used as the source of non-federal funds to meet the federal matching requirements.
