Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - 2025 Project Abstract The OR MIECHV grant program supports the goals of the MIECHV Program which are to: (1) strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V of the Social Security Act; (2) improve coordination of services within at-risk communities, and (3) identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for eligible families living in at-risk communities. Oregon MIECHV will provide evidence-based home visiting services to populations at risk of adverse outcomes as per the at-risk populations specified in statute within counties approved as meeting the stipulations of the current HRSA MIECHV Needs Assessment. Evidence-based home visiting models implemented in Oregon through MIECHV funding will include Healthy Families America, Early Head Start-home based, and Nurse-Family Partnership. Oregon has identified state general funds at the required level to be eligible for the full matching grant amount in addition to the full base grant amount as specified in the budget submitted with this application. Focused effort in this grant period will sustain home visiting systems and workforce across Oregon in eligible counties. Oregon MEICHV plans to serve up to 840 families in 13 counties through the work of 19 LIAs, including subrecipients. Oregon MIECHV plans to continue serving the same 13 Counties as the previous year, all of which met the 2020 Needs Assessment threshold: Baker, Clatsop, Crook, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Morrow, Umatilla, and Yamhill. State General Funds supporting the work of the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) identified to fund evidence-based home visiting services implementing Healthy Families America will fund services to an estimated 25 families in four counties (Lane, Marion, Multnomah, Polk) that meet the threshold for the current needs assessment during the period of this grant funding. (Based on the total amount of identified funding ($241,964) divided by the annual per family cost including infrastructure ($9,563.90), it is estimated that 25 families are served by Healthy Families America funded by the Department of Early Learning and Care non-federal match in Oregon.) Matching funds will be used to maintain the expansion of services initially funded by the ARP grants in Malheur and into Baker Counties. In addition, matching funds will cover the increased cost of administration, service coordination, and program implementation, along with some HV services coordination costs that were shifted to year 1 spending and tracked and documented, accordingly. Given the focus on service delivery, all matching and non-federal matching funds are allocated for contractual services.
