Deadline: 15-Apr-22
The Office of Child Care within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is soliciting applications for the Fiscal Year 2022 Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program: Development and Implementation Grants.
Funds will support 63-month grants (cooperative agreements) between ACF and federally-recognized Indian tribes (or a consortium of Indian tribes), tribal organizations, or urban Indian organizations to support the following: conduct community needs and readiness assessments; develop the infrastructure needed for planning and implementation of evidence-based maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs; provide high-quality, evidence-based home visiting services to pregnant women and families with young children aged birth to kindergarten entry; implement performance measurement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities; and engage in activities to strengthen early childhood systems of support for families with young children.
Goals
Along with the goals of the overall MIECHV program, the Tribal MIECHV Program has the following specific goals:
- Supporting the development of happy, healthy, and successful AI/AN children and families through a coordinated home visiting strategy that addresses critical maternal and child health, development, early learning, family support, and child abuse and neglect prevention needs;
- Implementing high-quality, culturally relevant evidence-based home visiting programs in AI/AN communities;
- Expanding the evidence base around home visiting interventions with Native populations; and
- Supporting and strengthening cooperation and coordination and promoting linkages among various programs that serve expectant families, young children, and families, resulting in coordinated, comprehensive early childhood systems in recipient communities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $2,800,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 6
- Award Ceiling: $600,000 Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $100,000 Per Budget Period
- Average Projected Award Amount: $250,000 Per Budget Period
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335554