Deadline: 1-May-23
The Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of funds for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program: Development and Implementation Grants.
The MIECHV Program
The MIECHV program, administered by HRSA, in collaboration with ACF, responds to the diverse needs of children and families in at-risk communities and provides an opportunity for significant collaboration and partnership at the federal, state, tribal, and community levels to improve health and development outcomes for at-risk children through evidence-based home visiting programs. The goals of the MIECHV program are as follows:
- Strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V of the Social Security Act, Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant;
- Improve coordination of services for at-risk communities; and
- Identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for eligible families who reside in at-risk communities.
The Tribal MIECHV Program
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 AIAN 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 AIAN 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
Funding Instrument Type:
- CA (Cooperative Agreement).
- Estimated Total Funding:
- $8,000,000
- Expected Number of Awards:
- 16
- Award Ceiling:
- $1,000,000
- Per Budget Period
- Award Floor:
- $250,000
- Per Budget Period
- Average Projected Award Amount:
- $500,000
- Per Budget Period
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants serving an emerging, unserved, or underserved population or remote geographic area are encouraged to apply for funding under this NOFO. Collaborative efforts and interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. Applications from collaborative groups (consortia) must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. Possible partners include but are not limited to AI/AN Head Start, tribal child care, tribal child welfare; Indian Health Service; and other health, education, or human service agencies as well as the business community.
- Applicants must include a fully-executed tribal resolution(s) (including number, voting information, and authorized signatures) from the governing body of each tribe agreeing to participate in the project and receive services (whether the applicant is a tribal government or an organization representing a consortium of tribes). Applicants that are tribal or urban Indian organizations but are not planning to serve any specific tribe are not required to submit tribal resolutions. If the applicant is a tribally authorized component or division of the tribal government, the applicant must also include documentation that the governing body of the tribe approves the application submission. All documentation must be signed and dated.
- Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.