The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is soliciting applications for its 2024 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention National Network Grants.
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/06/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $750,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of this program, which funds three national centers to conduct National Network and National Center activities, is to advance EHDI systems of services nationwide so that deaf and hard-of hearing (DHH) newborns, infants, and young children up to age 3 receive appropriate supports and timely services to improve language acquisition outcomes. The three national centers are the Implementation and Change Center (ICC), the Family Leadership in Language and Learning Center (FL3), and the Provider Education Center (PEC).
The goal of the EHDI National Network is to improve outcomes for DHH children by establishing a network of three national technical assistance (TA) centers to provide coordinated support to state/territory EHDI programs and other EHDI system stakeholders at national, state, and local levels. Each national TA center will be conducted by one recipient. The three national TA centers are:
- Implementation and Change Center (ICC) will support state/territory EHDI programs using implementation science4 and change management methods to improve the EHDI system of services.
- Family Leadership in Language and Learning Center (FL3) will increase state capacity for family-to-family support, develop family leadership skills, and engage DHH adults as mentors to families across state/territory EHDI programs and other EHDI system stakeholders. Provider Education Center (PEC) will improve confidence and training for health care and allied service professionals who screen, diagnose, and provide services to infants, children, and families interacting with the EHDI system.
Program Objectives
The recipient for each center is funded to collect, report, and achieve the following program objectives:
EHDI Network Objectives: The three centers that receive funding under this opportunity are to collaborate as a network to report on the following objectives:
- Annually, provide TA/T to at least 25 state/territory EHDI programs on activities that improve their EHDI system of services (for example, 1-3-6 benchmarks, family engagement and support, language acquisition, etc.).
- By March 2029, using data from at least 25 state/territory EHDI programs report the ability to access, analyze, and implement activities using data describing language acquisition among DHH children up to age 3.
- By March 2029, using data from at least 25 state/territory EHDI programs, identify, analyze and report language acquisition outcomes for the population of 3-year-old DHH children.
Individual National Center Objectives
Applications should propose a baseline and describe methods to reach the following by March 2029:
- Implementation and Change Center (ICC)
- All state/territory EHDI programs engaged with the ICC will achieve their program objectives related to the 1-3-6 benchmarks and state/territory determined objectives.
- All state/territory EHDI programs receiving TA/T through the ICC will report improved partnership and coordination with Part C/Early Intervention program(s) at the state/territory or local level. All state/territory EHDI programs engaged with the ICC will report implementing evidence-based and promising practices to improve language acquisition outcomes in DHH children up to age 3.
- Family Leadership in Language and Learning Center (FL3)
- All state/territory EHDI programs engaged with the FL3 will achieve their program objectives related to family support.
- All state/territory EHDI programs receiving TA/T through the FL3 will report increased ability to engage families from underserved populations in the EHDI system.
- All state/territory EHDI programs engaged with the FL3 will report improved partnerships with individuals or organizations engaging in family-to-family support and DHH adult mentorship in the EHDI system.
- Provider Education Center (PEC)
- All state/territory EHDI programs engaged with the PEC will report improved partnerships with providers and provider organizations serving children and families in the EHDI system.
- All state/territory EHDI programs receiving TA/T through the PEC will report improved confidence to communicate effectively with families who have DHH children, including information about timely follow up and enrollment in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disability Part C Program/Early Intervention (EI).
Funding Information
It estimates $1,500,000 will be available each year to fund up to 3 recipients. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $750,000 for the EHDI ICC, up to $450,000 for the FL3, or up to $300,000 for the PEC annually (reflecting direct and indirect costs). The period of performance is April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2029 (5 years).
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply if your organization is in the United States and is:
- Public or private
- Community-based HRSA-24-035 EHDI National
- Tribal (governments, organizations, as those terms are defined
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) are eligible.
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments) are eligible.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
