The Office of Child Care within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is soliciting applications for the 2022 Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program: Development and Implementation Grants.
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/15/2022
Grants Size: $600,000
Grant Duration: 63 months
Details:
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (MIECHV), administered by HRSA, in collaboration with ACF, responds to the diverse needs of children and families in atrisk 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 atrisk children through evidence-based home visiting programs. The goals of the MIECHV program are as follows: (1) strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V of the Social Security Act, Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant; (2) improve coordination of services for at-risk communities; and (3) identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for eligible families who reside in at-risk communities.
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
- Award Ceiling: $600,000Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $100,000 Per Budget Period
- Average Projected Award Amount: $250,000 Per Budget Period
- 63-month project period with one 15-month budget period, and four 12-month budget periods
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Eligible applicants are federally recognized Indian tribes (or consortium of tribes), tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations,”Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or group or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians; “Tribal organization” means the elected governing body of any Indian tribe or any legally established organization of Indians that is controlled by one or more such bodies or by a board of directors elected or selected by one or more such bodies (or elected by the Indian population to be served by such organization) and that includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities; and “Urban Indian organization” means a nonprofit corporate body situated in an urban center, governed by an urban Indian controlled board of directors, and providing for the maximum participation of all interested Indian groups and individuals, which body is capable of legally cooperating with other public and private entities for the purpose of performing the activities described in section 503(a). 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 grant (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. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this funding opportunity announcement.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
