INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - MATERNAL INFANT EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) – FORMULA (X10) INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 2 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204 PROJECT DIRECTOR: LAURA DOGGETT PHONE: 317-234-8173 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.IN.GOV/HEALTH/MCH/PROGRAM-INITIATIVES/MATERNAL-INFANT-AND-EARLY-CHILDHOOD-HOME-VISITING-MIECHV/ ANNOTATION: MIECHV FUNDS WILL PROVIDE INDIANA RESOURCES TO CONTINUE HOME VISITING AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR AT-RISK FAMILIES THROUGH HEALTHY FAMILIES INDIANA (HFI) AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP). AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, INDIANA HAD 1,227 FAMILIES ENROLLED IN MIECHV-FUNDED HOME VISITING. HOME VISITING WILL ADDRESS HIGH-RISK, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN NEED OF SERVICES THROUGH EDUCATION, INTERVENTION, AND REFERRALS TO SUPPORT SERVICES. PURPOSE: TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: THE GOALS OF INDIANA MIECHV ARE TO: 1) PROVIDE HOME VISITING SERVICES TO EXPECTANT FAMILIES AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN RESIDING IN INDIANA WHO HAVE LOWER INCOMES AND ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING; 2) DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF STATEWIDE COORDINATED SERVICES STATEWIDE OF EXISTING AND NEWLY DEVELOPED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED, TARGETED, AND UNDUPLICATED SERVICES AND LOCALLY-COORDINATED REFERRALS TO ALL ELIGIBLE CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS, AND FAMILIES; 3) COORDINATE NECESSARY SERVICES OUTSIDE OF HOME VISITING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS. THESE GOALS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: CONTINUE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION SERVING NEW AND CONTINUING FAMILIES ? DUE TO REQUIRED PROCUREMENT PROCESSES IN 2026, INDIANA MIECHV IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT WILL BE SERVED WITH MIECHV FUNDING. INDIANA MIECHV ANTICIPATES THIS NUMBER WILL EXCEED THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES CURRENTLY BEING SERVED (1,227 AS OF 12/31/2025 AS REPORTED IN FORM 4). ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THIS APPLICATION IS PLANNED TO SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN DIRECT HOME VISITING SERVICES. ? BY 9/30/2028, HFI AND NFP WILL SERVE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF COUNTIES AS IDENTIFIED FOLLOWING REQUIRED REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) PROCESSES. CONTINUE COLLABORATION AND INCREASE REFERRAL COORDINATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIANA THAT REFER TO AND SUPPORT HOME VISITING SERVICES. ? BY 9/30/2028 INDIANA WILL SUSTAIN OR INCREASE MOMS HELPLINE HOME VISITING REFERRALS TO HOME VISITING PROGRAMS SERVING MIECHV-FUNDED FAMILIES. ? BY 9/30/2028, INDIANA MIECHV WILL COLLABORATE WITH INDIANA STATE AGENCIES ADMINISTERING OR FUNDING HOME VISITING SERVICES OR HOME VISITING SERVICE SUPPORTS TO DEVELOP AN ALIGNMENT OF GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT OF HOME VISITING PROGRAMS ACROSS INDIANA. REDUCE MISSING DATA FOR PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT INDICATE COORDINATION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE OF HOME VISITING. ? BY 9/30/2028, INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE HOME VISITORS IN EACH QUARTERLY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSION AND ILLICIT FEEDBACK FROM THOSE HOME VISITORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF DATA COLLECTION AND CLEANUP. APPROACH: HFI AND NFP WILL PROVIDE MIECHV-FUNDED SERVICES TO FAMILIES DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD IN COUNTIES THAT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE RFP AND RFA PROCESSES. INDIANA WILL BE EXPANDING SERVICES TO MORE FAMILIES WITH THE INCREASED FUNDING AFFORDED BY THE FY2026 BASE GRANT AND MATCHING AWARD. PROGRAM OUTCOMES WILL BE EVALUATED QUARTERLY AND REPORTED ANNUALLY TO ENSURE VOLUNTARY PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE MODEL ADHERENT SERVICES AND REFERRALS.