MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) PROGRAM BASE AND MATCHING GRANTS FY 2026 APPLICANT NAME: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (MDH) ADDRESS: 625 ROBERT ST N, ST. PAUL, MN 55155-2538 PROJECT DIRECTOR: JENNIFER LIPPERT PHONE NUMBER: 651-201-3640 EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] MIECHV PROJECT FUNDS REQUESTED: $11,611,759 PURPOSE: MINNESOTA’S MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) PROGRAM ADDRESSES ADVERSE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES BY ENHANCING STATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPLEMENT THE MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME-VISITING (MECSH) MODEL WITH FIDELITY, WHILE TARGETING AT-RISK FAMILIES AND UNMET NEED. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS), DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING, CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI), AND COORDINATION OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO AT-RISK FAMILIES. MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT ONGOING CASELOAD EXPANSION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING SERVICES IN MINNESOTA. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE THE STATE'S INFRASTRUCTURE, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT UNDER TITLE V; 2) IMPROVE COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES; 3) IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HOME VISITING SERVICES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO RESIDE IN AT RISK COMMUNITIES AND CONTINUALLY MONITOR SERVICE DELIVERY. APPROACH: CASELOAD AND COMMUNITIES: MINNESOTA’S 12 MIECHV LIAS WILL SERVE A PROPOSED CASELOAD OF 1,338 FAMILIES. THE COMMUNITIES REACHED BY MINNESOTA’S MIECHV PROGRAM ARE AS FOLLOWS: ANOKA COUNTY, BENTON COUNTY, CARLTON AND ST. LOUIS COUNTIES, CASS COUNTY, DAKOTA COUNTY, HENNEPIN COUNTY (CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, EDINA, AND RICHFIELD), OLMSTED COUNTY, RAMSEY COUNTY, SHERBURNE COUNTY, STEARNS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AND WRIGHT COUNTY. MATCHING FUNDS: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL USE MATCHING FUNDS TO SUSTAIN ITS CASELOAD EXPANSION FROM 1,178 TO 1,338 MIECHV FAMILIES, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025. MINNESOTA’S NON-FEDERAL FUNDS CONSIST OF STATE GENERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MINNESOTA STATUTES 145.87, HOME VISITING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, OBLIGATED FOR EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. KEY ACTIVITIES: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FAMILY HOME VISITING SECTION (MDH-FHV) WILL PROVIDE FISCAL MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA REPORTS, AND CQI ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT TO EACH LIA. MDH-FHV WILL ALSO COORDINATE WITH MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MCH) PARTNERS (E.G., TITLE V STAFF) TO IMPROVE HOME VISITING ACCESS FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS AND SUPPORT TITLE V REPORTING AND OTHER MCH-RELATED ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, MDH-FHV WILL GENERATE DATA REPORTS TO MONITOR MODEL FIDELITY, EVALUATE PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING MIECHV BENCHMARKS, AND IDENTIFY AREAS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CQI.