STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - MAILING ADDRESS: 3601 C STREET, STE. 322, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503 PROJECT DIRECTOR: EMILY URLACHER CONTACT NUMBERS: 907-217-9115 EMAIL: [email protected] MIECHV PROGRAM: FY 2026 BASE AND MATCHING GRANT AWARDS GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $3,441,913 PURPOSE: ALASKA MIECHV WILL UTILIZE BOTH BASE AND MATCHING MIECHV FUNDS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN UP TO KINDERGARTEN ENTRY, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN COMMUNITIES AT HIGH RISK FOR POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND VOLUNTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES ACROSS ALASKA. TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THIS INITIATIVE, ALASKA MIECHV WILL CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP MODEL AND THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS MODEL TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE SERVICE DELIVERY. MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE PROGRAM REACH, INCREASE SERVICE QUALITY, AND ENHANCE STAFF TRAINING. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: THE GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY AND EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITATION SERVICES TO MIECHV ELIGIBLE FAMILIES IN THE PROPOSED SERVICES AREAS, CONTINUE AN EVALUATION PROCESS TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL DATA FOR PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS, INTEGRATE HOME VISITING INTO A COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY SYSTEM OF SERVICES FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD POPULATION, AND STRIVE FOR PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY. OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY NURSE HOME VISITING SERVICES TO AT-RISK, PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CHILDREN WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE AND MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH. 2. GOAL: BY 9/29/2028, THE ALASKA MIECHV PROGRAM WILL DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF HOME VISITORS TO A TOTAL OF FOUR FULL-TIME STAFF IN THE ALASKA MIECHV PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM SERVING THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH. 3. CONTINUE THE EVALUATION PROCESS OF THE ALASKA MIECHV PROGRAM TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL DATA TO UTILIZE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS. 4. ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO INTEGRATE HOME VISITING INTO A COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY SYSTEM OF SERVICES FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD POPULATION. 5. ALASKA WILL STRIVE FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MIECHV PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOT DEPENDENT ON FEDERAL FUNDING AND CREATE ADVOCACY FOR THESE SERVICES. APPROACH: THE ALASKA MIECHV PROGRAM PROPOSES TO USE TWO EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS: PARENTS AS TEACHERS AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP FOR ALL MIECHV ELIGIBLE FAMILIES IN THE ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY AND THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH. THE TOTAL SERVICE CAPACITY OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM IS 240 FAMILIES AT ANY GIVEN TIME THERE ARE TWO LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES TOTAL THAT ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK. THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 32 SLOTS EXPECTED TO OPEN WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW HOME VISITORS IN THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO EXPANSION, THE PROPOSED MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION.