UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ADDRESS: PO BOX 142002, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114 PROJECT DIRECTOR: ELIZABETH VANSANT-WEBB PHONE NUMBER: (385) 271-7231 EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.HOMEVISITING.UTAH.GOV GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $6,047,097 PURPOSE UTAH WILL IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING FOR MIECHV PRIORITY POPULATIONS IN 9 COUNTIES. LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS) WILL USE THE FOLLOWING MODELS: MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME-VISITING, AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS. WITH MATCHING FUNDS, UTAH WILL EXPAND THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED BY NURSES AND IMPROVE HOME VISITING SERVICES OVERALL. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: UTAH WILL EXPAND PROGRAM REACH BY: INCREASING THE MAXIMUM SERVICE CAPACITY TO 1008 IN FFY26 INCREASING THE MAXIMUM SERVICE CAPACITY TO 1154 IN FFY27 SUPPORT LIAS TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MIECHV PRIORITY POPULATIONS IDENTIFY CONTINUED/NEW FUNDING FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR GRANT APPLICATION (RFGA) PROCESS UTAH WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SCOPE OF MIECHV SERVICES BY: PILOTING A NEW NURSING-BASED MODEL, THE MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME-VISITING MODEL AND ONBOARDING NEW COMMUNITIES TO THIS MODEL FOLLOWING THE RFGA UTAH WILL IMPROVE WORKFORCE SUPPORTS BY: CONTINUING TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXECUTING THE STATE’S PLAN FOR A COORDINATED STATE EVALUATION ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUING TO CONVENE THE HOME VISITOR ADVISORY BOARD TO IMPROVE WORKFORCE SUPPORTS UTAH WILL EXPAND PERSPECTIVES AND VOICES REGARDING THE FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING IN UTAH BY: EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) CHAMPIONS TO LEAD THE EXECUTION OF THE STATE’S CQI PLAN SUPPORTING THE STATE’S HOME VISITING SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY-LED COLLABORATION OR ADVISORY COUNCIL. APPROACH: CASELOAD: THE MAXIMUM CASELOAD CAPACITY FOR UTAH IN FFY26 WILL BE 1012 FAMILIES. THE MAXIMUM CASELOAD CAPACITY FOR UTAH IN FFY27 WILL BE 1158 FAMILIES. MIECHV COMMUNITIES SERVED: SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING NINE COUNTIES: CACHE, CARBON, DAVIS, EMERY, GRAND, SALT LAKE, SANPETE, UTAH, AND WEBER. LIAS: FAMILIES WILL BE SERVED BY SIX LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES. MATCHING FUNDS: UTAH IS APPLYING FOR $1,861,213 IN FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS USING $620,405 IN STATE FUNDING. THE MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO INCREASE CASELOADS THROUGH SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL PROGRAMS.