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National Park Service

United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award. This is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS's intention to fund the following project activities: Task Agreement #P16AC01835 under Cooperative Agreement P15AC00024 with the Conservation Legacy, for the project titled "Interpretation, Education, Volunteer, and Youth (IEVY) Fellow Program"

National Park Service

Youth providing administrative and interpretive support to National Park Service staff before during and after the 50th anniversary events commemorating the historic Selma to Montgomery March

NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

PROJECT SUMMARY Alcohol use disorder (AUD) reaches peak prevalence during young adulthood, a period of ongoing neurodevelopment and heightened vulnerability to the long-term consequences of heavy alcohol use. Emerging evidence suggests that alcohol disrupts multiple interrelated systems, including neural, immune, and microbial networks, which may collectively contribute to the development and persistence of AUD. Despite the high prevalence of AUD in this age group, few treatment options are developmentally tailored or informed by these complex multisystem disruptions. Oleoylethanolamide (OEA), a naturally occurring lipid in the extended endocannabinoid system, is a promising candidate for targeting these disruptions. Preclinical studies indicate that OEA reduces alcohol-related behaviors and neuroinflammation, modulates the microbiome, and dampens immune responses. Although human research on OEA and alcohol use is still emerging, clinical trials in other populations have shown that OEA supplementation improves inflammatory profiles, cognitive performance, and gut health. However, no studies to date have tested OEA as a therapeutic agent for AUD in young adults. This K01 project will use a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design to evaluate the effects of six weeks of OEA supplementation (125 mg per day) on peripheral inflammation (IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, LPS), oral microbiome composition, neurocognitive function related to reward and impulsivity, and alcohol use outcomes assessed by self-report and biomarkers, in young adults (N = 42, ages 18 to 25) with AUD. By targeting multiple biological and behavioral mechanisms simultaneously, this project will generate novel and translatable insights into the systems that underlie alcohol use and may help identify objective indicators of treatment response. The proposed research builds on Dr. Browning’s expertise in the microbiome, inflammation, and neuroimaging, while providing targeted training in key areas needed to support her transition to independence. The training plan will provide advanced instruction in (1) clinical trial design and implementation, (2) a mechanistic understanding of the extended endocannabinoid system with a focus on OEA and its interactions with immune, microbial, and neural systems, (3) proficiency in cognitive assessment methods in youth, (4) continued training in responsible conduct of research, and (5) refinement of scientific writing, grant development, and science communication skills. These integrated research and training activities will position Dr. Browning to lead a productive, independent research program focused on developing innovative, multisystem-informed interventions for adolescent substance use.

NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health

Expanding upon the parent PHLHousing+ Study (5R01NR021122-02), the overarching goal of this proposal is to test whether interventions addressing housing insecurity as a modifiable social determinant of health (SDOH) improve youth mental health outcomes and outpatient service utilization in households of low-income renters in Philadelphia. This objective is aligned with the strategic aim of the NIMH (Goal 3) to identify opportunities to implement interventions that target modifiable SDOH (see Strategy 3.3.A). The PHLHousing+ Study comprises three groups, all of whom earn below 50% area median income, have at least one child under the age of 16 years living at home, and are renters: 301 households who receive monthly direct cash payments in lieu of a rental voucher for 3.5 years(Cash group), 169 households who receive a rental voucher (Voucher group), and 711 households on the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) waitlist unlikely to receive rental assistance during the entire study period. Our analytic plan combines Cash and Voucher groups into a single Intervention group. Of the 1,181 households in the study, 95.4% are headed by single women and 86.3% are Black. There are 1,965 children in the sample, ranging in age from 3 to 15 years at baseline (M= 8.66, SD= 4.70). Monthly cash payments range from $89 to $2079, with a median payment of $881; payments vary based on household income, family size, and fair market rent. All three groups are surveyed every six months for four years; the first wave of online surveys was deployed in August 2022. Existing surveys include measures of youth emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) reported by primary caregivers. Recent approval from Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS) allows us to pair the repeated survey assessments with de-identified Medicaid claims data for youth participants. I hypothesize that Intervention group youth will demonstrate significant decline in EBP and rates of clinically significant EBP (indicated by increased rates of symptom remission) over time compared to Control group youth (Aim 1). I hypothesize that a subsample of Intervention group youth with clinically significant EBP will be significantly more likely to initiate and retain use of outpatient mental health services compared to Control group youth (Aim 2). Study findings will inform research and policymakers of broader social and health benefits of economic interventions targeting housing as a SDOH. My fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania will leverage extensive mentorship, coursework, workshops, and seminars. With guidance from a strong mentorship team (Drs. Jaffee, Reina, Mandell, Candon, and the Penn BAC), my proposal and the accompanying training plan provide an ideal foundation for my planned career as an independently funded, leading clinical scientist studying mental health policy and evaluating the implementation of social programs that might affect mental health and service use.

NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse

Project Summary- Abstract Adolescent and emerging adult (youth) substance use disorders present a major public health problem in the United States and result in a variety of negative consequences when left unresolved, including early mortality. Despite these harms, there is a lack of strong prevention programming, a shortage of developmentally- appropriate and accessible treatment for youth, and inadequate community supports and recovery programming. We need collaborative urgency, action, and innovation across disciplines and key stakeholders to address the current substance use crisis in our nation. This proposal seeks funding to support our annual Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (JMYPTR). JMYPTR serves as a platform for all key stakeholders including, researchers, trainees, practitioners, policymakers, and youth and their families. JMYPTR provides a forum to gather, learn, and share information about evidence-based and innovative practices and research for the prevention of substance use as well as to address questions related to enhancing treatment and recovery support services’ attractiveness and effectiveness for youth affected by substances. Through JMYPTR we seek to closely connect research, clinical interventions, and policy at the state, regional, and national levels by bringing all these key stakeholders together in one meeting. Despite the relatively recent launch of JMYPTR in 2024, there is a strong history behind the meeting as it builds on the foundation of the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness (JMATE), which ran from 2005-2012. Our National Center on Youth Prevention, Treatment and Recovery (NCYPTR) at the Massachusetts General Hospital Recovery Research Institute, in collaboration with numerous federal, state, and national organization partners, has revamped efforts to address the public health imperative of confronting youth AOD use by hosting the annual JMYPTR. Our 2026 JMYPTR and our plans for future conference years aligns with the NIDA priorities outlined in the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan by focusing on several key aspects of research and practice. JMYPTR’s emphasis on advancing the training of the next generation of scientists as a cross-cutting NIDA priority is also at the forefront of our planning. This is represented in this R13 request for travel awards to support early career scholars, including high school students. We anticipate that the new networks and sharing of information built through this conference will help stimulate and produce a new generation of enthusiastic youth-focused substance use investigators and lead to significant and innovative research proposals in the years to come.

Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth Law Forum

The Charles V. Johnson Youth and Law Forum is a fun, interactive, and free community legal education program. In 2020 it will include two key activities; a courtroom visit on April 3rd; and the Forum on Saturday, April 25th from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm at First AME Church, 1522 - 14th Avenue. Two thousand twenty is the 30th Anniversary of this signature community event, continuing a legacy of informing and engaging youth.

National Youth Advocate Program

Politics and Civic Affairs Services

Kiwanis International Foundation

Supports programs serving children and youth, including health, education, leadership, and community service.

SouthEast Effective Development

KVRU 105.7 FM is a Southeast Seattle local community radio station founded to broadcast the diverse voices of the community. Our Pilot Mentorship Program will support Southeast Seattle youth to learn media skills and gain job readiness. After completing twelve hours of workshops over two months, they will specialize in one of three tracks: podcasting, radio broadcasting, or storytelling, and will work with a mentor to script, produce, and record content for broadcast on the station.

Friends of Lake City Youth at Coyote North

The Friends of Lake City Youth at Coyote North want to engage the Lake City community in activating a youth-centered creative space at 12325 Lake City Way NE. This year long project and will do outreach efforts throughout the year to bring together Lake City families from all races, cultures, and backgrounds through open houses, community dinners, exhibits, performances, and free youth arts programs, culminating in a youth-led community celebration.

National Park Service

The objective of this agreement is to identify Japanese American youth as among the next generation of conservation stewards by connecting them to a NPS historic sites that has significance to Japanese Americans and Japanese American history. The program aims to address the search for personal identity experienced by many young Japanese Americans who seek greater affirmation and understanding about their historical and cultural experience. The program will encourage participants to consider careers in public service, preservation, and historical fields. Through these activities participants will have a chance to physically identify with the incarceration experience will provide opportunities to understand the historic origins of the Japanese American community, as well as its continued vibrancy and current initiatives. Educational sessions prior to and throughout the program will explore and analyze the causes for the internment as well as its racial, political, and civil rights implications and its continued impact on the Japanese American community; and it will emphasize the ways in which the legacy of the incarceration remains relevant in the current age.

Mastercard Foundation

Supports financial inclusion and youth employment programs, particularly in Africa, with large-scale grants for systemic change.

NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The candidate’s long-term goal is to develop a research program focused on how intergenerational trauma contributes to alcohol use in youth, and thereby facilitate the development of improved strategies to prevent alcohol use disorder (AUD) in youth. Through the research and training in this K08 proposal, the PI will acquire training in longitudinal research methods, AUD clinical and neural correlates, and task-evoked functional MRI (fMRI) connectivity. Youth alcohol use is a serious public health problem that is related to family functioning. Maternal history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may increase youths’ likelihood of alcohol use and later risk for AUD by influencing youth neurobiology. Heightened response to negative emotions is an important predictor of later AUD in youth and is also associated with family history of PTSD. Associations between maternal history of PTSD, youths’ neurodevelopment, and prospective youth alcohol use have been minimally examined. Addressing this gap in knowledge would support the ability to successfully prevent or mitigate the emergence of AUD in offspring of mothers with a history of PTSD. Therefore, the proposed K08 project will address the candidate’s training goals while gathering preliminary and feasibility data supporting the next step in her research. The proposed research study aims to: (1) evaluate differences in alcohol use among youth with or without a maternal history of PTSD, during a 2-year follow-up period; and (2) among these same two groups, evaluate differences in task- based functional connectivity among brain regions involved in emotion response and corresponding behavior. The PI proposes to accomplish these aims by collecting fMRI and report-based data from a sample of 56 youth ages 12-14, and their mothers with histories of trauma exposure. Half of the youth will have a mother with a history of PTSD, and the other half will not have a mother with a history of PTSD. Youth will complete a fMRI paradigm designed to elicit activity in brain regions underlying emotion response. Youth will complete follow-up assessments every 6 months across 2 years. It is anticipated that findings will show the extent to which maternal PTSD is associated with youth alcohol use, and with disruptions in youth emotion response system function as a potential mechanism. This K08 application proposes training and research that is directly in line with NIAAA objectives and represents a logical progression from the PI’s prior experience to address career development goals in three areas: (1) longitudinal participant retention and analytic techniques in alcohol use research; (2) assessment of clinical and neural correlates of AUD; and (3) advanced functional MRI connectivity methods in developmental models of AUD. The experience and findings from the proposed K08 will position the PI to pursue NIH funding and build this line of research through a large developmental study of AUD risk.

Department of Health and Human Services

MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ADDRESS 401 S CLINTON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60607 PROJECT DIRECTOR LORI ORR PHONE 312-919-3426 E-MAIL LORI.A.ORR@ILLINOIS.GOV WEBSITE: WWW.IGROWILLINOIS.ORG FUNDS REQUESTED $13,126,310 PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF IL MIECHV IS TO IMPROVE CHILD AND FAMILY OUTCOMES IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SERVING FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH IN CHILD WELFARE CARE, FAMILIES WITH SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. IL MIECHV COMMUNITIES INCLUDE URBAN SITES WITH CONCENTRATED POVERTY, SUBURBS WITH FAST-GROWING POPULATIONS, AND RURAL COUNTIES WHERE ISOLATION AND LACK OF TRANSPORTATION EXACERBATE CONDITIONS FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS. IL MIECHV SUPPORTS THREE EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS: HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, PARENTS AS TEACHERS, AND FAMILY CONNECTS (AS A COORDINATED INTAKE STRATEGY IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES). IL MIECHV IMPLEMENTS EVIDENCE-BASED HV SERVICES AND STRENGTHENS CROSS-SYSTEMS PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED SERVICES FOR FAMILIES. MATCHING FUNDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF HOME VISITING SERVICES IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES IDENTIFIED IN ILLINOIS’ 2020 NEEDS ASSESSMENT, BECAUSE OF THE ILLINOIS COMPETITIVE HV NOFO WHICH WAS RELEASED IN APRIL 2025. IN ADDITION, COMMUNITY READINESS AND CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES WILL CONTINUE IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY AND IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. GOAL(S) AND OBJECTIVES GOAL 1 PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HOME VISITING SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES LIVING IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING POSITIVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES.1.1 COORDINATED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS;1.2 CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. GOAL 2 STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. 2.1 COLLABORATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE TITLE V PROGRAM;2.2 GROW & RETAIN THE HV WORKFORCE; 2.3 INCREASE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT - PROGRAM LEVEL;2.4 COMPREHENSIVE COST MODEL TOOL; 2.5 DATA TO IMPROVE FAMILY OUTCOMES AND SERVICES;2.6 FEEDBACK ON PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES. GOAL 3 IMPROVE COORDINATION OF SERVICES WITHIN COMMUNITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS AT RISK FOR POOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES. 3.1 CI PROGRAMS WILL ANALYZE DATA TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND FAMILY OUTCOMES; 3.2 REFINE ACTION PLAN FOR A STATEWIDE COORDINATED INTAKE SYSTEM FOR HV; 3.3 IMPROVE HOW PRIORITY POPULATIONS ARE SYSTEMATICALLY CONNECTED TO HV; 3.4 STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HV AND SDOH. APPROACH MAJOR METHODS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, QUALITY ASSESSMENT, CQI AND MONITORING; CAPACITY-BUILDING; ALIGNMENT WITH TITLE V; SUPPORTING LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS) WITH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT; UTILIZING A COMPREHENSIVE COST MODEL FOR HIGH QUALITY HV SERVICES; BUILDING COMMUNITY READINESS IN NEW COMMUNITIES, AND COORDINATING REFERRALS BETWEEN HV AND CHILD WELFARE, FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT, AND UNIVERSAL NEWBORN SUPPORTS. CASELOAD TOTAL PROPOSED CASELOAD OF MIECHV FAMILY SLOTS FOR EACH FFY: 829. MIECHV COMMUNITIES IL WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE FOLLOWING AT-RISK COUNTIES: COOK: DUPAGE; KANE; KANKAKEE, MACON, PEORIA, ST.CLAIR, STEPHENSON, VERMILION, AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES. PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, WE MAY EXPAND SERVICES IN ONE OR MORE COUNTIES IDENTIFIED IN ILLINOIS’ 2020 NEEDS ASSESSMENT.LIAS IL WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRACT WITH 18 LIAS THAT SERVE A TOTAL OF 10 COUNTIES. DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF A PENDING NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, ADDITIONAL LIAS MAY BE ADDED. MATCHING FUNDS IL MIECHV PLANS TO USE FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS TO CONTINUE COMMUNITY READINESS AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN SOUTH SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY (CHICAGO AREA) AND IN CASS-MORGAN COUNTIES (IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS). DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF A PENDING NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, WE MAY ADD SERVICES IN ONE OR MORE COUNTIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 2020 NEEDS ASSESSMENT.THE SOURCE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS IS STATE GENERAL REVENUE FUNDING.

Department of Health and Human Services

MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ADDRESS: 401 S. CLINTON STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607 PROJECT DIRECTOR: LORI ORR PHONE: (312) 919-3426 E-MAIL: LORI.A.ORR@ILLINOIS.GOV WEBSITE: WWW.IGROWILLINOIS.ORG FUNDS REQUESTED: $ 11,942,559 ANNOTATION: ILLINOIS MIECHV (IL) AIMS TO IMPROVE CHILD AND FAMILY OUTCOMES BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING (HV) MODELS IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, AND BY STRENGTHENING CROSS-SYSTEMS PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED SERVICES. IL COMMUNITIES INCLUDE URBAN SITES WITH CONCENTRATED POVERTY, SUBURBS WITH FAST-GROWING MIGRANT POPULATIONS, AND RURAL COUNTIES WHERE ISOLATION AND LACK OF TRANSPORTATION EXACERBATE CONDITIONS FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, QUALITY ASSESSMENT, CQI AND MONITORING; CAPACITY-BUILDING; ALIGNMENT WITH TITLE V; SUPPORTING LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS) WITH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT; DEVELOPING AND UTILIZING A COMPREHENSIVE COST MODEL FOR HIGH QUALITY HV SERVICES; AND COORDINATING REFERRALS BETWEEN HV AND CHILD WELFARE, FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT, AND UNIVERSAL NEWBORN SUPPORTS. PROBLEM: ILLINOIS MATERNAL AND CHILD OUTCOMES ARE CONCERNING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LATEST MATERNAL MORTALITY REPORT SHOWS THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE TWICE AS LIKELY AS WHITE WOMEN TO DIE FROM A PREGNANCY-RELATED CONDITION, AND 91% OF ALL PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. AND EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 35,000 CHILDREN ARE IMPACTED BY SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. IN 2022-23, 81% OF IL MIECHV FAMILIES EARNED LOW INCOMES, 24% HAD LOW STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, 15% HAD A CHILD WITH DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES, 15% HAD TOBACCO USE IN THE HOME, 14% HAD CHILD WELFARE INVOLVEMENT, AND 6% HAD SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF IL MIECHV IS TO IMPROVE CHILD AND FAMILY OUTCOMES IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED HV SERVICES AND BY STRENGTHENING CROSS-SYSTEMS PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED SERVICES FOR FAMILIES. GOAL(S) AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HV SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES LIVING IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING POSITIVE MCH OUTCOMES. 1.1 COORDINATED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS;1.2 CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. GOAL 2: STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS TITLE V PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR PREGNANT PEOPLE, INFANTS AND CHILDREN.2.1 COLLABORATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE TITLE V PROGRAM; 2.2 GROW & RETAIN THE HV WORKFORCE; 2.3 INCREASE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT - PROGRAM LEVEL.;2.4 COMPREHENSIVE COST MODEL TOOL; 2.5 DATA TO IMPROVE FAMILY OUTCOMES AND SERVICES; 2.6 FEEDBACK ON PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES. GOAL 3: IMPROVE COORDINATION OF SERVICES WITHIN ‘AT-RISK COMMUNITIES’ IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED NEEDS ASSESSMENT. 3.1 CI PROGRAMS WILL ANALYZE DATA TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND FAMILY OUTCOMES; 3.2 IMPLEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR CREATING A STATEWIDE COORDINATED INTAKE SYSTEM FOR HV; 3.3 IMPROVE HOW PRIORITY POPULATIONS ARE SYSTEMATICALLY CONNECTED TO HV; 3.4 STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HV AND SDOH. APPROACH: EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS: IL SUPPORTS THREE EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS: HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, PARENTS AS TEACHERS, AND FAMILY CONNECTS - USED AS A COORDINATED INTAKE STRATEGY IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES: IL WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE FOLLOWING AT-RISK COMMUNITIES: CICERO; CHICAGO SOUTHSIDE CLUSTER; CHICAGO WEST SIDE; EAST ST LOUIS; ELGIN; ROCKFORD; AND STEPHENSON, PEORIA, KANKAKEE, MACON, AND VERMILION COUNTIES. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF A PENDING NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, WE MAY ADD ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AT-RISK COUNTIES: CASS; COLES; DOUGLAS; DUPAGE; LAKE; MORGAN; MOULTRIE; ROCK ISLAND. TARGET POPULATIONS INCLUDE FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH IN CHILD WELFARE CARE, DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND FAMILIES WITH SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. TOTAL PROPOSED CASELOAD OF MIECHV FAMILY SLOTS FOR EACH FFY: 836.

Department of Health and Human Services

MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ANNOTATION: NEW HAMPSHIRE (NH) WILL SERVE PREGNANT PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN ALL NH COUNTIES USING THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA) MODEL AND ITS CHILD WELFARE PROTOCOLS (CWP.) THIS PROJECT PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THE EXPANSION NH BEGAN IN LATE 2022, PARTNERING WITH THE NH DIVISION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (DCYF) IN IMPLEMENT ITS FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT (FFPSA) PREVENTION PLAN, FUNDING HFA-NH, EXPANDING HOME VISITING SERVICES TO A BROADER RANGE OF FAMILIES REFERRED BY DCYF TO INCLUDE CHILDREN UP TO AGE TWO. DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD, NH MIECHV WILL FOCUS ON IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY, REDUCING MISSING DATA THROUGH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND STAFF RETENTION THROUGH ENSURING ADEQUATE TRAINING, REASONABLE CASELOAD EXPECTATIONS AND BUILDING COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION ACROSS MIECHV SITES. PROBLEM: NH IS FORTUNATE THAT FOR MANY INDICATORS OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, THE STATE RANKS FAVORABLY WHEN COMPARED TO NATIONAL AVERAGES. HOWEVER, STATE AVERAGES MASK DISPARITIES AMONG COMMUNITIES AND SUB-POPULATIONS, AND THE OPIOID CRISIS HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON NH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, BRINGING MORE FAMILIES INTO CONTACT WITH DCYF, PLACING THEM AT RISK OF SEPARATION. NH FAMILIES FACE CHALLENGES ACCESSING QUALITY CHILDCARE AND HOUSING. WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NH IS RELATIVELY LOW, MANY NH FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT THAT CAN PROVIDE AN INCOME SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD, SHELTER, TRANSPORTATION AND QUALITY CHILD CARE WHILE THEY WORK. ADDITIONALLY, NH’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS TAXED TO THE POINT THAT PEOPLE MAY WAIT MONTHS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPLEMENT VOLUNTARY, EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES THROUGH THE HFA MODEL AND COORDINATE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. HFA HAS REMAINED NH’S MODEL OF CHOICE FOR TRADITIONAL REFERRALS AND THOSE CONNECTED THROUGH DCYF USING THE CWP DUE TO THE HFA MODEL’S PROVEN OUTCOMES IN IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND REDUCING CHILD MALTREATMENT. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: NEW HAMPSHIRE LIAS WILL IMPLEMENT THE HFA HOME VISITING MODEL WITH FIDELITY, SERVING THE HRSA-DEFINED PRIORITY POPULATIONS. OBJECTIVE 1.1 NH MIECHV WILL SUPPORT ITS LIAS IN DEMONSTRATING FIDELITY TO THE HFA MODEL THROUGH PROMOTING FAMILIARITY WITH BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS AND HFA TOOLS, WITH A FOCUS ON INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITY THROUGH QUARTERLY DATA REVIEW. OBJECTIVE 1.2 NH MIECHV WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO FAMILIES ACROSS NH IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER, WITH A FOCUS ON ENROLLING MEMBERS OF UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED GROUPS. GOAL 2: REDUCE MISSING DATA ACROSS FORMS 1 AND 2 BY 10 % WHERE MISSING DATA IS HIGHER THAN 20%, IN AT LEAST TWO MEASURES PER FORM. OBJECTIVE 2.1 PROVIDE PERSONALIZED CQI SUPPORT TO NH LIAS, REVIEWING DATA ON ONE OR MORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES ON A MONTHLY BASIS. DATA ANALYSIS WILL FOCUS ON EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF RACE, ETHNICITY, AND LANGUAGE, AMONG OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS, ON EACH MEASURE. GOAL 3: NH LIAS WILL RETAIN 75% OF NEWLY HIRED STAFF FOR A PERIOD OF GREATER THAN 1 YEAR. OBJECTIVE 3.1 FOCUS ON STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AS A DRIVER FOR FAMILY RETENTION. GOAL 4: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A SUITE OF ROLE-SPECIFIC TOOLS TO SUPPORT STAFF RETENTION AT THE LIA LEVEL. OBJECTIVE 4.1 PROVIDE RESOURCES TO LIA STAFF THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA TO PROMOTE FAMILIARITY WITH COMMUNITY AND TRAINING RESOURCES, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND ONE ANOTHER, ENSURING STAFF ARE WELL-CONNECTED THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. APPROACH: NH LIAS WILL IMPLEMENT THE HFA MODEL WITH FIDELITY TO PRIORITY POPULATIONS IN ALL NH COUNTIES, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2020 STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE, WITH A FOCUS ON INCREASING ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION OF CHILD-WELFARE INVOLVED FAMILIES. ADDITIONAL EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE INCREASING ENROLLMENT OF WIC PARTICIPANTS THROUGH STATE-LEVEL COLLABORATION. NH MIECHV PROPOSES TO SERVE 284 FAMILIES AT A GIVEN TIME DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD.

Department of Health and Human Services

MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - FY 2025 PROJECT ABSTRACT TENNESSEE’S MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM FY 2025 FORMULA GRANT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: TENNESSEE’S MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM FY 2025 FORMULA GRANT APPLICANT NAME: TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS ADDRESS: 710 JAMES ROBERTSON PARKWAY, ANDREW JOHNSON TOWER, 8TH FLOOR NASHVILLE, TN 37243 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: SARAH SANDERS, SECTION CHIEF, EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVES CONTACT INFORMATION: PHONE: 615-253-4137 EMAIL ADDRESS: SARAH.SANDERS@TN.GOV PURPOSE: THE FY 2025 MIECHV GRANT WILL ENSURE THAT TENNESSEE FAMILIES ARE SERVED WITH HIGH QUALITY HOME VISITING SERVICES PROVIDED BY AN EXPERTLY TRAINED WORKFORCE AND THAT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IS COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED AND ENSURES THAT FAMILIES ARE ENROLLED IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SERVICES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, ASSURE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY EBHV SERVICES IN THIRTY OF THE MOST AT-RISK COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE. GOAL 2: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF TENNESSEE’S HOME VISITING WORKFORCE TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT HIGH-QUALITY, FAMILY-CENTERED, RESILIENCE-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SERVICES. GOAL 3: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, PROMOTE A COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IN TENNESSEE THAT BEGINS PRENATALLY OR AT BIRTH. GOAL 4: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, MAINTAIN COORDINATION OF FAMILY SERVING TDH AND OTHER STATE AGENCY PROGRAMS TO INCREASE COORDINATION OF REFERRALS OF FAMILIES INTO EBHV SERVICES. METHODOLOGY: PLANNED PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL RESULT IN FAMILIES BEING SERVED BY EBHV PROGRAMS IN THIRTY OF THE MOST AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ONE ADDITIONAL PROJECT THAT SERVES MILITARY FAMILIES LIVING CLOSE TO FORT CAMPBELL ARMY INSTALLATION. TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES) AND STATE FUNDED EBHV PROGRAMS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CASELOAD, BASED ON THE HRSA DEFINITION OF CASELOAD. MIECHV FUNDS SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO EBHV MODELS: HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA) AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT). THE TOTAL CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 IS 1,006.75 AND THE TOTAL CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2027 IS 1,006.75. TENNESSEE MAINTAINS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTNERS AND STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN PERPETUATING A COLLABORATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IN TENNESSEE. PARTNERS INCLUDE: THE EARLY SUCCESS COALITION IN MEMPHIS, TN; THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH IN TENNESSEE (AIMHITN); THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (TDHS); THE TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH (TCCY); AND THE TENNESSEE YOUNG CHILD WELLNESS COUNCIL (TNYCWC, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE TCCY).

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - NEW HAMPSHIRE MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) GRANT PROGRAM INTRODUCTION: NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL SERVE PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN ALL NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES USING THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA) MODEL AND THE CHILD WELFARE PROTOCOLS (CWP). THIS PROJECT PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THE EXPANSION NEW HAMPSHIRE BEGAN IN LATE 2022, PARTNERING WITH THE DIVISION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (DCYF) IN IMPLEMENTING ITS FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT (FFPSA) PREVENTION PLAN, FUNDING HFA NEW HAMPSHIRE, EXPANDING HOME VISITING SERVICES TO A BROADER RANGE OF FAMILIES REFERRED BY DCYF TO INCLUDE CHILDREN UP TO AGE TWO. DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD, NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV WILL FOCUS ON IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY, REDUCING MISSING DATA THROUGH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND STAFF RETENTION THROUGH ENSURING ADEQUATE TRAINING, REASONABLE CASELOAD EXPECTATIONS AND BUILDING COMMUNITY COLLABORATION ACROSS MIECHV SITES. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPLEMENT VOLUNTARY, EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING SERVICES THROUGH THE HFA MODEL AND COORDINATE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. HFA HAS REMAINED NEW HAMPSHIRE’S MODEL OF CHOICE FOR TRADITIONAL REFERRALS IMPLEMENTING A NURSE ENHANCEMENT ACROSS EACH SITE. FOR FAMILIES REFERRED BY THE DCYF, NEW HAMPSHIRE IMPLEMENTS THE CWP ENHANCEMENT DUE TO HFA’S PROVEN OUTCOMES IN IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND REDUCING CHILD MALTREATMENT. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: NEW HAMPSHIRE LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIA’S) WILL APPLY THE HFA HOME VISITING MODEL WITH FIDELITY, SERVING THE HRSA DEFINED PRIORITY POPULATIONS. OBJECTIVE 1.1 NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV WILL SUPPORT THE LIAS IN DEMONSTRATING FIDELITY TO THE HFA MODEL THROUGH PROMOTING FAMILIARITY WITH BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS AND HFA TOOLS. OBJECTIVE 1.2 NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE WITH A FOCUS ON ENROLLING MEMBERS OF PRIORITY POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED BY HRSA. GOAL 2: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT-SERVICE STAFF TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE RETENTION AT THE LIA LEVEL. OBJECTIVE 2.1 DIRECT SERVICE STAFF WILL HAVE A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. OBJECTIVE 2.2 DIRECT SERVICE STAFF WILL FACILITATE AFFINITY GROUPS OF SHARED INTERESTS AND PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS. OBJECTIVE 2.3 DIRECT SERVICE STAFF WILL CO-FACILITATE ONBOARDING SESSIONS FOR NEW HIRES. GOAL 3: SUSTAIN PROGRAM ENROLLMENT AT OR ABOVE 85% OF HRSA DEFINED CAPACITY. OBJECTIVE 3.1 CAPACITY WILL BE MONITORED MONTHLY BY NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV. OBJECTIVE 3.2 NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV & LIAS WILL COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROMOTE HOME VISITING. GOAL 4: NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV WILL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PARTICIPANT ADVISORY BOARD. OBJECTIVE 4.1 IDENTIFY PARENT LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVISORY BOARD. OBJECTIVE 4.2 NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV WILL PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR PARENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING ON THE STATEWIDE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB). OBJECTIVE 4.3 CAB WILL MEET WITH A MINIMUM OF SIX PARENT LEADERS AND THREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. APPROACH: NEW HAMPSHIRE LIAS WILL IMPLEMENT THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA MODEL WITH FIDELITY TO HRSA PRIORITY POPULATIONS IN ALL NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2020 STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE. NEW HAMPSHIRE PLANS TO FOCUS ON INCREASING ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION OF CHILD-WELFARE REFERRED FAMILIES AND WOMAN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM (WIC) PARTICIPANTS THROUGH STATE-LEVEL COLLABORATION. NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV’S PROPOSED CASELOAD IS PLANNED TO INCREASE FROM 314 IN YEAR ONE TO 392 IN YEAR TWO OF THE PROJECT PERIOD. NEW HAMPSHIRE MIECHV PLANS TO USE STATE GENERAL FUNDS FOR THE NON-FEDERAL MATCH AND SERVE ALL CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGH SIX LIAS LOCATED ACROSS 11 SITES. THE MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE ADDED TO LIA CONTRACTS TO SUPPORT REACHING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN EACH CATCHMENT AREA AS IDENTIFIED BY THE GAP ANALYSIS.

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM (MIECHV)- BASE GRANT APPLICANT NAME: OHIO DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH/OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADDRESS: 246 N. HIGH STREET; COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: ALICIA LEATHERMAN CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 614-441-7918 WORK; 614-946-8789 CELL EMAIL: ALICIA.LEATHERMAN@CHILDRENANDYOUTH.OHIO.GOV WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.HELPMEGROW.OHIO.GOV ANNOTATION: PENDING FEDERAL APPROVAL, THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BE TRANSFERRING THE MIECHV LEAD ENTITY RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE NEWLY FORMED OHIO DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. MIECHV FUNDING WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING (EBHV) SERVICES TO OVER 2,262 FAMILIES IN TWENTY-SEVEN COUNTIES (27) THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HIGH-RISK THROUGH THE 2020 MIECHV NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF ENROLLMENT, IMPROVING SAFE SLEEP EDUCATION UTILIZING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE, AND DEVELOPING AND ESTABLISHING BASELINE PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION RATES. PROBLEM: OHIO WILL UTILIZE EBHV SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, SCHOOL READINESS AND POSITIVE PARENTING TO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THEY HAVE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. AN EXAMPLE OF AN EXISTING DISPARITY IS THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE THAT CONTINUES TO BE OVER TWO AND A HALF TIMES HIGHER FOR BLACK BABIES THAN WHITE BABIES. PURPOSE: ALL EXPECTANT AND NEW PARENTS BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING SUPPORT TO PREPARE, CARE FOR AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR BABIES. HOWEVER, RESEARCH FINDS THAT FAMILIES WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS MOST BENEFIT FROM CONSISTENT, REGULAR, AND NON-JUDGMENTAL FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMMING. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: REACH STATEWIDE CAPACITY OF 85% BY JUNE 30, 2025 AND MAINTAIN THAT BENCHMARK THROUGH THE GRANT PERIOD. GOAL 2: IMPROVE STATEWIDE BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE OF SAFE SLEEP EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENTS BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. GOAL 3: ESTABLISH PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION RATES BY JANUARY 1, 2025. APPROACH: EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING MODELS- HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA), NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP) AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT). THE NEARLY 500 NEW SLOTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EARLY HEAD START HOME-BASED (EHS-HB), HFA, PAT OR NFP BASED ON A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. COMMUNITIES: TWENTY-SEVEN (27) COUNTIES WILL BE FUNDED AND ARE CONSIDERED HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES: ADAMS, ALLEN, ATHENS, BUTLER, CLARK, COSHOCTON, CUYAHOGA, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLIA, GUERNSEY, HAMILTON, HIGHLAND, JACKSON, LAWRENCE, LUCAS, MAHONING, MARION, MEIGS, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, MUSKINGUM, PIKE, ROSS, SCIOTO, SUMMIT AND VINTON. THE ADDITIONAL SLOTS WILL BE AWARDED IN THE COUNTIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF BLACK INFANT DEATHS AND WHO NEED TO INCREASE SLOTS TO BE ALIGNED WITH COMPARABLE COUNTY ALLOCATIONS. THOSE COUNTIES ARE BUTLER, CUYAHOGA, FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, LUCAS, AND MONTGOMERY. CASELOAD: APPROXIMATELY 2,262 FAMILIES TOTAL WILL BE SERVED IN FFY 24 AND FFY 25. OHIO WILL FUND A STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH BRIGHT BEGINNINGS, THE CURRENT CENTRAL INTAKE AND REFERRAL VENDOR, BRIGHT BEGINNINGS WILL SECURE MAJOR REFERRAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH MEDICAID PROVIDERS, THE WOMEN INFANT AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM AND LOCAL PUBLIC CHILDREN’S SERVICES AGENCIES (PCSAS), AS WELL AS DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY-BASED RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES. THROUGH THE INTAKE PROCESS, EACH FAMILY WILL BE SCREENED FOR SOCIAL DETERMINATES OF HEALTH RISK FACTORS AND CONNECTED TO AN EBHV PROGRAM OF THEIR CHOICE. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED INTAKE RISK FACTORS SCREENING, OHIO EBHV PROVIDERS SHALL FACILITATE A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT FOR EACH FAMILY. THE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT WILL IDENTIFY CHALLENGES, BARRIERS, COMMUNITY LINKAGES NEEDED, AS WELL IDENTIFY FAMILY STRENGTHS THAT WILL BE LEVERAGED TO ACHIEVE THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: TENNESSEE’S MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM FY 2024 FORMULA GRANT APPLICANT NAME: TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS ADDRESS: 710 JAMES ROBERTSON PARKWAY, ANDREW JOHNSON TOWER, 8TH FLOOR NASHVILLE, TN 37243 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: SARAH SANDERS, SECTION CHIEF, EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVES CONTACT INFORMATION: PHONE: 615-253-4137 EMAIL ADDRESS: SARAH.SANDERS@TN.GOV PURPOSE: THE FY 2024 MIECHV GRANT WILL ENSURE THAT TENNESSEE FAMILIES ARE SERVED WITH HIGH QUALITY HOME VISITING SERVICES PROVIDED BY AN EXPERTLY TRAINED WORKFORCE AND THAT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IS COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED AND ENSURES THAT FAMILIES ARE ENROLLED IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SERVICES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, ASSURE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY EBHV SERVICES IN THIRTY-ONE OF THE MOST AT-RISK COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE. GOAL 2: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF TENNESSEE’S HOME VISITING WORKFORCE TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT HIGH-QUALITY, FAMILY-CENTERED, RESILIENCE-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SERVICES. GOAL 3: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, PROMOTE A COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IN TENNESSEE THAT BEGINS PRENATALLY OR AT BIRTH. GOAL 4: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MAINTAIN COORDINATION OF FAMILY SERVING TDH AND OTHER STATE AGENCY PROGRAMS TO INCREASE COORDINATION OF REFERRALS OF FAMILIES INTO EBHV SERVICES. METHODOLOGY: PLANNED PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL RESULT IN FAMILIES BEING SERVED BY EBHV PROGRAMS IN THIRTY-ONE OF THE MOST AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ONE ADDITIONAL PROJECT THAT SERVES MILITARY FAMILIES LIVING CLOSE TO FORT CAMPBELL ARMY INSTALLATION. TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES) AND STATE FUNDED EBHV PROGRAMS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CASELOAD, BASED ON THE HRSA DEFINITION OF CASELOAD. MIECHV FUNDS SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO EBHV MODELS: HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA) AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT). THE TOTAL CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 IS 1,073 AND THE TOTAL CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 IS 1,074. TENNESSEE MAINTAINS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTNERS AND STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN PERPETUATING A COLLABORATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IN TENNESSEE. PARTNERS INCLUDE: THE EARLY SUCCESS COALITION IN MEMPHIS, TN; THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH IN TENNESSEE (AIMHITN); THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (TDHS); THE TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH (TCCY); AND THE TENNESSEE YOUNG CHILD WELLNESS COUNCIL (TNYCWC, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE TCCY).

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: NEVADA HOME VISITING (NHV) PROGRAM APPLICANT NAME: NEVADA DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADDRESS: 4150 TECHNOLOGY WAY, STE. 200, CARSON CITY NV 89706-2009 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: VICKIE IVES, MA CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: (775) 684-2201 (OFFICE); (775) 220-4109 (MOBILE) E-MAIL ADDRESS: VIVES@HEALTH.NV.GOV WEB SITE ADDRESS: HTTP://HEALTH.NV.GOV/HOMEVISITING.HTM ANNOTATION: THE NHV PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HOME VISITING SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES LIVING IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING POSITIVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES. NHV AIMS TO IMPROVE COORDINATION OF SERVICES WITHIN ‘AT-RISK COMMUNITIES’ THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS AT RISK FOR POOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES. IDENTIFIED POPULATION GROUPS INCLUDE WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE, PREGNANT WOMEN AND WOMEN ONE YEAR POSTPARTUM, NEWBORNS AND INFANTS, YOUNG CHILDREN, CHILDREN 6-11 YEARS OF AGE, ADOLESCENTS/YOUNG ADULTS 12-21 YEARS OF AGE, CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS. NHV PROVIDES SUPPORT THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO FAMILIES IN UNDER RESOURCED COUNTIES. LINKAGE AND REFERRAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING AN ONLINE RESOURCE REFERRAL SYSTEM, SUPPORTING AGENCIES’ PRIMARY CONTACT WITH KEY SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND PROVIDING QUALITY PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL-READINESS ACTIVITIES. PROBLEM: FAMILIES LIVING IN UNDER RESOURCED COUNTIES, INCLUDING RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS, HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO SERVICES, EXPERIENCE HIGHER LEVELS OF SUBSTANCE USE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND OTHER ADVERSE EXPERIENCES. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF NHV IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ENROLLED FAMILIES AND IMPROVE ACADEMIC, HEALTH, AND FAMILY OUTCOMES. HOME VISITING HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE LIFE COURSE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, SERVICE REFERRAL, TIMELY HEALTH INFORMATION, AND LITERACY SUPPORT. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: • IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HOME VISITING SERVICES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES LIVING IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. ? BY SEPTEMBER 2026, NHV WILL FACILITATE AT LEAST SIX (6) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS FOR IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES TO PRESENT ON CQI TOPICS. ? OCTOBER 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026, NHV WILL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL (ECAC) BY ATTENDING 8 QUARTERLY MEETINGS. ? BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH AND ATTEND QUARTERLY MEETINGS FOR THE NEVADA STRONG START INITIATIVE (PRITZKER) AND THE ECCS RECIPIENT TO ADVERTISE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE NHV PROGRAMMING AND LEARNING ABOUT SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. • STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR PREGNANT PEOPLE, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. ? BY SEPTEMBER 2026, NHV WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST SIX (6) COMPETENCY LEVEL CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) OPPORTUNITIES TO LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS) IN ADDITION TO THE START EARLY CURRICULUM REQUIRED THAT ADDRESS PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR PREGNANT PEOPLE, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. ? BY SEPTEMBER 2026, NHV WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST FOUR (4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND ENHANCED ADVERTISING FOR THE NHV PROGRAM. EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON PROMOTING A WELCOMING APPROACH TO SERVE FAMILIES. TA ACTIVITIES WILL ENSURE RECRUITMENT AND ADVERTISING IS CULTURALLY HOLISTIC AND WELCOMING TO ENSURE PROGRAMS ARE SERVING THEIR FULL CAPACITY AND POTENTIAL. • NHV WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THE COORDINATION AND REFERRALS OF AT-RISK FAMILIES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. ? BY SEPTEMBER 2026, PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE TRAINING ON THE USE OF NEVADA 2-1-1 TO IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES. ? OCTOBER 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026, NHV STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATEWIDE ECCE CENTRAL REFERRAL SYSTEM (CRS) WORKGROUP QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND ENSURE NHV PROGRAMS ARE WELL REFLE

Department of Health and Human Services

MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PURPOSE: THE NEVADA HOME VISITING (NHV) PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HOME VISITING SERVICES TO FAMILIES IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, AS IDENTIFIED THROUGH A STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. NHV ENHANCES SERVICE COORDINATION IN UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS BY OFFERING EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORT TO WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE, PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN, INFANTS, YOUNG CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS (12-21 YEARS), AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS. THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP), EARLY HEAD START HOME-BASED OPTION (EHS), HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY), AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) MODELS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY WELL-BEING THROUGH HOME VISITS, LINKAGE TO RESOURCES, AND COLLABORATION WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS. MATCHING FUNDS, IF AWARDED, WILL BE USED TO EXPAND OUTREACH AND ENHANCE SERVICE DELIVERY BY INCREASING PROVIDER CAPACITY AND IMPROVING DATA SYSTEMS FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION. GOAL(S) AND OBJECTIVES: THE NHV PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING FAMILY WELL-BEING BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. KEY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: IMPROVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE HOME VISITING SERVICES FACILITATE AT LEAST TWO (2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS BY SEPTEMBER 2027 TO DISCUSS CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) TOPICS. PARTICIPATE IN FOUR (4) QUARTERLY EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL (ECAC) MEETINGS FROM OCTOBER 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 2027 TO ALIGN WITH STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVES. CONTINUE COLLABORATION WITH THE NEVADA STRONG START INITIATIVE (PRITZKER) AND ECCS RECIPIENT BY ATTENDING QUARTERLY MEETINGS TO PROMOTE NHV PROGRAMMING AND ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS BY SEPTEMBER 2027. STRENGTHEN PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES PROVIDE AT LEAST SIX (6) COMPETENCY-BASED CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) SESSIONS FOR LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS) FOCUSED ON PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES UNDER TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT BY SEPTEMBER 2027. OFFER AT LEAST FOUR (4) TA OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE OUTREACH BY SEPTEMBER 2027. ENHANCE COORDINATION AND REFERRAL SYSTEMS CONDUCT AT LEAST ONE TRAINING ON THE NEVADA 2-1-1 REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES BY SEPTEMBER 2027. PARTICIPATE IN QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION (ECCE) CENTRAL REFERRAL SYSTEM (CRS) WORKGROUP FROM OCTOBER 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 2027. REVIEW REFERRAL DATA WITH LIAS DURING MONTHLY CHECK-INS AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON TRACKING REFERRALS IN VISIT TRACKER AT LEAST ONCE DURING A STATEWIDE MEETING. APPROACH: THE NHV PROGRAM UTILIZES EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING MODELS, INCLUDING NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP), EARLY HEAD START HOME-BASED OPTION (EHS), HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY), AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT). THE PROGRAM SERVES FAMILIES IN CARSON CITY, DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHOE COUNTY, LYON COUNTY, STOREY COUNTY, MINERAL COUNTY, NYE COUNTY, AND CLARK COUNTY. CASELOAD: NHV CURRENTLY SERVES 320 FAMILIES OUT OF 349 AVAILABLE SLOTS. THE PROPOSED CASELOAD FOR FY 2025 IS 420 FAMILIES. MIECHV COMMUNITIES SERVED: NHV WILL CONTINUE SERVING THE SAME NINE COUNTIES IN FY 2025, WITH NO NEW COMMUNITIES ADDED. LIAS: NHV WILL DESIGNATE SEVEN LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS) TO RECEIVE FY 2025 MIECHV FUNDING, ALIGNING WITH ATTACHMENT 2. MATCHING FUNDS: NHV IS APPLYING FOR FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS. IF AWARDED, THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF OUTREACH EFFORTS, ENHANCEMENT OF SERVICE DELIVERY CAPACITY, AND IMPROVEMENT OF DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS. TO MEET THE FEDERAL MATCHING REQUIREMENT, NON-FEDERAL FUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, VOLUNTEER AND PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS, PAYROLL TAXES, AND RENT.

206 Zulu

During President's Day weekend of 2019, 206 Zulu will host the Meeting of the Minds Community Arts Forum at historic Washington Hall,153 14th Avenue. This weekend of intensive programming will bring together local leaders, artists, youth, families and nationally recognized pioneers in urban arts activism. The free community showcase will include guest speakers, panels, presentations, art displays and performances from both emerging and established musicians, artists and dancers.

NHLBI - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Overweight and obesity are complex, multifactorial health conditions that affect >30% of adolescents and are associated with severe adverse physical and psychosocial health consequences, including markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and elevated risk for eating disorders. Advancing understanding of the complex associations between eating, weight, and cardiometabolic health requires interdisciplinary team-based science, cutting edge methodology, and new cohorts of well-trained early career scholars who can bring fresh approaches and perspectives to the field. This application for a NHLBI Midcareer Award in Patient-Oriented Research is led by Andrea Goldschmidt, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist whose research lies at the intersection of obesity and eating disorders and whose mentorship history reflects a sustained commitment to training the next generation of clinical researchers studying eating and weight. The proposal leverages her expertise in ambulatory assessment of maladaptive eating behaviors in youth with overweight/obesity to broaden her conceptualization of the inter- and intra-personal context in which these behaviors occur. The career development goals will allow her to: 1) deepen her understanding of the pathophysiology and assessment of stress, particularly negative weight-based interpersonal and environmental stressors and associated cognitions, which have been poorly integrated into existing etiological models of maladaptive eating and weight gain in youth; 2) translate her mechanistic findings to the development of personalized intervention approaches with high potential for scale; and 3) enhance the quality and scope of her mentorship activities by supporting protected time to provide trainees with more hands-on experiential training, and mentor scholars whose research backgrounds less directly align with hers, but whose unique skills and perspective could enrich her research program and advance translational research on eating and weight. The training environment offers exceptional resources for early- and mid-career scholars and is home to internationally recognized experts in health psychology and personalized medicine. The research project directly aligns with the career development goals and will serve as a vehicle for Dr. Goldschmidt and her trainees to apply new learning in ambulatory measurement of stress and trial emulation to inform future just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) targeting maladaptive eating. Aims are to assess variability in negative weight-based experiences (NWEs, reflected in both interpersonal/environmental events and internal, self-directed cognitions) naturalistically and in real-time among adolescents with overweight/obesity; evaluate the impact of NWEs on acute physiological, behavioral, and affective stress response and on weight change and cardiometabolic health outcomes over one year; and estimate the effects a JITAI would have had on weight and cardiometabolic health if it had included strategies targeting NWEs and their physiological, behavioral, and affective consequences. Overall, the K24 project will help build capacity for emerging scholars who will carry out the mission of NHLBI over the coming decades.