MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ADDRESS: PO BOX 142002, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114 PROJE...

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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: ELIZABETHVW@UTAH.GOV WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.HOMEVISITING.UTAH.GOV GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $5,396,979 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, NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS. WITH MATCHING FUNDS, UTAH WILL EXPAND THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED AND IMPROVE HOME VISITING SERVICES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: UTAH WILL EXPAND PROGRAM REACH BY: + INCREASING THE MAXIMUM SERVICE CAPACITY TO 968 IN FFY25 + INCREASING THE MAXIMUM SERVICE CAPACITY TO 993 IN FFY26 + SUPPORT LIAS TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MIECHV PRIORITY POPULATIONS UTAH WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SCOPE OF MIECHV SERVICES BY IMPLEMENTING: + A SHARED FRAMEWORK FOR INTENSITY AND DURATION OF SERVICES ACROSS ALL LIAS IMPLEMENTING PARENTS AS TEACHERS + A NEW NURSING-BASED MODEL, THE MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME-VISITING MODEL UTAH IMPROVE WORKFORCE SUPPORTS BY: + PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WORKFORCE TO INCREASE THEIR MASTERY, CONFIDENCE, AND COMPETENCE + EXECUTING THE STATE’S PLAN FOR A COORDINATED STATE EVALUATION ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 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 CHAMPIONS TO SERVE AS LOCAL LEADERS + ENGAGING CAREGIVERS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE SERVICES + CONVENING A HOME VISITOR ADVISORY BOARD TO IMPROVE WORKFORCE SUPPORTS + RE-ESTABLISHING THE STATEWIDE COLLABORATION COUNCIL WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS THE MIXED DELIVERY SYSTEM AND + EVALUATING AND IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES APPROACH: + CASELOAD: THE MAXIMUM CASELOAD CAPACITY FOR UTAH IN FFY25 WILL BE 968 FAMILIES. THE MAXIMUM CASELOAD CAPACITY FOR UTAH IN FFY26 WILL BE 993 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 $1,211,095 IN FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS USING $403,698 IN STATE FUNDING. THE MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO INCREASE CASELOADS. UTAH WILL ALSO USE THESE FUNDS TO CONTRACT WITH A NEW MODEL TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO COMMUNITIES.