The ECCS program has remained committed to building comprehensive systems of care for young children and families since 2002. This program helps ensure that families are connected to a full range of services and supports starting prenatally and addresses long-standing gaps between health and other child- and family-serving systems.
The purpose of the current iteration, ECCS: Health Integration Prenatal-to-Three, is to build integrated maternal and early childhood systems of care that:
- Promote early developmental health and family well-being with a prevention lens
- Are equitable, sustainable, comprehensive, and inclusive of the health system
- Increase family-centered access to care and leadership
Award recipients work to advance:
- State-level leadership, including from families, to champion and improve the health and well-being of the prenatal-to-3 (P-3) population
- Cross-sector collaborations and partnerships to advance a shared vision and action plan
- Health system improvements that connect with other P-3 systems
- State-level policy and financing innovation
- State-specific health equity goals
Current ECCS award recipients (2021-2026)
In Fiscal Year 2024, HRSA awarded approximately $6 million to 20 state-level entities (up to $299,600 each).
| Recipient | City | State |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Department of Early Childhood | Denver | CO |
| Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. | Tallahassee | FL |
| Hawaii Department of Health | Honolulu | HI |
| Illinois Department of Human Services | Springfield | IL |
| Louisiana Department of Health | New Orleans | LA |
| Maine Department of Health and Human Services | Augusta | ME |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Lansing | MI |
| Minnesota Department of Health | Saint Paul | MN |
| Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Jefferson City | MO |
| Executive Office of the State of New Jersey | Trenton | NJ |
| State of New Mexico, Early Childhood Education and Care Department | Santa Fe | NM |
| The Children's Cabinet, Inc. | Reno | NV |
| New York Office of Children and Family Services | Rensselaer | NY |
| Pennsylvania Department of Human Services | Harrisburg | PA |
| Rhode Island Department of Health | Providence | RI |
| The University of South Dakota | Vermillion | SD |
| Utah Department of Health | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Virginia Department of Health | Richmond | VA |
| Vermont Agency of Human Services | Burlington | VT |
| Washington State Department of Health | Olympia | WA |
In Fiscal Year 2024, HRSA also invested approximately $1.12 million in the Early Childhood Systems Technical Assistance and Coordination Center (ECS-TACC). The ECS-TACC team guides awardees to implement activities that address each of the core program objectives and reflect the latest academic research and best practices from the field. The Altarum Institute currently leads the ECS-TACC, in partnership with James Bell Associates, Change Matrix LLC, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, and the Morehouse School of Medicine Center for Maternal Health Equity.