The FY 2017 MIECHV Innovation Awards were unlike any other MIECHV award – through a two-year cooperative agreement totaling $28 million, 19 awardees were given the opportunity through 14 awards to develop, implement, and evaluate innovations that strengthen and improve the delivery of MIECHV-funded home visiting services. A heavy focus was placed on the evaluation and dissemination of findings to all MIECHV Formula Award recipients, and aimed to demonstrate improvement in the following priority areas:
- Priority #1: Recruitment, engagement, and retention of eligible families to MIECHV-funded home visiting programs
- Priority #2: Development and retention of a trained, highly skilled MIECHV-funded home visiting workforce
- Priority #3: Coordination of MIECHV-funded home visiting programs with community resources and supports, such as child health, behavioral health, and human services systems
- Priority #4: Implementation of continuous quality improvement processes in MIECHV-funded home visiting programs
| State | Organization | Priority Areas | Award Amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | |||
| Colorado (PDF) | Colorado - Department of Human Services | ✔ | $949,664 | |||
| Connecticut (PDF - 123 KB) | State of Connecticut Office of Early Childhood | ✔ | ✔ | $1,527,706 | ||
| Delaware (PDF - 124 KB) | Delaware Department of Health and Social Services | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | $1,529,980 | |
| District of Columbia (PDF - 165 KB) | District of Columbia Department of Health | ✔ | $1,494,700 | |||
| Georgia (PDF - 124 KB) | Georgia Department of Human Services | ✔ | $2,000,000 | |||
| Indiana (PDF - 131 KB) | Indiana State Department of Health | ✔ | $2,000,000 | |||
| Iowa (PDF - 123 KB) |
Iowa Department of Public Health *Collaborative proposal with Virginia Department of Health |
✔ | $2,273,174 | |||
| Kansas (PDF - 125 KB) | Kansas Department of Health and Environment | ✔ | $806,605 | |||
| Louisiana (PDF - 158 KB) | Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals | ✔ | $2,000,000 | |||
| New Jersey (PDF - 124 KB) |
New Jersey Department of Health *Collaborative proposal with Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | $4,000,000 |
| North Dakota (PDF - 153 KB) | Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | $1,960,193 | |
| Oklahoma (PDF - 123 KB) | Oklahoma State Department of Health | ✔ | $1,980,140 | |||
| Washington (PDF - 127 KB) |
Washington State Department of Early Learning *Collaborative proposal with Idaho Department of Health Welfare, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Oregon Health Authority |
✔ | $3,957,620 | |||
| Wisconsin (PDF - 126 KB) | Wisconsin Department of Children and Families | ✔ | ✔ | $1,599,821 | ||