MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ADDRESS: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST, AUSTIN, TX 78751-3146 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: CLAIRE HALL CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 512-466-5846 EMAIL ADDRESS: CLAIRE.HALL01@HHS.TEXAS.GOV WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://FSS.HHS.TEXAS.GOV/ PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION: $30,146,654 ($25,676,711 FEDERAL BASE; $4,469,943 FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS) ANNOTATION: THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, DIVISION OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES (FSS) PROPOSES TO CONTINUE LEVERAGING MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) AND STATE GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXAS HOME VISITING (THV), A COMPREHENSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS APPROACH TO HOME VISITING IN COMMUNITIES WITH DEMONSTRATED NEED. PROBLEM: AS DESCRIBED IN THE MIECHV NEEDS ASSESSMENT AMENDED IN MARCH 2025, AT-RISK COMMUNITIES FACE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BIRTH RISK, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ADDRESS: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST, AUSTIN, TX 78751-3146 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: CLAIRE HALL CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 512-466-5846 EMAIL ADDRESS: CLAIRE.HALL01@HHS.TEXAS.GOV WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://FSS.HHS.TEXAS.GOV/ PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION: $30,146,654 ($25,676,711 FEDERAL BASE; $4,469,943 FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS) ANNOTATION: THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, DIVISION OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES (FSS) PROPOSES TO CONTINUE LEVERAGING MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) AND STATE GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXAS HOME VISITING (THV), A COMPREHENSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS APPROACH TO HOME VISITING IN COMMUNITIES WITH DEMONSTRATED NEED. PROBLEM: AS DESCRIBED IN THE MIECHV NEEDS ASSESSMENT AMENDED IN MARCH 2025, AT-RISK COMMUNITIES FACE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BIRTH RISK, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE