621593 - FY26 RFP RFPFWBPEHV26005 for Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visitation Program (MIECHV)
Funding Opportunity Details
Family Health
Final Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2025 4:00 PM
Status Posted
Posted Date Jun 26, 2025 7:44 AM
Award Amount RangeNot Applicable
Project Dates 10/01/2025 - 09/30/2031
Award Announcement Date 09/09/2025
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity No
Program Officer John McMullen
Phone (515) 416-8565 x
Description
It is the responsibility of the Applicant to review all Attachments listed below for additional details regarding this Funding Opportunity.
The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by Iowa HHS to award a contract.
Excerpts from the RFP:
Purpose
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) #FWBPEHV26005 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicant to provide Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood (MIECHV) evidence-based home visitation services to at-risk young children and to provide coordinated intake services in surrounding counties. Home visiting services are designed to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
The program is designed: (1) to strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V and other community service providers; (2) to improve coordination of services for at-risk communities; and (3) to identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at-risk communities.
This project is part of federal and state evaluation projects. All organizations selected through this Request for Proposal process will be required to participate fully in all evaluation projects.
Schedule of Important Dates (All times and dates listed are local Iowa time.)
The following dates are set forth for informational purposes. The Agency reserves the right to change them.
EVENT
DATE
RFP Issued
June 26,2025
Written Questions and Responses
Round 1 Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
July 3, 2025
July 10, 2025
Final Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
July 17, 2025
July 24, 2025
Applications Due
August 7, 2025 Insert Due date by 4:00 PM Local Iowa Time
Post Notice of Intent to Award
September 9, 2025
Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
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A. Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visitation Program RFP #FWBPEHV26005 | A. Maternal Infance Early Childhood Home Visitation Program RFP FWBPEHV26005.pdf | 429 KB | 06/25/2025 01:46 PM | |
B. HHS Application Instructions Guidance New IG | B. HHS Application Instructions_Guidance New IG.pdf | 2 MB | 06/20/2025 08:40 AM | |
C. Draft FY26 MIECHV Sample Contract | C. Draft FY26 MIECHV Sample Contract.pdf | 302 KB | 06/25/2025 01:47 PM | |
D. Draft FY26 MIECHV Application Score Tool | D. Draft FY26 MIECHV Application Score Tool.pdf | 264 KB | 06/25/2025 01:47 PM |
Description | Link |
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2024 Home Visiting Needs Assessment Addendum | https://hhs.iowa.gov/ |
A. IowaGrants Registration and Login Instructions | https://dom.iowa.gov/state-government/grant-management |
B. General Terms and Contingent Terms | https://hhs.iowa.gov/initiatives/contract-terms |
C. Health Resources & Services Administration | https://mchb.hrsa.gov/ |
D. Healthy Families America | https://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/ |
E. Iowa DAISEY Data Dictionary | https://daiseyiowa.daiseysolutions.org/articles/iowa-miechv-data-dictionary-2/ |
F. Iowa MIECHV Benchmarks at a Glance | https://daiseyiowa.daiseysolutions.org/articles/iowa-miechv-benchmarks-at-a-glance/ |
G. Iowa MIECHV Operations Manual | https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/10175/download?inline |
H. Nurse Family Partnership | https://changent.org/ |
I. Parents as Teachers | https://parentsasteachers.org/ |