Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV)

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program is a forecasted federal grant opportunity administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The opportunity number is HRSA-27-022, and the Assistance Listing is 93.870, Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant. The opportunity is categorized as mandatory funding and falls within the Health category of funding activity. The forecast was published on August 10, 2026, and was last updated on August 10, 2026. The agency anticipates making 56 awards with estimated total program funding of 650,400,000 dollars. The purpose of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program is to improve maternal and child health, early childhood development, and family well-being. The program supports voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services for pregnant women and families with young children. The forecast identifies the funding instrument as a grant. It lists an estimated award ceiling of 11,614,286 dollars and an estimated award floor of 11,614,286 dollars. A cost sharing or matching requirement applies to the opportunity, although the forecast does not state the required percentage, ratio, or dollar amount of the match. The provided forecast also does not specify detailed allowable or prohibited expenditures, indirect cost limitations, subaward limitations, or other spending restrictions. Eligible applicants include state governments and nonprofit organizations having 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service, other than institutions of higher education. The additional eligibility information specifies that the program covers all 50 states and six jurisdictions serving the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Nonprofit organizations that are currently funded are eligible to apply if the applicable state or jurisdiction does not apply. The forecast does not identify other organization types beyond the stated state governments, qualifying nonprofit organizations, and the jurisdictions described in the additional eligibility information. This opportunity remains in the forecast stage and is not yet open for application submission. The estimated posting date is December 18, 2026. Based on the Grants.gov forecast, electronically submitted applications are expected to be due by March 18, 2027, no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The provided material does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, initial application, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide specific application forms, narrative questions, required uploads, review criteria, scoring factors, or other application components. Applicants should therefore rely on the subsequently posted notice and application package for the complete submission requirements when those materials become available. The estimated award date is August 31, 2027, and the estimated project start date is September 30, 2027. The Grants.gov record lists fiscal year 2027 and an archive date of September 1, 2028. No explicit statement in the provided forecast indicates that this funding opportunity recurs annually, biennially, quarterly, or according to another regular application cycle. Accordingly, no recurrence or next-cycle date can be established from the supplied source. The forecast also does not provide a stated performance period or project end date beyond the estimated project start date. Questions concerning the opportunity may be directed to the MIECHV Program at HomeVisiting@hrsa.gov or by telephone at 301-443-2170. No individual grantor contact person is named in the provided material. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, the dates, funding figures, application requirements, and other details are estimates or preliminary information where identified as such by Grants.gov. Applicants will need to consult the official posted opportunity and related application materials when released for final submission instructions, application components, evaluation criteria, spending requirements, and any additional program conditions.