NCUIH Signs on to Letter Urging Reauthorization of Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program with Tribal Set-Aside Increase

Last week, the National Council of Urban Indian Health signed-on to a letter to Congress led by the National Home Visiting Coalition in support of the reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV). The recommendations for reauthorization outlined in the letter include:

• Increase MIECHV funding over the next five years to reach more families and better support the workforce
• Double the Tribal MIECHV set-aside from three to six percent
• Continue to allow virtual home visits with model fidelity as an option for service delivery