Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network

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Dec 12, 2016 - and Innovation Network: Series 2 (HV CoIIN 2.0) ... Quality Improvement (CQI) as a tool for ongoing progr
HRSA - Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network: Series 2 (HV CoIIN 2.0) Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration Program Title: Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network: Series 2 (HV CoIIN 2.0) Maximum Award Amount:

$6,000,000

Deadlines: Internal Deadline: December 12, 2016 Sponsor Deadline: January 11, 2017

JHU Nomination Limit: 1 For More Detailed Information: HRSA HV CoIIN 2.0

Opportunity Summary This announcement solicits applications for the dissemination and scale up of the most effective practices and interventions identified under the Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (HV CoIIN) and to research the development of specific tools and resources to advance quality improvement practices within the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (MIECHV). The purpose of this program is to: 1) Plan, manage and execute the scaling up of clinical and other interventions tested and found to be effective in different contexts within the previous HV CoIIN in alleviating maternal depression, promoting early child development as well as identifying related delays and linking families to services, increasing initiation and duration of breastfeeding, and enhancing and increasing family participation in the home visiting program, 2) Refine and evaluate a new set of evidence- informed change strategies using accepted evaluation methodologies, such as rapid Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles in alignment with best practices in home visiting implementation and the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program new standardized performance measurements, and 3) Assist MIECHV grantees and local implementing agencies (LIAs) to build their capacity to utilize Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) as a tool for ongoing program monitoring and improvement.

Eligibility & Requirements: 

There are no limits or restrictions.

Internal Nomination Process: Interested applicants should send the following documents in sequence in one PDF to [email protected] no later than 4 p.m. on December 12, 2016: 1. JHU Limited Submission Cover Sheet 2. Abstract (one page, double-spaced) 3. Curriculum Vitae of investigator, including current external research support and publications Each applicant should expect to receive a confirmation of receipt of their materials. Applicants not receiving an acknowledgement, or having any questions, should contact the team via [email protected].