DEC

The Family Health Technical Assistance program provides model-specific training, coaching, technical assistance, and advanced professional learning opportunities to Illinois Department of Human Services Home Visiting Programs.

Title XX of the Social Security Act, as amended, and codified at 42 USC 1397 through 1397e

Public Act 103-0498; 305 ILCS 5/12-5

Illinois Administrative Code Title 44, Chapter I, Part 7000 Grant Accountability and Transparency Act; Illinois Administrative Code Title 89, Chapter IV, Subchapter C, Part 130 Administration of Social Service Programs

Deliverables: 1 Provide model-specific training, coaching, technical assistance and advanced professional learning opportunities to Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Early Childhood Home Visiting (IDHS-DEC HV) Programs (core training, model fidelity and model-specific support)-Support IDHS Home Visiting programs in adhering to national HFA and PAT model fidelity, standards and best practices-Provide at least 1 learning opportunity for HFA and PAT home visiting staff to enhance their ability to implement home visiting programming with fidelity to the national models by the end of the year-Ensure training offerings comply with Illinois web accessibility standards-Retain staff or individuals who have completed Healthy Families America’s (HFA) Train the Trainers Institute. Provider must have at least one trainer to provide the HFA Family Resilience and Opportunities for Growth Scale (FROG) Training and one trainer to provide the HFA Foundations for Family Support-Training-Retain a minimum of one staff or individual who has been trained and approved by the Parents as Teachers National Center to conduct role-specific training for-Parent Educators and other staff implementing the Parents as Teachers program. 2 Provide ancillary training, coaching, technical assistance, and advanced professional learning opportunities to IDHS-DEC HV Programs. Access external experts as needed-Provide the Futures without Violence (FWV) Domestic Violence Curriculum, Virtual Cues, Safe Sleep (SIDS of Illinois), 4 Ps Plus (NTI) and I Can Parent, Too trainings to meet the needs of the IDHS home visiting workforce-Assess need and interest among home visiting programs with various funding sources, for virtual OR regional trainings and TA follow ups on FWV, Safe Sleep, 4 Ps Plus or I Can Parent, Too. Format, modality, and frequency of trainings will be based on the needs of the audience and can be altered as needed. Attach a summary of the assessment to the PPR-Provide consultation and support to the IMH clinicians providing FWV training to IDHS-DEC HV programs and communities, upon request-Engage with the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, SIDS of Illinois, NTI Upstream, and Infant Mental Health to facilitate at least one aspect of each of these respective training opportunities-Conduct role specific training for program leaders related to the role of supervising home visiting staff and managing home visiting programs-Conduct role specific training for home visiting and doula program staff related to their roles working with families-Provide access to an array of Essentials of Home Visiting online courses and webinars developed for home visiting professionals on topics that are highly relevant to the field. These topics include, but are not limited to, the following: supervision; foundations of home visiting practice; infant mental health practice in home visiting; maternal and newborn health; domestic violence; boundaries and trauma-Provide learning supports on engaging families with child welfare involvement-Provide learning supports on families experiencing housing instability and working within state systems to best serve these populations. Assist in the re-design of a webinar/course on the HOME Assessment-Attend planning meetings with the Illinois Public Health Institute as needed, for incorporation or development of breastfeeding trainings-Attend planning meetings with the University of Illinois at Chicago as needed, for incorporation or development of maternal health trainings. 3 Provide enhancements to IDHS HV ancillary training, coaching, technical assistance and advanced professional learning opportunities-Engage with NTI Upstream to obtain licensing rights to use the 4 Ps Plus Screen and 4 Ps Plus custom analysis reports-Directly assess needs and interest of IDHS-DEC home visitors, supervisors and/or coordinated intake workers at least once annually and develop and implement one or more learning supports addressing at the identified needs or interests by the end of the year. 4 Design and implement a dynamic professional learning system to meet the needs and interests of the IDHS-DEC HV workforce-Develop and implement a system for Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) evaluation and CQl; this includes collecting data regarding professional development offerings, technical assistance, and IDHS-DEC HV participants, analyzing the data, and adjusting T&TA. Provide quarterly status updates-Implement a leveled system of technical assistance using a “continuum of intensity” including universal, targeted, and intensive TA based on program and staff need; provide quarterly status updates-Directly assess IDHS-DEC HV workforce (home visitors, supervisors, coordinated intake workers) satisfaction with overall professional learning system once by the end of the year. Attach the summary report to the PPR-Conduct evaluations/satisfaction surveys for training programs at the conclusion of trainings. The surveys and evaluations will be used to determine the satisfaction of participants with the quality and relevance of the classroom/internet instruction activities and use of skills on the job. Results of the surveys will be submitted to the Department upon request-Provide course descriptions, locations and dates and record training participation (registered v. actual attendance) in a web-based application such as a learning management system, to analyze utilization. 5 Participate in statewide efforts to develop a more coordinated and aligned professional development system-Maintain status as a Gateways to Opportunity Authorized Entity-Participate in the exploration of credentialing opportunities for participants including working with Gateways to Opportunity ® to develop a process for obtaining credit toward one or more credentials when appropriate-Coordinate and/or collaborate with other Department contractors, as directed by the Department, to meet training goals. This may include, but not be limited to, the following activities: develop, plan, implement, and deliver training programs; participate in conference programming; and attend meetings-Market professional development offerings to the staff and grantees of the Department. Marketing may be accomplished through a variety of means including electronic mail-Provide professional development offerings through an open registration policy and process that provides equitable and timely access to all relevant course offerings for all IDHS-DEC HV funded home visiting professionals. 6 Provide an annual report when requested, in the format required and provided by IDHS. Performance Measures 1 Number of Healthy Families America (HFA) and Parents as Teachers (PAT) core model trainings-Number of staff certified to provide Healthy Families America (HFA) model core training-Number of staff certified to provide Parents as Teachers (PAT) core model trainings 2 Number of FWV and/or Virtual Cues trainings provided-Number of Safe Sleep trainings provided-Number of 4P’s Plus trainings provided-Number of I Can Parent, Too trainings provided-Number of assessments conducted-Number of role specific, supervisory trainings professional development offerings-Number of role specific home visiting or doula professional development offerings-Number of Achieve on Demand courses offered-Number of learning supports for home visitors on the topic of families with child welfare involvement-Number of learning supports for home visitors on the topic of families experiencing housing instability-Support the re-design of trainings offered on the HOME assessment. 3 Engage with NTI Upstream to obtain licensing rights to use the 4 Ps Plus Screen and 4 Ps Plus custom analysis reports-Number of assessments conducted on the topics of family recruitment and community engagement-Number of learning supports developed based on expressed needs or interests of the field. 4 Number and percent of IDHS-DEC HV trainings registered in Gateways-Number and percent of IDHS-DEC HV trainings with a Gateways to Opportunity Level of Learning-Number and percent of IDHS-DEC HV trainings identified as Gateways Level 2 Intermediate/Application-Number and percent of IDHS-DEC HV trainings identified as Gateways Level 3/Mastery-Percentage of SE training participants registered in Gateways (who provide their Registry numbers), who have their training verified in the Gateways system. 5 Number of annual reports provided Performance Standards 1 At least 1 Healthy Families America (HFA) and 1 Parents as Teachers (PAT) core model trainings per quarter-At least 1 staff certified to provide Healthy Families America (HFA) model core training-At least one staff certified to provide Parents as Teachers (PAT) core model training. 2 At least 1 FWV and/or Virtual Cues trainings provided per year-At least 1 Safe Sleep training provided per year-At least 1 4P’s Plus training provided per year-At least 1 I Can Parent, Too training provided per year-At least 1 assessment conducted per year-At least 8 role specific supervisory professional development offerings conducted per year-At least 12 role specific professional development offerings for home visitors or doulas per year-At least 15 Essentials of Home Visiting courses offered (10 webinars and 5 self-paced courses)-At least one learning support for home visitors on the topic of families with child welfare involvement-At least one learning support for home visitors on the topic of families experiencing housing instability-Support the re-design of a training offered on the HOME assessment. 3 Engage with NTI Upstream to obtain licensing rights to use the 4 Ps Plus Screen and 4 Ps Plus custom analysis reports-At least one assessment conducted during the year-At least one learning support developed based on expressed needs or interests of the field. 4 At least 95% of trainings will be registered in Gateways-100% of trainings will be assigned a Gateways to Opportunity Level of Learning-At least 15% of all IDHS-DEC HV professional learning opportunities are identified as Level 2-At least 10% of IDHS-DEC HV trainings are identified as Gateways Level 3-A minimum of 75% of SE training participants registered in the Gateways system (who provide their Registry numbers) will have their training verified in the Gateways system. 5 One annual report provided in a format as required by IDHS

Yes

This Notice of State Award (NOSA) is not an agreement. This NOSA is not a guarantee of an agreement. IDHS will publish its agreements in the CSA Tracking System after you return a signed copy of this NOSA to IDHS. Please note the specific conditions identified for Section 3 of the NOSA. Please contact your DHS program representative within 30 days to implement a plan to address the identified issues within the next 90 days. Should you have any questions please speak with the DHS contact for your award. •CODE of FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 2: Grants and Agreements PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) •Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), 30 ILCS 708/1 •Illinois Administrative Code

Nonprofit Organizations; Other;

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

This program does not serve participants.

Non-competitive

Education

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

Note: Renewal applications only. There is no competitive solicitation of grantees. Registration and Pre-Qualification: Prior to applying for any Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), every applicant must first be registered and prequalified through the following steps. This must be done on or before the application's due date or their application CANNOT be accepted. •Apply for or update their DUNS number (https://www.dandb.com/ ). This must be done yearly. •Apply for or update their SAM registration and receive a SAM cage code. (https://www.SAM.gov) This must be done yearly. •Be registered and in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State. (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/ ) (This is not required of governmental entities and schools.) •Register with the GATA/CSFA system at https://grants.illinois.gov/registration/ . The system will automatically check your registrations with the above mentioned systems. It will also check to see if your entity is on the federal excluded parties list and if your entity is on the State of Illinois Stop Pay/Compliance list. If your entity is not up-to-date on the registrations, or is listed on the federal list or Illinois Stop Pay/Compliance list, your application will not be accepted until these situations are resolved. If a change to the registration information is needed at a later date, grantees may re-enter the system at https://grants.illinois.gov/registration/login.aspx . No applications can be accepted for review until these steps are successfully accomplished. (Only after your entity has completed the above registration/pre-qualification steps will a state agency be allowed to accept your grant application for consideration, and that application must still be submitted by the respective due date.) Grant Application, Program Plan (if applicable), Budget, and Programmatic Risk Assessment: At the time of application, the grantee must submit the grant application, the program plan (if applicable), the budget, and the programmatic risk assessment. The application templates, the instructions, the due date, and the link to the programmatic risk assessment can be found on the DHS/DFCS Grant Information webpage under the CSFA number. Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment: Grantees must complete the Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment on the GATA/CSFA system- also known as the ICQ (short for Internal Controls Questionnaire). Be sure to click "submit" to submit your answers when complete. This is done only once per entity per fiscal year. While it does not have to be completed prior to submitting the application, this step must be done before an applicant or their application can be considered. Indirect Cost Rate: Most, but not all grants will include the potential for a grantee to claim an Indirect Cost Rate to help cover the administration costs related to the grant. For new grantees or new grants, this must be done within 90 days of the grant's effective date. For returning grantees, this must be done within six months following the end of the grantee's fiscal year. All grantees must make a selection. Grant Selection, NOSA and Grant Agreement: If your application is selected for funding, the results of the ICQ and Programmatic Risk Assessment may render conditions that will be included in your Notice of State Award (NOSA). The NOSA will be generated from GATA's CSFA system, and may be delivered via email from that system. (if you change staff or email addresses, be sure to update your GATA registration with that information or the correct person or email will not receive the NOSA.) These conditions may need to be addressed prior to the award becoming a firm grant agreement or they may be addressed over the course of the timeframe of the award. The proposed IDHS grantee must sign-off and return the NOSA to IDHS. Once the grantee accepts the IDHS grant and returns it, IDHS will also accept and the contracting process begins.

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees. Costs incurred by the grantee are reimbursed monthly.

The application templates, the instructions, the due date, and the link to the programmatic risk assessment can be found on the DHS/DFCS Grant Information webpage under the CSFA number.

1-2 months

N/A

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

Formula/Match - N/A; Maintenance of Effort - At the State level, program expenditures funded from the Healthy Families Illinois appropriation are used as MOE (Maintenance of Effort) for the federal MIECHV program.

Refer to Article VII of the Uniform Grant Agreement for requirements related to allowable costs. Refer to the Uniform Grant Agreement for restrictions. Refer to the Uniform Grant Budget for total allowable costs and allowable costs by budget expenditure category. The Department's program staff may have additional policies/requirements applicable to the program. CODE of FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 2: Grants and Agreements PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200)

Quarterly Reporting using Periodic Performance Reports (PPRs) and Periodic Financial Reports (PFRs)

Audit requirements per JCAR Title 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.90

Grantee shall maintain for three (3) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report, adequate books, all financial records and, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to this Award, adequate to comply with 2 CFR 200.334, unless a different retention period is specified in 2 CFR 200.334 or 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.430(a) and (b). If any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the retention period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims or audit exceptions involving the records have been resolved and final action taken.

0001.44480.4900.000800NE, 0408.44480.4900.000100NE

$782,268

$782,268

In 2020-2021, when in-person trainings, meetings and TA visits were cancelled due to the pandemic, the program continued to offer virtual reflective groups, drop-in groups, trainings and TA visits. After the Healthy Families America National Office converted Healthy Families America core trainings to a virtual format, the program quickly launched Healthy Families America virtual core trainings in the fall of 2020.

https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=134499

This program does not serve participants.

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Early Childhood - 401 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607

https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=149493

IDHS-DEC Home Visiting, Maternal Child Home Visiting

The Family Health Technical Assistance program provides model-specific training, coaching, technical assistance, and advanced professional learning opportunities to Illinois Department of Human Services Home Visiting Programs.

4/4/2023

FY 2019 : $613,050
FY 2020 : $613,050
FY 2021 : $632,972
FY 2022 : $613,050
FY 2023 : $663,050
FY 2024 : $782,268
FY 2025 : $921,382