2023-11592. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program

AGENCY:

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION:

Notice of a HRSA-initiated competitive supplement for the EHDI Program.

SUMMARY:

HRSA will provide supplemental award funds for up to 20 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program recipients of $75,000 each with a period of performance of 12 months to develop the necessary partnerships, assessments, evaluations, and other activities at the state and local levels to ensure that all children identified as deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families receive the services they need to meet language acquisition and other developmental milestones by age 3.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dana Simms, Project Officer, [e-mail] or 301–443–1623.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Intended Recipient(s) of the Award: Up to 20 EHDI grantees of those listed in Table 1 who demonstrate readiness as articulated in review criteria on methodology, work plan, and budget to address language acquisition and other developmental milestones at age 3 for children identified as DHH.

Amount of Competitive Awards: Up to 20 awards at $75,000 ($1.5 million total).

Project Period: April 1, 2023–March 31, 2024.

Assistance Listing (CFDA) Number: 93.251.

Award Instrument: Supplement.

Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, Section 399M(a) (42 U.S.C. 280g–1(a)).

Purpose/Justification: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117–328) provided HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau with an additional $1 million for the EHDI program. The EHDI program currently funds 59 states and territories to support comprehensive systems of care so families with newborns, infants, and young children up to 3 years of age receive appropriate and timely services including screening, diagnosis, and early intervention. When children are identified as DHH early and they are provided with timely and appropriate intervention services, they have better vocabulary development, expressive language, and social-emotional development than children identified later. EHDI programs will use this supplemental support for 1 year to develop the necessary partnerships, assessments, evaluations, and other activities at the state and local levels to ensure that all children identified as DHH and their families receive the services they need to meet language acquisition and other developmental milestones by age 3. By September 2023, HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau intends to provide a 1-year supplement for $75,000 for up to 20 existing grantees.

Table 1—Current EHDI Recipients

Grant #	Award recipient name	State/territory
H61MC00015	Alaska Department of Health and Social Services	AK
H61MC00054	Alabama State Department of Public Health	AL
H61MC00076	Arkansas Department of Health	AR
H61MC33903	Department of Health American Samoa	AS
H61MC30765	EAR Foundation of Arizona	AZ
H61MC33904	NorCal for Deaf and Hard of Hearing	CA
H61MC33905	State of Colorado Department of Human Services	CO
H61MC00088	State of Connecticut	CT
H61MC00060	District of Columbia Department of Health	DC
H61MC23639	Delaware Department of Health & Social Services	DE
H61MC00086	Florida State Department of Health	FL
H61MC10346	Federated States of Micronesia	FM
H61MC22706	Georgia Department of Public Health	GA
H61MC24883	University of Guam	GU
H61MC00038	State of Hawaii Department of Health	HI
H61MC24884	University of Hawaii Systems	HI
H61MC26835	Iowa Department of Public Health	IA
H61MC00010	Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare	ID
H61MC04498	The Illinois Department of Health	IL
H61MC23640	Indiana State Department of Health	IN
H61MC00049	Kansas State Department of Health and Environment	KS
H61MC00033	Community For Children with Special Healthcare Needs	KY
H61MC00014	Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals	LA
H61MC00002	Massachusetts Department of Public Health	MA
H61MC00081	Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene	MD
H61MC30766	Maine Educational Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing	ME
H61MC00056	Michigan Department of Community Health	MI
H61MC00035	Minnesota Department of Health	MN
H61MC00052	Mississippi State Department of Health	MS
H61MC00071	Missouri Department of Health	MO
H61MC30523	Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation	MP
H61MC00053	Montana State Department of Public Health and Human Services	MT
H61MC00043	North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services	NC
H61MC00028	Minot State University	ND
H61MC00065	Nebraska State Department of Health	NE
H61MC00034	New Hampshire Department of Health	NH
H61MC04397	New Mexico State Department of Health	NM
H61MC23641	New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services	NJ
H61MC25010	Health and Human Services/Nevada Department of Health	NV
H61MC00005	Health Research Inc.	NY
H61MC00029	State of Ohio Department of Health	OH
H61MC00051	Oklahoma State Department of Health	OK
H61MC00057	Oregon State Department of Human Services	OR
H61MC24882	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PA
H61MC00050	Puerto Rico Department of Health	PR
H61MC05788	Republic of Palau	PW
H61MC00009	State of Rhode Island Department of Health	RI
H61MC00040	State of South Carolina	SC
H61MC33906	University of South Dakota	SD
H61MC00066	Tennessee State Department of Health	TN
H61MC26836	Texas Department of State Health Services	TX
H61MC00042	Utah Department of Health	UT
H61MC00046	Virginia State Department of Health	VA
H61MC23642	U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health	VI
H61MC09029	Vermont State Agency for Human Services	VT
H61MC00084	Washington State Department of Health	WA
H61MC00024	Wisconsin Department of Health	WI
H61MC23643	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources	WV
H61MC00075	Wyoming State Department of Health	WY

Carole Johnson,

Administrator.