Walworth County Health and Human Services is seeking authorization to submit a grant proposal to the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families for the Family Foundations Home Visiting (FFHV) Program. The county intends to apply by the July 13, 2026 deadline, pursue up to $100,000 for a six‑month planning period, and then launch direct services by October 1, 2027 using one of five evidence‑based models. HHS is specifically interested in becoming a Parents as Teachers (PAT) affiliate and integrating home‑visiting staff from four existing program areas into one unified, evidence‑based service model. This will require workforce development, training, supervision capacity building, community engagement, and systems to support billing and reimbursement at up to $10,000 per family for roughly 50 families per year, with a 25% local match and up to nine one‑year renewals. Vendors in home visiting curricula, training, data systems, evaluation, and grant implementation support can help the county design the model, stand up technology and reporting, and train existing staff during the planning phase and early operations.

Application will also require integrating four existing home‑visiting program areas and meeting PAT ...