First Amendment to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services 
More Options for Maternal Support (MOMS) Program Request for Proposal

This Amendment to RFP Number FWBP-EIS-24-116 is effective as of August 22, 2023.  The RFP is amended as follows:

Revision 1.  Section 1.2, RFP General Definitions, "Adoption, Education, Planning, and Services, is hereby amended as follows:
means reasonable expenses and services to support Expectant Parents to make voluntary, informed decisions to continue a pregnancy to term and place the Child for adoption, including referrals for adoption to nonprofit organizations.

Revision 2.  Section 1.2 RFP General Definitions, "Call Center", is hereby amended as follows:
means a Call Center operated by an individual MOMS Program Grantee, including options for texts, video, emails, and and/or chats, to schedule appointments and provide information, make referrals, or provide Counseling in a timely manner.

Revision 3.  Section 1.2 RFP General Definitions, "Child", is hereby amended as follows:
means any person under the age of six years, including an unborn Child. meaning an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization to live birth.

Revision 4.  Section 1.2 RFP General Definitions, "Counseling" is hereby amended as follows: 
means reasonable expenses for non-therapeutic, neutral, factual information and non-directive, information and confidential Counseling and referral services that assist pregnant women or women who believe they may be pregnant or men who are involved or who think they might be involved in a pregnancy, except with respect to any options(s) about which the pregnant Client indicates they do not wish to receive such information and Counseling. It also includes group Counseling and transportation vouchers or rideshare app expenses if necessary for Expectant Parents Clients to receive Counseling. It does not include expenses for affirmatively counselling a pregnant woman to terminate a pregnancy.

Revision 5.  Section 1.2 RFP General Definitions, "Employment Assistance", is hereby amended as follows: 
means reasonable expenses or services for professional development, including services that support the continuation and completion of high school or obtaining a General Education Development (GED) certificate, job training, resume writing and employment application assistance, job placement, budget skills and money management learning, assistance obtaining a driver’s license, assistance with school registration, and transportation vouchers or rideshare app expenses if necessary for an Expectant Parent  a Client to receive this assistance. 

Revision 6.  Section 1.2 RFP General Definitions, "Housing" is hereby amended as follows: 
means reasonable expenses to secure appropriate, short-term Housing for Expectant Parents during pregnancy and up to six months following a Child’s birth, including costs for utilities and maternity Housing.

Revision 7.  Section 1.2 RFP General Definitions, "Indirect Costs", is hereby amended as follows: 
means those costs and fees that have been incurred by the a Grantee for common or joint purposes or objectives, benefitting more than one cost objective, and/or cannot be readily identified with a particular final cost objective. For the purposes of this RFP, examples of Indirect Costs shall include general administration and general expenses such as accounting, salaries, personnel administration, supplies, and costs of operating and maintaining the facility.

Revision 8.  Section 1.2 RFP General Definitions, "Parenting Education and Support Services", is hereby amended as follows: 
means reasonable expenses and services to support Expectant Parents during pregnancy and up to one year following a Child’s birth, including, but not limited to paternity establishment, Adoption Education, Planning, and Services, stress management, prenatal exercise, childbirth, Child development, newborn care, safe sleep for babies, babyproofing the home, car seat training, infant CPR, smoking cessation, postpartum recovery and support, and transportation vouchers or rideshare app expenses if necessary for an Expectant Parent to receive these services. Expenses can include fees for online tools and curriculum.