# Healthy Start Supplement: Community-Based Doulas

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-22-148-healthy-start-supplement-community-based-doulas/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339107

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $180,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $4.5 million in total. Applications closed on May 31, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-22-148 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 31, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $180,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | $4.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.926 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are current recipients funded under HRSA-19-049 Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (start date of April 1, 2019).

## What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for supplemental funding under the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health, also known as the Healthy Start (HS) program. The purpose of the HS program is to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy, and reduce racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes. The goal of this supplement is to increase the availability of doulas in Healthy Start service areas most affected by infant and maternal mortality and to increase the number of women with a higher risk of poor birth outcomes receiving doula services. Doulas will provide services to women during the periods of pregnancy, birth and at least three (3) months post-partum. Award funds will cover the training, certification, and compensation of doulas. HRSA understands the vital role doulas play in advancing health equity and reducing disparities in infant mortality (IM), maternal mortality (MM) and other adverse perinatal outcomes. One of our long-term goals is to ensure doulas have sustainable employment and career prospects that advance the MCH workforce at the community level. With this funding, recipients are expected to provide doula support to a minimum of 100 HS participants. Funding should also support the training necessary to expand the number of available doulas within the target community. Recipients should also develop a plan for sustainability after grant funding ends. To achieve these expectations, recipients may pursue a variety of options to expand doula support and customize a hiring approach to reflect community and program needs. This could include hiring full-time doulas, contracting out services on a per birth basis, or other models based on capacity and need. Recipients should demonstrate how doulas will provide effective and culturally responsive pregnancy and childbirth education, early linkage to health care and social services, labor coaching, and breastfeeding education and counseling while fostering parental attachment. Recipients should clearly outline methods to provide supportive services before, during, and after childbirth, including breastfeeding initiation promotion. Recipients should demonstrate how doula services will meet the needs of their HS communities and priority population in order to improve birth outcomes and reduce racial/ethnic disparities for participants who have the highest need.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-22-148 still open?

No. It closed on May 31, 2022.

### Who can apply for Healthy Start Supplement: Community-Based Doulas?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Healthy Start Supplement: Community-Based Doulas?

Closed May 31, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $180,000 each. About $4.5 million in total across about 25 awards.

### Who has won Healthy Start Initiative grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Institute for Childrens Health Quality Inc, Maricopa, County of, Global Communities, Inc. The program made 150 awards worth $627 million in that time.