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HRSA-22-149: State Maternal Health Innovation & Data Capacity Program

Closed Closed June 13, 2022 Opportunity HRSA-22-149 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Women's Initiative for Screening and Health (WISH) (HRSA-27-072). Status: Closes January 8, 2027 (62 days left). It is in our archive of Health Resources and Services Administration notices from 2022.

• Total funding$9.0 million
• Expected awards9
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Eligible applicants include any domestic public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 5304 (formerly cited as 25 U.S.C. 450b)). See 42 CFR § 51a.3(a). Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations are also eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the State Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) and Data Capacity Program. The purpose of this program is to support state capacity to improve maternal health and address maternal health disparities through quality services, a skilled workforce, enhanced data quality and capacity, and innovative programming that aims to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM). The program addresses the high rates of these adverse maternal health outcomes by engaging public health professionals, providers, payers, and consumers to implement evidence-based interventions and policy changes that address critical gaps in and needs for services within the following categories: • Direct clinical care; • Workforce training; • Maternal health data enhancements; and, • Community engagement. This program seeks to improve state capacity through a coordinated effort using public health approaches, direct service delivery, and maternal health data to support the implementation of innovative maternal health strategies. A primary program component is the creation of and support for a state-focused Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF). Each MHTF is expected to create and implement a maternal health strategic plan that incorporates activities outlined in the state’s most recent State Title V Needs Assessment, improves state-level data surveillance on maternal mortality and SMM, and implements innovative strategies targeted at the state’s leading causes of adverse maternal health outcomes. Addressing maternal health data limitations is the secondary program component, and this funding opportunity will support improvements in the quality, validity, access to, and timeliness of maternal health data in order to enhance reporting and tracking of maternal health indicators within and outside of the clinical setting. These data enhancements will be used to support the identification and advancement of innovative maternal health strategies and to assess their impact on maternal health. The State MHI program was established in September 2019, and currently funds nine states to collaborate with maternal health experts, build state capacity in addressing key maternal health indicators, and optimize resources to implement state-specific actions that address disparities in maternal health and improve maternal health.

Category: Health.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HRSA-27-072, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.