# Maternal and Child Health – Improving Oral Health Integration Demonstration Projects (MCH-IOHI Projects)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-24-039-maternal-and-child-health-improving-oral-health-integration/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349423

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $425,000 to nonprofits, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 7 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on January 22, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-24-039 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 22, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $425,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 7 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.110 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

You can apply if your organization is in the United States and is: Public or private Community-based Tribal (governments, organizations)

## What the grant funds

MCH-IOHI Projects will aim to improve access to integrated preventive oral health care (integrated POHC) in primary care services accessible to MCH populations at increased or higher risk for poor oral health. Funding will support an MCH-IOHI Alliance (Alliance), to include key state stakeholders such as policy, practice, and public health leaders; healthcare providers; healthcare payers; and public health surveillance experts. The Alliance will implement a two-tier, state and local, improvement approach that’ll address three core functions: 1) Policy and Practice; 2) Education and Outreach; and 3) Data, Analysis and Evaluation. State level improvements, in support of the local approach, will aim to inform state policy and practice decisions that promote integrated POHC (such as Medicaid payment for oral health services and health professions’ state practice acts);3 increase oral health literacy4 across the state using an organizational health literacy approach;5 and enhance the state’s oral health surveillance (for example, data collection and trends analysis). The local improvement approach will aim to establish, implement, and validate evidence-based models of integrated POHC in communities underserved by oral health care. MCH-IOHI Projects will take part in an MCH-IOHI Consortium-led learning collaborative.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-24-039 still open?

No. It closed on January 22, 2024. A newer notice is open: HRSA-27-072, closes January 8, 2027 (62 days left).

### Who can apply for Maternal and Child Health – Improving Oral Health Integration Demonstration Projects (MCH-IOHI Projects)?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from nonprofits, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Maternal and Child Health – Improving Oral Health Integration Demonstration Projects (MCH-IOHI Projects)?

Closed January 22, 2024. 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 $425,000 each. About $3.0 million in total across about 7 awards.

### Who has won Special Projects of Regional and National Significance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Children's National Medical Center. The program made 842 awards worth $1.4 billion in that time.