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HRSA-25-025: Maternal and Child Health Public Health Catalyst Program

Closed Closed January 23, 2025 Opportunity HRSA-25-025

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 2024.

Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $135,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $1.4 million in total. Applications closed on January 23, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed December 20, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedOctober 25, 2024
DeadlineJanuary 23, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes.

These types of domestic* organizations may apply:Public institutions of higher education. Non-profit private institutions of higher education. Native American tribal governments and organizations that are institutions of higher learning (education).See 42 CFR 51a.3(b).*Domestic means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The purpose of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Public Health Catalyst Program is to: •Recruit and train diverse[2] graduate students in MCH public health. •Expand MCH curriculum and degree offerings within schools and programs of public health where there is currently a lack of, or limited, MCH offerings. •Build MCH faculty capacity within schools and programs of public health. You must select one of the two Catalyst Program tracks for your application: •Track 1: MCH Curriculum Start-Up •Track 2: MCH Curriculum Expansion

Category: Health.

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

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (93.110) awarded $1.4 billion across 842 grant awards, an average of $1.6 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers & FamiliesDistrict of Columbia2$54.3 million
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterOhio1$51.5 million
Children's National Medical CenterDistrict of Columbia1$37.2 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina8$29.1 million
American Academy of PediatricsIllinois8$26.4 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($165 million), California ($82.5 million), Ohio ($75.1 million), Maryland ($73.5 million), Massachusetts ($52.6 million).

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.

Questions people ask

Is HRSA-25-025 still open?

No. It closed on January 23, 2025. A newer notice is open: HRSA-27-072, closes January 8, 2027 (62 days left).

Who can apply for Maternal and Child Health Public Health Catalyst Program?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Maternal and Child Health Public Health Catalyst Program?

Closed January 23, 2025. 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 $135,000 each. About $1.4 million in total across about 10 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.

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