# Healthy Start Initiative (93.926)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-926-healthy-start-initiative/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Healthy Start Initiative is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $627 million in 150 grants, about $4.2 million per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of the Healthy Start (HS) program is to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy, and reduce differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes. The HS program provides grants to high-risk communities with infant mortality rates at least 1.5 times the U.S. national average and high rates of other adverse perinatal outcomes (e.g., low birthweight, preterm birth, maternal morbidity and mortality). The legislation requires HS to work to reduce the disparities in health status between the general population and individuals in various sub-groups (e.g., geographic, racial, etc.).

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $118 million | 103 |
| 2022 | $120 million | 114 |
| 2023 | $132 million | 122 |
| 2024 | $132 million | 141 |
| 2025 | $126 million | 127 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute for Childrens Health Quality Inc | Massachusetts | $21.0 million |
| Maricopa, County of | Arizona | $9.1 million |
| Global Communities, Inc. | Maryland | $8.8 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $8.6 million |
| Prisma Health-Midlands | South Carolina | $8.5 million |
| Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. | Florida | $7.9 million |
| Baltimore Healthy Start Inc. | Maryland | $7.9 million |
| Healthy Start Inc | Pennsylvania | $7.8 million |
| The Family Tree Information, Education, and Counseling Center | Louisiana | $7.3 million |
| Florida Department of Health | Florida | $6.5 million |
| Newark Community Health Centers Inc | New Jersey | $6.1 million |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc. | New York | $5.9 million |
| So NJ Perinatal Cooperative Inc | New Jersey | $5.9 million |
| Community Health Center of Richmond Inc | New York | $5.9 million |
| Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium, Incorporated | Missouri | $5.9 million |
| BCFS Health and Human Services | Texas | $5.9 million |
| Five Rivers Health Centers | Ohio | $5.9 million |
| The Center for Health Equity, Inc. | Florida | $5.9 million |
| The Foundation for Delaware County | Pennsylvania | $5.8 million |
| Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa | Iowa | $5.8 million |