Limited Submission Opportunity: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program
URL: https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-24-037
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of the HRSA Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program is to support innovative city, county, or state-level policy initiatives that improve outcomes and reduce associated health disparities for maternal and child health populations. Successful award recipients will provide technical assistance (TA) to stakeholders4, including governors’ offices, state legislatures, state and local health officials, and other state and local officials5 to help them develop and implement policy initiatives that improve outcomes and reduce related health disparities. Technical assistance will include (1) convening learning communities (LCs) that engage stakeholders (listed above) in addition to community members and people with lived experience and (2) developing and disseminating informational resources such as (but not limited to) policy briefs, webinars, and/or legislation trackers. Technical assistance for policy initiatives that address social determinants of health6 (SDOH), such as improving access to quality affordable housing, healthy foods, or transportation, is especially encouraged. Award recipients will also support TA for cities, counties, and/or states on Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) priority topics such as maternal and infant mortality and readiness for obstetric emergencies, and emerging MCH issues (recent examples of which include congenital syphilis, environmental health threats, Medicaid redetermination, and vaccine promotion).
FUNDING INFORMATION:
Up to $400,000 annually for three years.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
Each organization may nominate only one applicant. Cost sharing or matching is not required for this program.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:
Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by DATE: 5/29/2024
- Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
- A brief statement (up to 2 pages) by the candidate describing their scientific achievements and the proposed project;
- A brief budget outline for the proposed research;
- Up-to-date CV or biosketch.
A faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review internal proposals and select the nominee.
A webinar has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 3 – 5 p.m. ET, under the weblink: https://hrsa-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1612401433?pwd=RDlPN1QyNm00Y0pSbHd6aWF0MFVkQT09. You can access the recording here. For more information see also here.
DEADLINES:
Internal Materials Due: Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Sponsor’s Application Deadline: Wednesday, July 10, 2024