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Family-to-Family Health Information Centers

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.504
Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Jan 5, 2022
Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Jessica Teel
301.945.5133
jteel@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Hazel N. Booker
301.443.4236
nbooker@hrsa.gov

Purpose

The Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HIC) program offers funding for new and existing centers that provide information, education, technical assistance, and peer support to families of children and youth with special healthcare needs and the professionals who serve them.

A focus of the program is to to advance health equity by reaching territories, tribal regions, and other diverse, underserved communities, including:

  • Black, Latino, Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and other persons of color
  • Members of religious minorities
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons
  • People with disabilities
  • Rural areas
  • Persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty and/or inequality

Program goals and strategies include:

  • Assure access to high quality and equitable health services to optimize health and well-being for all maternal and child health (MCH) populations by advancing a well-functioning system of services in which families and health professionals partner in healthcare decision-making
  • Achieve health equity for MCH populations by seeking to address health inequities and meet the needs of diverse and underserved families
  • Strengthen public health capacity and workforce for MCH by providing education and training for health professionals on how to work with parents/families of children and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN)
  • Maximize impact through leadership, partnership, and stewardship
Eligibility

Eligible applicants are any domestic public or private entities including faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $96,750 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 59
Estimated total program funding: $5,708,250

Application process

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Asian · Black or African American · Children and youth · Families · Health disparities · Health workforce education and training · Hispanic or Latino · LGBTQI+ · Maternal health and prenatal care · Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander · People with disabilities · Poverty · Public health · Women

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