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Healthy Start Initiative - Enhanced

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: 93.926
Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Jul 17, 2023
Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
301.443.0543
MCHBHealthyStart@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Tonya Randall
301.594.4259
TRandall@hrsa.gov

Grants.gov contact center:
800.518.4726
support@grants.gov
Self-service knowledge base

HRSA contact center:
877.464.4772
TTY: 877.897.9910
HRSA contact page

Purpose

The Healthy Start Initiative - Enhanced Program (HSE) will provide grants to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy and reduce the racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes.

The program priority is diverse communities and populations (such as non-Hispanic Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and rural areas) that are experiencing the greatest disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.

Focus areas:

  • Direct and enabling services for HSE participants:
    • Increase receipt of case management and care coordination to facilitate access to medical care and community-based resources
    • Increase uptake of healthy behaviors before, during, and after pregnancy
    • Increase use of safe infant care practices
  • Community consortia: Convene diverse, multi-sector state, local, and community level partners, including HSE participants and other community members, that will:
    • Advise and inform strategies for providing direct and enabling services to HSE participants
    • Develop cross-sector partnerships to ensure access for HSE participants to coordinated, comprehensive maternal, child, and family medical care; health and parenting education; and community-based resources that address social determinants of health within the project area
    • Participate in Communities of Practice with other HSE projects to develop and implement a strategic plan for the community that focuses on at least one social determinant of health
Eligibility

Any domestic public or private entity is eligible to apply, including faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $1,100,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 10
Estimated total program funding: $11,000,000

Application process

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

Tagged as
Access · American Indian or Alaska Native · Black or African American · Care coordination · Children and youth · Community and faith-based initiatives · Health disparities · Human services · Maternal health and prenatal care · Networking and collaboration · Racial and ethnic groups · Social determinants of health · Women

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