This $5,516,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau (Grant Program CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) will fund the construction of an 8,000 sq ft birthing center operated by the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, NY. The birthing center will provide a non-hospital setting alternative for low-risk patients in the Crown Heights neighborhood, which has a much higher birth rate...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a $333,331 Project Grant under the CMS Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations program (CFDA 93.779) to the California State University San Marcos Corporation (CSUSM) for the "Community Schools Bridges2Health Research Project". This project aims to develop and evaluate a "Bridges2Health" community health advocate program that will be implemented within two community schools in the Vista Unified School District in...
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) was awarded a $24,824,870 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program (CFDA 93.870). The purpose of this 2-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024 and ultimate completion date of September 29, 2026, is to implement evidence-based home visiting programs, such as Nurse-Family...
This $800,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will enable Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. (dba Family Health Centers at NYU Langone) to implement Project LAUNCH in Brooklyn, NY. The key objectives of the project are to: Enhance the organization's Early Childhood Parent Advisory Group to ensure community voices...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded a $76,499,656 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.994) to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for the project period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. This Project Grant funding enables NYSDOH to improve the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families in New York by supporting and coordinating comprehensive healthcare...
This Project Grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the CMS Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations program (CFDA 93.779) provides $475,000 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - Lehman College to study substance use disorders and mental health services in the Bronx, New York. The project aims to: Convene a Bronx community taskforce to explore factors associated with the utilization of mental health and substance abuse...
This Project Grant award of $2,250,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) aims to expand coordinated perinatal healthcare for pregnant women and new mothers in Yazoo City and Belzoni, Mississippi. The G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center, a minority-owned non-profit FQHC,...
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) was awarded a $3,938,332 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model (CFDA 93.968) program. The goal of this 5-year grant, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2030, is to implement comprehensive healthcare delivery system reforms in New York State to address unsustainable cost growth, improve population health,...
This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research, will provide $2,114,125.00 from September 15, 2024 to June 30, 2029 to determine the impact of telehealth on severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and SMM disparities, and develop guidelines for implementing telehealth to address equity issues and reduce SMM disparities. The key products and services to...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), aims to explore Black fathers' experiences with perinatal care and their potential role in mitigating maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (MM/SMM) disparities. The $154,000 award, granted on September 10, 2024, will support a research project conducted by the University of Rochester....