Project Grant H4952122

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.307), awarded a $166,738 project grant to Boston Medical Center Corporation to design and pilot clinic-based health information technology (HIT) tools to improve integration between pediatric primary care and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The goal is to increase WIC retention and...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant (CFDA 93.912) to BCFS Health and Human Services. The "Mommy and Me" program will serve the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) population in Angelina, Cherokee, and Nacogdoches Counties, Texas. The program aims to decrease infant mortality, improve access to maternal health education, and enhance access to prenatal,...

This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) is intended to support research on reducing racial/ethnic disparities in access to high-level neonatal intensive care and neonatal outcomes. The $736,279 award to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will be used to characterize how the presence of maternal and infant transfer...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded Emory University a $1,318,470 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to conduct a study titled "REDUCING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH POINT-OF-CARE STI TESTING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (MATCH-POINT)". The study aims to evaluate the impact of point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis, gonorrhea,...

This $600,000 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (CFDA 93.912), aims to address maternal and infant health disparities in Alabama's rural communities. The 4-year project will establish the Rural Maternal Disparities Consortium (RMDC), a collaborative network of healthcare providers, community organizations, and policy advocates, to expand maternal healthcare access and...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.307), awarded a $3,158,761 Project Grant to The Johns Hopkins University to support the "LANGUAGE IS MEDICINE: A CAREGIVER-IMPLEMENTED LANGUAGE INTERVENTION TO PREVENT DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY IN DINE TODDLERS" project. This 4-year project aims to test the effectiveness of a culturally adapted language intervention,...

This Project Grant award, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program, supports a comprehensive $398,972 study on improving healthcare quality and equity for newborns with prenatal substance exposure. The study, conducted by the University of California, Davis in collaboration with the Better Outcomes through Research for Newborns (BORN) network and the EMPOWER stakeholder group, aims to:...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) Federal Grant Program, awarded a $3,068,272 project grant to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct a 4-year mixed methods study. The study aims to: 1) Describe current trends in school-based health center (SBHC) staffing models and practices nationally, 2) Identify barriers and facilitators to providing equitable care in...

The Partnership for MCH Leadership Community is a federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Healthy Start Initiative (CFDA 93.926) program. The $980,755 grant, awarded on May 1, 2025, supports the Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) in providing comprehensive services to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in high-risk communities, with a...

This $303,389 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) aims to reduce black maternal health disparities in Medicaid through a culturally-competent digital health platform and integrated doula community care. The awardee, Mae Health Inc., has contracted with 13 Medicaid plans across 6 states and served over 1,400 mothers, delivering greater than 30% reductions in non-medically required...