Project Grant H49MC27807

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $980,755 Project Grant to the Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI), doing business as Mphi, to support the "Partnership for MCH Leadership Community" under the Healthy Start Initiative (CFDA 93.926). This 5-year grant, awarded on May 1, 2025, aims to improve maternal and infant health outcomes, particularly in communities experiencing high rates of infant mortality and...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $303,389 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program to Mae Health Inc. to develop a digital health platform integrated with a network of Black doulas. The goal is to reduce maternal health disparities among Black Medicaid beneficiaries by providing culturally competent care, targeted symptom monitoring, and access to doula support services. To date, the platform...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $300,000 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant (CFDA 93.912) to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS HHS) to implement the "Mommy and Me" program. This 4-year project aims to decrease infant mortality, adverse birth outcomes, and health disparities among the Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) population in Angelina, Cherokee, and Nacogdoches Counties, Texas....

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant through the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) to AltaMed Health Services Corporation. The "Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program - AltaMed's Parental Support Program" is a new community-based initiative designed to address behavioral health gaps in early childhood screening and limited access to mental health support in East Los Angeles...

This Project Grant award of $1,573,294 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will fund a 4-year mixed methods study to identify effective school-based health center (SBHC) models and practices nationally. The study aims to: 1) describe current trends in SBHC staffing and healthcare delivery practices, 2) conduct qualitative research to understand barriers and facilitators to equitable care in SBHCs,...

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) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under CFDA 93.307, the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program, to MaineHealth. The purpose of this 4-year project is to improve neonatal resuscitation skills and outcomes in rural Maine hospitals through telesimulation training. The grant will support the development and implementation of remote simulation training sessions for clinical teams at low-volume birthing...

This $3,158,761.00 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) to The Johns Hopkins University. The grant will fund the "Language is Medicine" intervention, which aims to prevent developmental delay in Navajo (Dine) toddlers through a caregiver-implemented language program delivered via tribal home visiting. The intervention combines cultural adaptations of...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $396,605 Project Grant on Sep 18, 2025 to Popcom Health Inc. under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program. The funding supports the design and development of an interactive, customizable digital health promotion comic tool to reduce childhood obesity risk in Black/African American and Latino preadolescents. The project, titled "Project Game On!: Empowering Urban Children...

This $446,000 project grant awarded by 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), aims to examine the impact of cash transfers during pregnancy on maternal and infant health and health disparities in the US. The project will leverage the 2021 expansion of the US Child Tax Credit as a natural experiment to 1) estimate the impacts of receiving monthly cash...