Project Grant Q8M49107

The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF), the state Medicaid agency for the District of Columbia, was awarded a 10-year, $17M Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). Through this funding, DHCF aims to improve maternal health outcomes and address disparities by investing in essential care delivery infrastructure, incentivizing providers to address beneficiaries' physical, behavioral, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) provides $2,000,000.00 in funding to the California Department of Health Care Services to transform the state's maternal health delivery system and advance equitable birthing care for Medicaid members. The 10-year project aims to improve maternal health outcomes by expanding interprofessional care workforces, investing in data...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $3,470,526 to assess the role of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in improving access, quality, and equity of care for low-income pregnant and postpartum Medicaid enrollees. The key objectives are to: 1) characterize and compare quality measures for Medicaid patients receiving care at FQHCs vs. non-FQHC practices; 2)...

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) has been awarded a $17 million Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program (CFDA 93.869). The award will fund a 10-year project to improve maternal health outcomes and address disparities in the Aurora and Rockford regions of Illinois. Key products and services to be delivered under this award include: establishing infrastructure for...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) was awarded a $16.5 million, 10-year Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program (CFDA 93.869). The funding will be used to expand access to high-quality maternal and infant health services in areas of Wisconsin with significant health disparities. DHS plans to partner with managed care plans to implement the model in three regions, including Milwaukee...

The National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ) was awarded a $8.7 million Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) to lead the Maternal Health Training and Resource Center (MHTRC). The MHTRC will provide capacity building assistance, training, and technical assistance to State Maternal Health Innovation (State MHI) program recipients and other HRSA Maternal and Child...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a 5-year, $992,282 Project Grant under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) to Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (MHMH) in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The grant will support MHMH's Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) project, which aims to advance maternal health in New Hampshire over the 5-year period. Key project activities include: 1) establishing a...

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health, was awarded a $7,035,817 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) to implement the Louisiana Maternal Health Innovation Initiative (MHII) over a 5-year period starting on September 30, 2024. Through this grant, LDH will: 1) Establish a state-focused Maternal Health Task Force; 2) Develop a Maternal...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was awarded a $12,370,219 Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program (CFDA 93.869). The purpose of the award is to implement innovative care delivery and payment models to improve maternal health outcomes for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries in Kansas. Key activities include enhancing data infrastructure, developing a new provider payment model,...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a $17M, 10-year Cooperative Agreement to the West Virginia Department of Human Services, Bureau for Medical Services under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). The WV Transforming Maternal Health (WV TMAH) Model aims to enhance maternal health outcomes across a targeted 16-county region in southern West Virginia with high Medicaid-covered births and health disparities. Key components include implementing...