The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded a $25,393,507 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.994) to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), doing business as the Office of Public Health (OPH). This 2-year Project Grant, with an award date of October 1, 2024, supports LDH in developing and coordinating comprehensive maternal and child health services and systems of care across Louisiana. The...
This $1,696,384 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), doing business as the Office of Public Health (OPH). The award, effective July 31, 2024 through September 29, 2026, will support the expansion of pediatric mental health care access in Louisiana. The funding will enable LDH to deliver specialized services and...
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Bureau of Health Services Financing has been awarded a $17,000,000 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 implement the TMaH model in a test region of 17 Louisiana parishes over a 10-year period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034. The key products and services to be delivered include improving data...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $1,140,000.00, was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs (CFDA 93.946). The award was made to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), doing business as the Office of Public Health (OPH), to support public health surveillance, research, and quality improvement initiatives aimed at identifying,...
The Louisiana Department of Health received a $11,969,121 Project Grant award from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to fund the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program (CFDA 93.870). The grant supports the implementation of evidence-based Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) and Parents as Teachers (PAT) home visiting services in 52 at-risk parishes across Louisiana. The program aims to improve maternal and child health outcomes, promote child development, and enhance...
This $992,282 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) supports the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital's (MHMH) Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) project in New Hampshire. Over 5 years, the project aims to: 1) establish a Maternal Health Task Force to develop and implement a state maternal health strategic plan; 2) create a comprehensive MHI evaluation plan; 3) improve state-level...
This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) provides $1,200,000 in funding to the Public Health Law Center Inc. to support maternal and child health (MCH) policy innovation in 10 states. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) Establish a learning community of state and local health officials and community members to engage in MCH policy work, with a focus on...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,994,734 Project Grant under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) to SSM Health Care ST. Louis. The grant supports the State Maternal Health Innovation Program, a 5-year initiative to enhance maternal healthcare services, conduct research, provide training, and develop innovative approaches to address critical maternal and child health...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,994,470.00 was issued on September 30, 2024 by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110). The grant supports the State Maternal Health Innovation Program, a state-led initiative designed to improve maternal health outcomes in South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Health (SD DOH), the grant recipient, will...
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $792,334 Project Grant under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) to the Center for Health Policy Development to support maternal and child health innovation in states. Through this 3-year award from September 2024 to September 2027, the Center for Health Policy Development will leverage its expertise to engage state Title V MCH Services Block Grant and Medicaid programs, as well as...