Mississippi Public Health Institute

Mississippi Public Health Institute (MSPHI), a non-profit corporate entity registered with SAM.gov since February 2014, serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards focused on public health initiatives across Mississippi. MSPHI operates as a regional public health organization addressing critical health disparities and community health needs through evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions and comprehensive program development. The organization has established itself as a key partner with federal agencies to implement programs that target vulnerable populations and address significant public health challenges facing Mississippi residents.

MSPHI has received multiple prime federal grant awards totaling nearly $2.5 million across diverse public health domains. The organization has demonstrated substantial expertise in addressing violence against women and gender-based violence through its $493,531 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, implemented in partnership with Haven House Domestic Violence Shelter. MSPHI has led significant efforts in HIV/AIDS prevention and care engagement through the HEARD (Helping Empower, Advocate, and Reach the Delta) program targeting Black females in the Mississippi Delta region, substance abuse prevention through the MY FRENDS (Mississippi Youth Five-County Region for Enhancing Narcotic, Drug, and Substance Use Awareness) initiative serving 3,000 youth annually, and opioid response initiatives including the Rural Communities Opioid Response programs targeting southwestern Mississippi counties. The organization has also received awards addressing maternal and infant health outcomes through the State Maternal Health Innovation Program and Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Maternal and Child Health Bureau and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, immunization promotion through the SHEA Initiative with the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, and rural opioid crisis response through multiple HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy grants. Additionally, MSPHI serves as a sub-grantee receiving multiple awards from the Mississippi State Department of Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Mississippi State University, providing services including substance abuse awareness training, community capacity building, naloxone distribution support, surveillance system development, COVID-19 response coordination, antibiotic stewardship oversight, violence injury prevention programs, and evaluation and coordination services for grant deliverables.