This grant from the Department of Health and Human Services aims to support communities with high rates of infant mortality and adverse perinatal outcomes in addressing the needs of high-risk women and families. The Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health program focuses on improving women’s health, promoting quality services, strengthening family resilience, achieving collective impact, and increasing accountability through quality improvement measures. The grant is designed to reduce health disparities among racial or ethnic minority groups by providing services from the prenatal period through two years after pregnancy. Applications are open until January 21, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 248995
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | HRSA-14-113 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=5df74d3e-ec7e-43e8-a5c3-f7ddde5d5386 |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 9 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.926 — Healthy Start Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Dec 05, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 17, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 05, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 18,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $0 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This is a full and open competition. New applicants and competing continuations will be considered for this funding. An eligible applicant for funding in this competition under the Healthy Start program is any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b). Community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply. An eligible applicant must have both direct fiduciary and administrative responsibility over the project. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description:: | This announcement solicits applications for the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health program. The Healthy Start (HS) program aims to reduce disparities in infant mortality and adverse perinatal outcomes by: 1) improving women¿s health, 2) promoting quality services, 3) strengthening family resilience, 4) achieving collective impact, and 5) increasing accountability through quality improvement, performance monitoring, and evaluation. HS grants are provided to communities with rates of infant mortality at least 1½ times the U.S. national average and high rates for other adverse perinatal outcomes (e.g., low birthweight, preterm birth, maternal morbidity and mortality) in order to address the needs of high-risk women and their families before, during, and after pregnancy. HS works to reduce ¿the disparity in health status between the general population and individuals who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups.¿ 42 U.S.C. § 254 c-8(e)(2)(B). HS services begin in the prenatal period and follow the woman and child through two years after the end of the pregnancy. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 3 | N/A | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Synopsis 2 | N/A | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.926 |
| Competition ID: | HRSA-14-113 |
| Competition Title: | Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00190832 |
| Opening Date: | |
| Closing Date: | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772 or email CallCenter@HRSA.GOV |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Attachments [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms | Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.926 | HRSA-14-113 | Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health | PKG00190832 | Jan 21, 2014 | View | Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772 or email CallCenter@HRSA.GOV | Organization Applicants |