Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (Level 3: Leadership and Mentoring Healthy Start)

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.
Related Programs

Healthy Start Initiative

Department of Health and Human Services



Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available

Additional Information of 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.



Full Opportunity Web Address:


Contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Grants Application Center, 910 Clopper Road, Suite 155 South, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878CallCenter@HRSA.GOV

Agency Email Description:
Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772 or email CallCenter@HRSA.GOV

Agency Email:
CallCenter@HRSA.GOV

Date Posted:
2014-02-14

Application Due Date:
2014-03-31

Archive Date:
2014-05-30



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