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Funding by Topic: Maternal health and prenatal care

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement Inactive
Funding to strengthen the infrastructure of tribal public health systems by strengthening leadership and workforce, improving access to tribal-specific data, adapting evidence-informed programs, and improving policies and practices to increase sustainability. This is a supplemental funding opportunity for current grantees.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 10, 2022
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Improving Postpartum Maternal Outcomes for Populations Experiencing Disparities Inactive
Funding for clinical effectiveness research that compares multicomponent strategies to improve early detection of and timely care for complications up to six weeks postpartum among women in underserved populations, including women living in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 1, 2022
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2022
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Illinois Community Recovery and Rebuild Fund Inactive
Grants to support innovative direct services in Illinois dedicated to advancing health system objectives that improve health condition and health insurance literacy, increase access to healthcare, enhance care coordination, and address social determinants of health to reduce health disparities.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 8, 2022
Application Deadline: May 27, 2022
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Arkansas Rural Practice Scholarship program Inactive
Forgivable loans for Arkansas students who are enrolled, accepted, or alternates for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine and who agree to practice full-time primary care medicine in a rural community in Arkansas after completion of their education.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Mar 11, 2022
Sponsor: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Campuses
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention-Mobile Health Training Program (NEPQR-MHTP) Inactive
Funding to expand experiential training opportunities for nurses through nurse-led mobile health training sites, with the goal of strengthening nursing workforce to provide quality culturally aligned care in rural and underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Feb 22, 2022
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Title X Family Planning Services Grants Inactive
Grants to provide comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services for low-income and/or uninsured clients, including adolescents and populations who have experienced historic disparities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2022
Sponsors: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Inactive
Funding for new and existing Family-to-Family Health Information Centers that provide information, education, technical assistance, and peer support to families of children and youth with special healthcare needs and the professionals who serve them. A focus of the program is to to advance health equity by reaching territories, tribal regions, and other diverse, underserved communities, including rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 5, 2022
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Supporting School-Based Healthcare in Appalachian Ohio Inactive
Grants to support collaboration and implementation projects to address data-driven regional needs related to school-based healthcare in Appalachian Ohio.
Geographic coverage: 32 counties served by the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Application Deadline: Dec 10, 2021
Sponsor: Foundation for Appalachian, United Healthcare
Breastfeeding and First Foods Grant Inactive
Grants to support communities and programs focused on increasing access to first foods and supporting culturally appropriate lactation practices for Native parents, caretakers, and young children.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2021
Sponsor: First Nations Development Institute
Teaching Health Center Planning and Development -Technical Assistance Inactive
A cooperative agreement with a single entity to provide technical assistance for HRSA's Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program (THCPD) award recipients to support the creation of new accredited community-based primary care residency programs in rural and underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 30, 2021
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services