HRSA Funding Opportunities

Maternal and Child Health—Improving Oral Health Integration (MCH-IOHI) Demonstration Projects

Applications due: January 22

The aim is to improve access to integrated POHC in primary care services accessible to MCH populations at increased or higher risk for poor oral health. Funding will support an MCH-IOHI Alliance to include key state stakeholders such as policy, practice, and public health leaders, healthcare providers, healthcare payers, and public health surveillance experts.

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MCH-IOHI Consortium

Applications due: January 22

As the principal TA provider, the Consortium will accelerate the adoption and implementation of evidence based integrated POHC strategies that aim to advance health equity. The Consortium will provide targeted TA (using implementation science and collaborative learning) to strengthen each team’s two-tier state and local improvement approach. The Consortium will also provide universal TA that is easily accessible to all states and jurisdictions.

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Cooperative Newborn Screening System Priorities Program (NBS Co-Propel)

Applications due: February 23

The purpose of this program is to strengthen the NBS to provide screening, counseling, and health care services to newborns and children with, or at risk for, heritable disorders and help them achieve the best possible outcomes.

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National Coordinating Center on Transition

Applications due: March 11

The purpose of this program is to develop and advance national, state, and local/community-level frameworks that support successful transition from child to adult serving systems for youth with autism and/or epilepsy who have complex health and social needs and require a higher level of family support and coordination.

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Transition for Youth with Autism and/or Epilepsy Demonstration Projects

Applications due: March 11

The purpose is to develop and advance national, state, and local/community-level frameworks that support successful transition from child to adult serving systems for youth with autism and/or epilepsy who have complex health and social needs and require a higher level of family support and coordination.

autism epilepsy service transition

State Maternal Health Innovation

Applications due: April 2

The purpose of the program is to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) by:

• Improving access to care that is comprehensive, high-quality, appropriate, and on-going throughout the preconception, prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods
• Enhancing state maternal health surveillance and data capacity
• Identifying and implementing innovative interventions to improve outcomes for populations disproportionately impacted by maternal mortality and SMM.

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Autism Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (Autism FIRST)

Applications due: April 3

The purpose of the program is to support empirical research that advances the evidence on early screening and interventions to improve the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults with autism and other DD across the lifespan.

autism field-initiated research developmental disabilities

Informational

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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Public Health Approaches to Perinatal Substance Use

This special MCH Journal issue features 21 open-access articles highlighting the latest research, programs, and policy initiatives in perinatal substance use. Notably, the articles highlight tangible program and policy approaches to preventing and mitigating the harms of perinatal substance use and improving MCH.

perinatal substance use

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Systems Mapping Tools to Advance Birth Equity

This web-based resource is designed to accelerate the work of communities, coalitions, and funders in strategically assessing their efforts, identifying opportunities, and committing to specific actions to strengthen the birth equity ecosystem. Tools include:

• Birth Equity Action Map
• Birth Equity Iceberg
• Birth Equity Ecosystem Map

The resource was created by AMCHP, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Vijaya K. Hogan Consulting, LLC.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Transforming Maternal Health Model Overview (PDF)

This fact sheet provides an overview of the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model. TMaH is the newest CMS model designed to focus exclusively on improving maternal health care for people enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. The model will support participating state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) in the development of a whole-person approach to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care that addresses the physical, mental health, and social needs experienced during pregnancy.

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Association of State Public Health Nutritionists

Complimentary Feeding: Children Born to Native American Families

ASPHN providing complementary feeding briefs to assist nutrition professionals in supporting families’ cultural preferences. The November 2023 brief supports nutritionists working with Native American or Alaskan Native parents on the use of indigenous foods when transitioning infants to toddler foods.

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Training & Educational Webinars

National Institutes of Health

Preparing for AI-Driven Research 3: Computational Data Science Strategies—Getting Ready for a Data Science 101 Course

Wednesday, January 17
2:00pm ET

This webinar helps unlock the power of data science computational strategies, demystifying the process of choosing between AI, Machine Learning, and traditional statistics. No previous knowledge or participation is needed. Researchers from populations historically underrepresented in data science, including diverse racial and ethnic groups and women, are encouraged to join.

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Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center

Overview of the Maternal Mental Health Landscape: Policies and Programs at the National and State Level

Thursday, January 25
1:00pm to 2:00 pm ET

This webinar will provide a state of the states in terms of resources for maternal mental health. It will include a description of federal government investment in maternal mental health in states and review of maternal mental health data and policy trackers.

maternal mental health health policy

Association of State Public Health Nutritionists

Trauma-Informed Approach and Harm Reduction Principles Application in Public Health

Thursday, January 25
1:00pm to 2:00pm ET

During this National Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Council webinar, presenters will discuss how to integrate trauma-informed approaches and harm reduction principles in public health nutrition practice. Speakers will discuss health inequities that cause disparities, how language matters, and how to curate spaces of healing-centered engagement for social health access referral points.

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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall

Thursday, February 8
2:00pm to 3:00pm ET

The Government Affairs team will discuss the latest updates in federal MCH policy with their national, federal, and state partners. This series recurs the second Thursday of every month.

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