This Request for Proposals (RFP) is focused on improving infant and perinatal health outcomes for communities of color and American Indian communities.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This RFP aligns with two key programs within the Maternal and Child Health Section leading perinatal health innovation within communities most impacted along with investment in community-based programs addressing improved infant health.
This funding opportunity will support two separate categories:
- Category 1: Perinatal Health Innovations | Innovative activities in community engagement and communications focused on improving perinatal health and supporting the Perinatal Health Strategic Plan.
- Category 2: Infant Health Innovations | Community-based programs that focus on the 4 risk factors of infant health: reducing preterm birth, sleep-related infant deaths, congenital malformations, and address social and environmental determinants of health.
Funding Information
The funding sources for this RFP are state and federal funds. Category 1: Perinatal Health Innovations is federally funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a 5-year grant cycle with a total of $5,000,000. Category 2: Infant Health Innovations is state funded from Minn. Stat. § 145.9574 (Healthy Beginning, Healthy Families Act).
Target Population
Proposals must focus on promoting racial and geographic equity in infant and perinatal health and reducing infant and perinatal health disparities experienced by communities of color and American Indian communities.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants may include, but are not limited to, faith-based organizations, social service organizations, community nonprofit organizations, Tribal governments, and community clinics. Applicants must have state or federal recognition as a formal organization or entity, such as a Federal Employer Identification Number or 501c3 status. Organizations or groups that do not have state or federal recognition may apply with a fiscal agent. Applicants must be in and conduct grant activities in the state of Minnesota, but fiscal agents may be located outside of Minnesota. Eligible applicants who wish to work together but have not formed a legal partnership may designate one organization as a fiscal agent.
For more information, visit MDH.
