The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority-Serving Institutions (MH-RC-MSI) Research Centers (RCs).
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/12/2023
Size of the Grant: $461,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of the Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) is to establish a multi-institutional research network that is comprised of and supports minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to build their capacity to conduct research addressing disparities in maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health outcomes and to find community-based solutions to address these disparities and advance health equity.
The Collaborative consists of:
- MH-RC-MSI (RCs) will build the capacity of MSIs to conduct maternal health disparity research. The goal of the RCs is to build the capacity for MSIs to conduct quantitative and/or qualitative maternal health research to fully understand and address the root causes of disparities in maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health outcomes, and to find community-based solutions to address these disparities and advance health equity.
The following objectives should be accomplished by the end of the period of performance:
- Plan and implement applied maternal health disparity research studies and develop community-based solutions.
- Demonstrate increased maternal health disparity research capacity in MSIs.
- Develop manuscripts to be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Disseminate and translate research findings into practice.
- Submit at least one grant funding proposal external to HRSA’s Maternal and Childe Health Bureau (MCHB) at the end of the project to sustain the work beyond the funding period.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,376,000
- Award Ceiling: $461,000
Period of Performance
The period of performance is September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2028 (5 years).
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to public or non-profit institutions of higher learning and public or private non-profit agencies engaged in research or in programs relating to maternal and child health and/or services for children with special health care needs. Faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. MSIs are especially encouraged to apply to this opportunity; non-MSI applicants are expected to partner with an MSI. Non-profit applicants are required to submit proof of non-profit status. A foreign applicant will need to be affiliated with a U.S. entity (i.e., university, institution) with a U.S. EIN established and recognized by HRSA to be considered a public or nonprofit institution of higher learning or a public or private nonprofit agency.
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