The Minnesota Department of Health is excited to announce the Increasing Access to Newborn Hearing Grant.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/03/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal of Minnesota’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program is to identify all infants and children who are DHH as early as possible and connect those children/families to timely and appropriate services to maximize their linguistic and communicative competence, literacy and social/emotional development.
The goal is for all newborns to receive a hearing screen by 1 month of age. All health professionals attending a birth outside of a hospital are required to provide both oral and written information to parents about the importance of hearing screening and where they can have their infant screened.
Funding Information
This project is supported by an award from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) totaling $344,991
- Estimated Amount to Grant
- $7,000.00 per hearing screening equipment
- $600.00 per Pulse Oximetry equipment
- Estimated Award Maximum $7,600.00
- Estimated Award Minimum $600.00.
Eligible Projects
Grantees will be required to do the following:
- Purchase appropriate and portable hearing and/or pulse oximetry equipment and supplies before the end of each fiscal period of funding.
- Plan for distribution/utilization of hearing and/or pulse oximetry screening equipment around the State of Minnesota to make hearing screening accessible to the largest proportion of out-of-hospital birthed babies.
- Require that any out-of-hospital birth provider conducting hearing and/or pulse oximetry screenings attend manufacturer/audiologist led training on the screening equipment. Complete initial equipment training with equipment company for providers using equipment.
- For Nonprofit organizations, distribute hearing and pulse oximetry screening equipment to out-of-hospital birth providers identified in distribution/utilization plan and obtain signed user agreement.
- Establish a plan for maintenance and upkeep of the hearing and pulse oximetry screening equipment, including annual calibrations, and purchasing supplies.
- Establish a plan for replacement of hearing (expected average lifespan for hearing screening device is 7-10years) and/or pulse oximetry screening equipment and out-ofhospital birth hearing and/or pulse oximetry screening program.
Eligibility Criteria
- Licensed Midwives practicing in Minnesota
- Nonprofit Organizations whose members are providers for out-of-hospital births.
For more information, visit MDH.
