On May 30th, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2019 State Maternal Health Innovation (State MHI) Program. HRSA will allocate a total of $18.7 million annually across nine projects proposed by eligible organizations, in collaboration with a state or groups of states, to address disparities in maternal health and improve maternal health outcomes, including the prevention and reduction of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. Each State MHI project will:
- Establish a state-focused Maternal Health Task Force;
- Collect and analyze state-level data on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity; and
- Promote and execute innovation in maternal health service delivery.
HRSA also released an accompanying NOFO in support of the State MHI program, through which one national applicant will be awarded up to $2.6 million to support the nine State MHI grantees and related initiatives by providing capacity-building assistance and establishing a national resource center on maternal health.
Applications for either NOFO must be submitted by July 15th. The two NOFOs are attached (NOFO 1, NOFO 2), and a summary of the main State MHI program NOFO is below.