ClosedOpportunity HRSA-24-033

Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was December 15, 2023. Individual awards are listed as up to $1.1M, with about 103 awards expected and $114M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 8 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.926 (Healthy Start Initiative).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Sep 22, 2023
Close date: Dec 15, 2023
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,100,000
Est. total funding: $113,645,000
Expected awards: 103
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

You can apply if your organization is in the United States and is: Public or private Community-based Tribal (governments, organizations) Additional Notes: If you are a recipient of the Healthy Start Initiative Enhanced (HRSA-23-130) (HSE) you are still eligible to apply for this grant if you are proposing a new project area, that is, an area not currently served by your or an existing HSE award. HSE grant project areas have been settled and it is not HRSAs intent to alter or reset existing HSE project areas. Therefore, if you propose to serve a project area that fully overlaps with your own award or another HSE award, your application will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered. Please see Appendix H for a list of Healthy Start Initiative Enhanced project areas.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (Healthy Start or HS) Program. The purpose of HS is to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy and reduce the well-documented racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes.[1],[2],[3] HS is intended to support projects in communities and populations experiencing the greatest disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.

HS has two focus areas: 1) providing direct and enabling services (for example, screening and referrals, case management and care coordination, health and parenting education, and linkage to clinical care) to enrolled HS participants; and 2) convening Community Consortia (formerly known as Community Action Networks or “CANs”) comprised of diverse, multi-sector partners to advise and inform HS activities as well as to develop and implement plans to improve perinatal outcomes within the selected project area. HS continues to have an increased emphasis on addressing social determinants of health, such as access to adequate food, housing, and transportation, to improve disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Based on stakeholder feedback, this FY 2024 HS competition also provides recipients with increased flexibility to tailor interventions to the unique needs of their community and/or target population.

The goals of HS are to:

Continue reducing infant mortality rates in the United States, and

Decrease disparities in infant mortality and poor perinatal health outcomes in areas where those rates are high.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.926Healthy Start InitiativeProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.926

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$132M

FY25

$133M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.926. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Health Resources and Services Administration
MCHBHealthyStart@hrsa.gov
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and 1 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1.1m, total estimated program funding is $113,645,000 and the agency expects to make about 103 awards.

How do I apply for “Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-24-033), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.110