Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative
Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Assistance Listings
- 93.137 -- Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. Through its demonstration projects, OMH supports the identification of effective approaches for improving health outcomes with the goal of promoting dissemination and sustainability of these approaches.OMH intends projects funded under the Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative (COPHI) to develop innovative models for integrating community-based maternal support...
services (COMSS) into perinatal systems of care. COMSS are social and supportive services that address social determinants of health (SDOH), such as health literacy; pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting education; cultural and linguistic diversity; exposure to trauma, housing; food; and transportation. These services are provided during pregnancy, labor and delivery and after delivery by trained individuals, such as doulas and community health workers. Integrating COMSS into perinatal systems of care will ultimately improve pregnant and post-partum people's health outcomes and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
Education
- Independent school districts
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
Paul Rodriguez
paul.rodriguez@hhs.gov
paul.rodriguez@hhs.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FAQs_Healthy_Families_Community-Based_Perinatal_Health_Initiative_Rev._05.31.23.pdf | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) | Jun 9, 2023 03:55 PM UTC |
| Optional_Work_Plan.pdf | Optional Work Plan template - the three instruction pages do not count toward the total application page count. | May 15, 2023 08:24 PM UTC |
| NOFO_MP-CPI-23-004.pdf | NOFO_MP-CPI-23-004.pdf | May 15, 2023 08:23 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closed: July 18, 2023
Award
$10,000,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
$975,000
Award Minimum
$1,250,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
MP-CPI-23-004
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
May 15, 2023
Archive date:
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