Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Assistance Listings: 93.926 -- Healthy Start Initiative
Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Description
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project (SHSPP). The purpose of the SHSPP is to provide training and technical assistance (TA) to support grant recipients in improving their service delivery, meeting outcome measures, and building program ability to work with community partners to improve health and social service systems to reduce maternal and infant health disparities. These grant recipients include those funded under the following programs: Healthy Start (HS), Healthy Start Enhanced (HSE), and Catalyst for Infant Health...
Equity (Catalyst).
To carry out these activities, the SHSPP recipient will serve as the Healthy Start Technical Assistance and Support Center (TASC). As the TASC, the SHSPP will aid in strengthening the implementation of HS grant recipient activities by providing ongoing training and TA to grant recipients.
The HS, HSE, and Catalyst programs have an increased emphasis on addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) to improve disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Training and TA strategies provided by the SHSPP are expected to acknowledge and respond to SDOH affecting HS grant recipients across the country.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
Miscellaneous
- Other
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional information
You can apply if your organization is in the United States and is: Public or private; Community-based; and or Tribal (governments, organizations).
Grantor contact information
Description
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
kdail@hrsa.gov
Contact Kristal Dail, MPH at (301)287-0236 or email kdail@hrsa.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| MCHB-HRSA-24-038-UF5-SHSPP-Final_10-31.pdf | HRSA-24-038 Notice of Funding Opportunity | Oct 31, 2023 12:34 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closed: December 29, 2023
Award
$3,500,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$3,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HRSA-24-038
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
Https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=2ac40928-5236-4cfd-9086-211ed2953e0c
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
September 29, 2023
Archive date:
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