Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority-Serving Institutions (MH-RC-MSI) Coordinating Center (CC)

maternal morbidity, and maternal health outcomes and to find community-based solutions to address these disparities and advance health equity. The Collaborative consists of two funding announcements. • HRSA-23-112: MH-RC-MSI (RCs) will build the capacity of MSIs to conduct maternal health disparity research. • HRSA-23-113: MH-RC-MSI (CC) will provide technical assistance and other support to the RCs to help them build their institution’s research capacity in maternal health disparity research. HRSA-23-113: MH-RC-MSI (CC) The goal of HRSA-23-113 is to build the research capacity of the RCs or their partner MSI and other MSIs to conduct maternal health disparity research. The award recipient will also provide support in meeting the RCs’ project objectives. The CC will collect data to measure and evaluate the Collaborative’s impact and effectiveness, and enhance the RCs’ productivity, efficiency, and public health impact. The following objectives should be accomplished by the end of the period of performance: 1. Develop training materials, tools, and toolkits to enhance the capacity of the RCs to conduct maternal health disparity research. 2. Convene and support a learning community of MSIs to conduct maternal health disparity research, promote scientific collaborations, and build synergy among MSIs. 3. Establish a data infrastructure to collect and share data across the RCs. 4. Increase the number of diverse, early-stage investigators from underserved communities trained in maternal health disparity research. 5. Disseminate research findings from RCs to communities, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders. 6. Develop strategies and tools to accelerate and translate the research into practice with a focus on addressing health disparities and equity in communities. 7. Evaluate the overall impact of the Collaborative on achieving its goal to build MSI capacity to reduce maternal health disparities. For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations.