Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (Border, Alaska, and Hawaii)
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Assistance Listings
- 93.926 -- Healthy Start Initiative
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
Under this program, grants will address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators in communities within 62 miles of the U.S. Mexico border or in Alaska and Hawaii. Communities must provide a scope of project services that will cover pregnancy and interconceptional phases for women and infants residing in the proposed project area. Services are to be given to both mother and infant for two years following delivery to promote longer interconceptional periods and prevent relapses of unhealthy risk behaviors.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
New applicants and existing competing continuation Healthy Start grantees whose project periods started on June 1, 2008 and will end on May 31, 2012. Please see Section III of the FOA for eligibility details.
Grantor contact information
Description
CallCenter@HRSA.GOV
CallCenter@HRSA.GOV
Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772;301-998-7373 or email
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=73CA7AE0-AA14-4A70-BA11-5BB6F830759C
Archived: March 27, 2012
Award
$2,032,545
Program Funding
3
Expected awards
$595,620
Award Minimum
$750,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HRSA-12-017
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:
December 19, 2011
Archive date:
March 27, 2012
