Deadline: 22-Apr-25
The Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program provides support to establish innovative, collaborative rural obstetric networks to improve maternity care and access to care in rural communities.
The ultimate goal of the program is to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and access.
Goals
- Identify and implement evidence-based and sustainable delivery models to provide maternal and obstetrics care in rural hospitals and communities to reduce risks associated with maternal mortality.
- Enhance and preserve access to maternal and obstetric services in rural hospitals, including by developing an approach to aggregate, coordinate, and sustain the delivery of and access to preconception, prenatal, pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum services.
- Provide training for professionals in health care settings that do not have specialty maternity care. This should involve collaborating with academic institutions or other similar regional entities, that can:
- Provide regional clinical expertise, such as specialty expertise and provider support, using a variety of modalities, including telehealth services. Other examples include conducting simulations to prepare for obstetric emergencies, in-person workshops, and virtual classes.
- Help identify barriers to providing maternal health care and strategies for addressing such barriers.
- Assess and address disparities in infant and maternal health outcomes, including among rural underserved populations.
Funding Information
- Expected total available funding in FY25: $3,000,000
- Funding range per award: $1,000,000 per year
- They plan to fund awards in four 12-month budget periods for a total 4-year period of performance of from September 30, 2025, to September 29, 2029.
Eligibility Criteria
- These types of domestic organizations may apply:
- Public institutions of higher education.
- Private institutions of higher education.
- Non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status.
- For-profit organizations, including small businesses.
- State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and freely associated states.
- Independent school districts.
- Native American tribal governments.
- Native American tribal organizations.
- Hospitals, including rural emergency hospitals.
- Community-based organizations.
- Community health centers, including federally qualified health centers.
- Rural health clinics.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.