Deadline: 12-Aug-21
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health is seeking applications for the State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal (SLTT) Partnership Programs to Reduce Maternal Deaths due to Violence.
Goals
The primary goals of the cooperative agreement are to:
- develop and implement SLTTlevel processes for data collection on:
- maternal deaths due to homicide,
- maternal deaths due to suicide; and
- develop and implement evidence-based interventions to reduce maternal death rates due to violence, including evaluating data collected pre- and post-intervention.
The development and evaluation of such interventions align with OWH’s duties to support new and innovative programs in health information and health promotion, preventive health services and provide for the exchange of information.
OWH encourages applicants to develop approaches and evidence-based interventions that identify diversity and equity issues or factors associated with deaths among pregnant and postpartum women due to violence.
The secondary goal of the initiative is to enhance the capacity of SLTT health agencies to sustain implementation of evidence-based interventions that significantly improve health outcomes and reduce deaths of pregnant and postpartum women resulting from violence.
The proposed evidence-informed intervention(s) should consider addressing underserved and disadvantaged populations, including racial/ethnic minorities and limited-English speaking populations.
Funding Information
- Estimated Federal Funds Available: $ 4,300,000
- Award Ceiling (Federal Funds including indirect costs): $ 300,000 per budget period
- Anticipated Initial Budget Period Length: 12 months
- Anticipated Number of Awards: up to 15
- Anticipated Start Date: September 30, 2021
- Estimated Period of Performance: Not to exceed 5 years
Expected Outcomes
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), violent maternal deaths are defined as maternal deaths due to homicide and suicide. Applicants receiving funding will be expected to:
- Establish or expand programs that review, identify, and track maternal deaths due to violence;
- Implement evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes and reduce deaths among pregnant and postpartum women due to violence;
- Develop a sustainability plan for maintaining the program when the cooperative agreement award ends.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants may be a public or private (profit or non-profit) entity, including faith-based, community-based, and Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations are eligible to apply. Examples include:
- State Governments
- U.S. territories
- County Governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public Housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations, including small businesses.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332893