Healthy Start Initiative - Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities (IERED)

This grant opportunity was posted to Grants.gov on 10/19/2007 and the announcement is now available. 

Program Title

Healthy Start Initiative - Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities (IERED)

Agency/Sub-Agency

HRSA/MCHB

Description

Under this program, grants will be awarded to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators. Eliminating disparities in Perinatal Health focuses on disparities in Hispanics, American Indians, African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Asian Pacific Islanders, Immigrant Populations or differences occurring by education, income, disability, or living in rural, isolated areas by enhancing a community's service system. 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.

Eligible Entity(ies)

Any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C.450b) is eligible to apply. Funding would be made available to community-based (and faith-based)projects which have: 1) significant disparities in perinatal indicators which contribute to high infant mortality rates, among one or more subpopulations; 2) an existing active consortia of stakeholders which have underway a perinatal disparity reduction initiative or a plan to establish one; and, 3) a feasible plan to reduce barriers, improve the local perinatal system of care, and work towards eliminating existing disparities in perinatal health. These sites must have or plan to implement/adapt Healthy Start strategies of consortium, case management, and outreach services in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner. In addition, they must submit documentation of collaboration with the State Title V Agency. Applicants must demonstrate existing/planned collaborations with other key State and local services and resources systems. Such key State and local resources include Title X, Title XIX, Title XXI, WIC, Enterprise Communities/Empowerment Zones, federally funded Community and Migrant Health Centers, federally funded Health Care for the Homeless projects, and Indian/Tribal Health Services.

Intended Beneficiaries

Women and Infants

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.926

CFDA Category

Health

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Maternity, Infants, and Children

Keyword(s)

Maternal and Child Health, Health Disparities, Health Access

HHS Announcement No.

HRSA-08-023

New Funding Opportunity

Yes

Competition Type: (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

$685,000.00

Est Annual Max Award

$685,000

Est Number of Awards

5

Est Posting Date

10/19/2007

Est Application Deadline

12/6/2007

Est Award Date

6/1/2008

Est Start Date

6/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Beverly Wright

Program Contact Telephone No.

(301) 443-5691

Program Contact Email

bwright@hrsa.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

HRSA64