Strengthen Evidence Base for Maternal and Child Health Programs

Post Date

September 11th 2014

Application Due Date

November 10th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

HRSA-15-035

CFDA Number(s)

93.110

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=0983893b-227b-4e6e-bfb7-7bdac10e81e4

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Under 42 C.F.R _ 51a.3(a), any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defied at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for this Federal funding opportunity. ФIf otherwise eligible, faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $550000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $550000

Grant Description

This announcement solicits applications for the кStrengthen Evidence Base for Maternal and Child Health Programsк cooperative agreement. ФThe purpose of this program is to provide support and resources to assist State Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs in developing evidence-based or evidence-informed State Action Plans as well as in responding to the National Outcome Measures, National Performance Measures, State Performance Measures, and state-initiated Structural/Process Measures. ФThis will facilitate the transformation of the MCH Title V Block Grant program.Ф The activities funded under the cooperative agreement will aim to accomplish the following six goals: (1) Convene a Team of Experts who have specialty background and experience related to the topical areas addressed in the National Performance Measures such as medical home or children with special health care needs; (2) Provide a critical review of the evidence of effectiveness of possible strategies to address National Outcome Measures, National Performance Measures, State Performance Measures, and state-initiated Structural/Process Measures via the Team of Experts; (3) Provide ongoing consultation to state Title V MCH programs via the Team of Experts, to support the Stateкs development of evidence-based or evidence-informed State Action Plans; (4) Develop web-based supports and resources for State Title V (MCH) programs; (5) Establish an online platform for sharing best practices called a кCommunity of Practice,к which will facilitate communication and information-sharing on topics regarding the emerging needs of Title V state and discretionary grantees for implementing the Title V MCH Block Grant Transformation process; and (6) Maintain and enhance a MCH digital library to facilitate access to historical and current MCH documents from the establishment of the Childrenкs Bureau in 1912 to the enactment of Title V of the Social Security Act in 1935 and other significant documents published thereafter.ФФФФФ The awardee will accomplish the following activities within each of the six program goals: 1.ФФФФФ Convene a Team of Experts. ФThe Team of Experts should have specialty experience related to the performance measures such as medical home or children with special health care needs. ФThe awardee must establish their Team of Experts and propose the plan. ФThe awardee will have access to peer-reviewed research, published reports, and research databases and portals to support the Team of Expertsк activities. ФTeam activities will include: ┤ФФФФФФФФ Plan and implement a thorough literature review process for required evidence-based reports.Ф The literature review process will ensure the integrity of the recommended evidenced-based and evidenced-informed strategies; and ┤ФФФФФФФФ Respond to state requests for consultation and analysis regarding the identification of National and State Performance Measures, Structural/Process Measures, as well as the development of their state action plan within the context that the State programs must make continued progress to achieve the desired health status and performance outcomes. 2.ФФФФФ Provide reports including a critical review of the evidence of effectiveness of possible strategies to address National Outcome Measures, National Performance Measures, State Performance Measures, and state-initiated Structural/Process Measures, via the Team of Experts. ФLiterature reviewed should include peer-reviewed articles, Bureau grantee reports, white papers, and other grey literature via research methods. ФA definition will be applied to narrow the literature according to measure topic relevance. ФThe final reports should include the following sections: ┤ФФФФФФФФ Literature Review: A literature review of research that includes peer-reviewed articles, awardee reports, white papers, and other grey literature applicable nationally or to the state requesting assistance; ┤ФФФФФФФФ Analysis: Analysis of available results and meta-analysis of published findings as available; ┤ФФФФФФФФ Recommendations: Implementation and measurement recommendations based on evidence-informed outcomes including suggestions on what works and what doesnкt work for state Title V MCH programs; and ┤ФФФФФФФФ Bibliography: Citations and links to original literature. 3.ФФФФФ Provide ongoing consultation to state Title V MCH programs via the Team of Experts, to support the Stateкs development of evidence-based or evidence-informed State Action Plans to address the National Outcome Measures, National Performance Measures, State Performance Measures, and state-initiated Structural/Process Measures. Consultation activities should: ┤ФФФФФФФФ Be ongoing and responsive to the individual needs of the states as they use their National and State Performance Measures to develop their State Action Plan; and ┤ФФФФФФФФ Include communication mechanisims for the Team of Experts to ensure the states are receiving a thurough consultation. 4.ФФФФФ Develop web-based supports and resources for State Title V (MCH) programs that will: ┤ФФФФФФФФ Be publically available; ┤ФФФФФФФФ House all of the evidence-based and evidence-informed reports regarding the National and State Performance Measures and Structural/Process Measures, as well as the Community of Practice, described in activity #5; and ┤ФФФФФФФФ Be organized and user-friendly with a searchable engine and links to key topics. ┤ФФФФФФФФ Have embedded links to share via email and social media. 5.ФФФФФ Establish an online platform for sharing best practices called a кCommunity of Practice,кwhich will facilitate communication and information-sharing on topics regarding the emerging needs of Title V state and discretionary grantees for implementing the Title V MCH Block Grant Transformation process. ФThe online interactive platform should allow the MCH professional user to accomplish the following activities: ┤ФФФФФФФФ Provide feedback regarding the evidence-informed reports; ┤ФФФФФФФФ Lead or participate in an online dialogue with other MCH professionals; Ф ┤ФФФФФФФФ Post comments, share resources, and reports through such means as social media and email listservs; ┤ФФФФФФФФ Post new opportunities for collaboration, learning, or career development; ┤ФФФФФФФФ Disseminate tickler news feeds that provide up-to-date media coverage on the website; and ┤ФФФФФФФФ Provide new interactive online activities as technology becomes available 6.ФФФФФ Establish a MCH Digital Library:ФФ The digital library should facilitate access to relevant historical and current documents. Awardee staff will: ┤ФФФФФФФФ Prepare bibliographies and develop subject matter lists of summarized references; ┤ФФФФФФФФ Research and write compilations on historical information related to significant developments in maternal health; ┤ФФФФФФФФ Catalogue all resources using library science methodology; ┤ФФФФФФФФ Make digital resources easily accessible to the general public such as families and the MCH professional community, supplying information links to other relevant data sources; and Ф ┤ФФФФФФФФ Maintain all historical resources through an online library science database and maintain up-to-date catalogues of the historical information related to MCH including hard copy reports and other media.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Health Resources and Services Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Grants Application Center, 910 Clopper Road, Suite 155 South, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
  ssosa@hrsa.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contact Sylvia Sosa at (301)-44-3-22 Ext. 59 or email ssosa@hrsa.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  ssosa@hrsa.gov