National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center Cooperative Agreement Program

Post Date

September 8th 2014

Application Due Date

October 28th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

HRSA-15-108

CFDA Number(s)

93.110

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=7b621d10-d001-449f-942e-ab9bfdbd89e5

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply for this federal funding opportunity.Ф Faith-based and community organizations are also eligible to apply.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $750000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $750000

Grant Description

This announcement solicits applications for the National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center Cooperative Agreement Program. The purpose of the National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center (DRC) Cooperative Agreement Program is to support a diverse population of stakeholders in the valid and standardized use of national, state, and community level data as it relates to the health of women, children and families.Ф This cooperative agreement program will support the maintenance and expansion of a DRC that highlights, describes, and facilitates access to publicly available data with a focus on increasing access to and timely utilization of maternal and child health (MCH) data among state and local governments and non-governmental organizations, including HRSA grantees. ФActivities to increase both the availability of relevant data and the analytic capability of stakeholders will be done in a manner that aligns with and supports the Maternal and Child Health Bureauкs (MCHB) initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of MCH programming through the use of national and state-selected performance measures.Ф For the 2015-2018 funding cycle, the objectives of this project are:Ф 1) Continue a strategic expansion of the MCH-relevant datasets available on the DRCкs website to support the changing analytic needs of MCH stakeholders. ФSpecifically, this expansion will include state-level estimates for a selection of the newly specified national outcome and performance measures under the Title V MCH Services Block Grant. 2) Increase the number and diversity of stakeholders who utilize this resource while ensuring that the resource remains both scientifically-sound and user-friendly. 3) Support state and local MCH programs in the utilization of valid and standardized data to monitor and evaluate program effectiveness, including state-initiated tracking of кreal timeк data for high priority MCH indicators where feasible.

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
  rghandour@hrsa.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contact Reem M. Ghandour, DrPH, MPA at ((30)1) -443- Ext. 3786 or email rghandour@hrsa.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  rghandour@hrsa.gov