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Limited Submission Internal Deadline: HRSA Emerging Issues in Maternal and Child Health
February 22, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Limited Submissions: Internal Call for Proposals
The Health Resources and Services Administration
Emerging Issues in Maternal and Child Health
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-21-080
UNC Internal Deadline: 11:59PM, Monday, February 22, 2021
*Please distribute to relevant faculty*
Key Dates
UNC Internal Deadline: 11:59PM, Monday, February 22, 2021
HRSA Deadline: April 9, 2021
Important Information
Number of Applications per Institution: 1, Multiple applications from an organization are not allowable.
Award Information
Estimated Award Amount: Up to $250,000.
Award Project Period: September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 (1 year).
To Apply
Submit the following (in ONE .pdf) to Limited_Submission@unc.edu by 11:59PM, Monday, February 22, 2021.
- PI/ Team members NIH-formatted biosketch
- Project Summary (two to four-pages)
- List of potential collaborators (internal and external to UNC)
- Names (along with title, department, and email) of three internal (to UNC) experts who could speak knowledgeably about the candidate’s research and who could potentially serve on an internal review panel.
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- Please do not include the names of faculty named on the project, chairs, deans, directors, direct reports, or others who have a conflict of interest
- Please notify all potential internal reviewers before submitting the pre-proposal
packet to ORD
Program Description
The purpose of this program is to strengthen the capacities of state- and/or local-level organizations to respond to emerging public health issues affecting maternal and child health (MCH) populations. This funding opportunity is a mechanism to support capacity-strengthening activities that will improve state- and/or local-level organizations’ abilities to address emerging issues that threaten the health and well-being of MCH populations in an effective, timely manner. For the purposes of this NOFO, MCH populations include the following groups: women, children (birth to 21), children with special health care needs (CSHCN), adolescents, and families.
Recipients will implement a set of activities under at least one of the three capacity-strengthening areas below (See Section IV.2 for details) and through these activities address an emerging issue specific to their state or local community.
Capacity Areas:
- Data and Informational Systems
- Workforce Development
- Strategic Partnerships
“Emerging issues” refers to issues that affect MCH populations at an increased rate, for which there is new knowledge or an increased level of awareness of, or there are new approaches to solving the issue. The challenge is that these issues are difficult to anticipate and thus difficult for which to have funds set aside. Through this program, the HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) aims to increase the ability of states and local communities to anticipate, prepare, and execute timely responses to emerging issues to reduce their negative impact on MCH populations.
You will select an emerging issue specific to the needs of your state or local community. Examples of emerging issues include, but are not limited to, increasing rates of opioid and other substance use disorders, emergent environmental health threats, persistent or increasing disparities in maternal mortality, inadequate availability of and access to behavioral health services, disparities in access to health services for CSHCN, and declining immunization coverage. Successful projects will address an emerging issue that affects MCH populations and has reliable, current data to support it.
In November 2020, MCHB released summaries of Title V state needs assessments. Every 5 years states complete a comprehensive needs assessment to assess their progress, identify emerging issues and needs, and set priorities going forward. Regardless of the geographic scope of your project, you are encouraged to utilize your state’s needs assessment report at the Title V Information System (TVIS) to inform the selection of an appropriate emerging issue. See Appendix B for guidance on the TVIS and Section IV.2 for a list of all suggested data sources.
Internal Review Criteria
The internal review follows the HRSA program criteria. Please visit Section V of the HRSA solicitation for additional information.
Additional Information
Full solicitation: https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/hrsa-21-080
Please contact the Limited Submissions Team with questions at Limited_Submission@unc.edu
Limited Submissions Team
Office of Research Development
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
308 Bynum Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 962-7503