OpportunityTitle: Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health in Education, Science and Practice
CategoryExplanation: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=882552b2-a92d-4f1c-91d6-40ac61668ead
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: As required by 42 CFR &#167; 51a.3(b), only public or nonprofit private institutions of higher learning may apply for training grants.&#160; An &#191;institution of higher learning&#191; means any college or university accredited by a regionalized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary of Education, and any teaching hospital which has higher learning among its purposes and functions and which has a formal affiliation with an accredited school of medicine and a full-time academic medical staff holding faculty status in such school of medicine.&#160; 42 CFR &#167; 51a.2.
Description: This announcement solicits applications for Centers of Excellence in MCH. The purpose of the Centers of Excellence in MCH program is for the training of graduate and post-graduate public health professionals in an interdisciplinary MCH setting The Centers of Excellence in MCH program supports MCHB&#191;s mission to provide national leadership and to work, in partnership with states, communities, public-private partners, and families to strengthen the MCH infrastructure, and build the knowledge and human resources in order to assure continued improvement in the health, safety, and well-being of the MCH population, which includes all U.S. women, infants, children, youth and their families, including fathers and children with special health care needs (CSHCN). The MCH Academic Postdoctoral Enhancement seeks to address the current challenges experienced by early career MCH doctoral graduates in successfully pursuing academic career pathways. The intent is to ensure a continuum of training and support that promotes the long-term sustainability of the field of MCH in academia, research and practice.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact Denise Sofka, MPH, RD at (301)443-0344 or email dsofka@hrsa.gov
GrantorContactText: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Grants Application Center, 910 Clopper Road, Suite 155 South, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878&lt;br/&gt;dsofka@hrsa.gov&lt;br/&gt;