Advancing Equity in Maternal and Child Health Grant Program

Award information

The following organizations have been offered funding to support Maternal and Child Health initiatives in Wisconsin. This program is made possible with both ARPA and Title V funds provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that are dedicated to improving maternal and child health outcomes.

Indigenous Birth Services

Culturally specific childbirth education
Ashland

Midwifery Services LLC, Ashland Birth Center

Improving cultural responsiveness of perinatal care
Ashland

Wisconsin Doulas Association, Inc.

Training and education, and doula capacity building
Brown

Allied Wellness Center

Community health workers
Dane

Amery Regional Center Foundation

Newborn telehealth
Dane

Doulaing the Doula

Doula workforce development
Dane

Public Health Madison Dane County

Maternal Mortality and Fetal and Infant Mortality Review action teams
Dane

Roots4Change Cooperative

Community power building
Dane

Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health

Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH)
Dane

Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care

Data equity mapping
Dane

Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Technical assistance for community-based organizations
Dane

Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, LLC

Health care system coordination to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity; childhood immunization catch-up
Marquette

Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation

Substance use cessation
Dane

Eau Claire City County Health Department

Child health systems mapping
Eau Claire

African American Breastfeeding Network

WeRISE doula program
Milwaukee

Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. (Aurora Sinai Medical Center)

Safe Mom Safe Baby program
Milwaukee

Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin

Child food insecurity; Maternal Mortality and Fetal and Infant Mortality Review action teams
Milwaukee

Dignity With Departure

Infant loss grief and bereavement
Milwaukee

Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin

Mobile clinic
Milwaukee

Medical College of Wisconsin—The Periscope Project

Perinatal psychiatric consultation program
Milwaukee

Moms Mental Health Initiative

Support systems for perinatal mental health
Milwaukee

Wisconsin Doulas of Color Collective

Doula workforce development
Milwaukee

ABC for Rural Health, Inc.

Health benefits check-ups
Polk
$150,000 (Title V)

Rock County Public Health

Maternal Mortality and Fetal and Infant Mortality Review action teams
Rock

Waking Women Healing Institute

Culturally specific perinatal education and services
Shawano

United Way St. Croix Valley

Diaper and perinatal resource bank
St. Croix

Family Resource Center St. Croix Valley

Culturally responsive services
St. Croix

Us 2 Behavioral Health Care, Inc.

Building mental health workforce
Winnebago

Winnebago County Health Department

Parent resource hours
Winnebago

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.

Stillbirth prevention
Statewide

The priority areas for this investment include:

  • Social determinants of health, such as food security, affordable housing, employment, and social connections
  • Mental well-being
  • Building responsive and equitable health care systems (for example, training providers or health systems on the role of doulas and community health workers, training providers, or health systems)
  • Perinatal workforce development (for example, training or reimbursement of doula services or community health workers)
  • Connecting families to information and resources (targeted community outreach or education campaigns, related to the above priority topics)
  • Wraparound support for perinatal populations in uncertain situations, such as those without housing or incarceration

Timeline

All funding application survey submissions were due on August 15, 2022.

Awards began January 1, 2023.

If you have questions, you can email DHSDPHMCH@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

Glossary

 
Last revised June 4, 2024