Advancing Equity in Maternal and Child Health Grant Program
Current funding opportunities available
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.
Advancing Equity in Adolescent Health: Training and Support Partner Funding Application
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH) announces the availability of funds for a Training and Support Partner for the Advancing Equity in Adolescent Health through Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs and Services (TPP) grant. The Training and Support Partner will be a part of the program support team for the TPP grant and will support overarching grant goals of improving adolescent sexual health outcomes and promoting positive youth development. The awarded organization will support local partners in delivering high quality youth programs through developing and providing professional development and learning opportunities, monitoring and coaching on program fidelity, and offering individualized assistance. Applications are due September 22, 2023.
DHS is seeking 1 to 3 statewide partnerships to implement evidence-based after-school programs (EBPs) with priority youth in Wisconsin (ages 10–24) to address health disparities and provide youth with the knowledge, skills, and supports they need to thrive. Implementation must occur in community-based after-school settings. Applications are due October 31, 2023.
Advancing Equity in Adolescent Health: Evidence-based sexuality education in child welfare settings
This funding opportunity is seeking partners to implement evidence-based sexuality education programming for youth in child welfare settings (including child protection and youth justice). These partners will be agencies across Wisconsin that serve youth in various youth serving settings, including community-based programs for youth involved in or at risk of involvement in child protective services (CPS) or youth justice (YJ); out-of-home care providers (including residential care centers, group homes, and juvenile detention centers); and agencies who provide youth comprehensive community services (CCS). Agencies may subcontract with other organizations to provide programming. Applications are due October 31, 2023.
Advancing Equity in Adolescent Health: Evidence-based sexuality education in schools
The third funding opportunity is to support local education agencies (LEA) in implementing sexual and reproductive health programming for youth in school during the school day. Public, charter, and private schools, local education agencies, and school districts are invited to apply for this funding. Schools may apply individually, or cooperatively as a group of interested schools with one agency serving as fiscal agent. Additionally, organizations which plan to serve schools may apply for these funds (local health departments, non-profits, etc.), but should secure commitment from proposed schools prior to application. Applications are due October 31, 2023.
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
$100,000 (ARPA)
Midwifery Services LLC, Ashland Birth Center
Improving cultural responsiveness of perinatal care
Ashland
$250,000 (ARPA)
Wisconsin Doulas Association, Inc.
Training and education, and doula capacity building
Brown
$150,000 (ARPA)
Allied Wellness Center
Community health workers
Dane
$150,000 (ARPA)
Amery Regional Center Foundation
Newborn telehealth
Dane
$70,000 (ARPA)
Doulaing the Doula
Doula workforce development
Dane
$47,160 (ARPA)
Public Health Madison Dane County
Maternal Mortality and Fetal and Infant Mortality Review action teams
Dane
$50,000 (ARPA)
Roots4Change Cooperative
Community power building
Dane
$381,370 (ARPA)
Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health
Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH)
Dane
$275,000 (Title V)
Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care
Data equity mapping
Dane
$200,000 (Title V)
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Technical assistance for community-based organizations
Dane
$300,000 (ARPA)
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, LLC
Health care system coordination to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity; childhood immunization catch-up
Marquette
$224,000 (ARPA)
$175,000 (Title V)
Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation
Substance use cessation
Dane
$150,000 (ARPA)
Eau Claire City County Health Department
Child health systems mapping
Eau Claire
$465,000 (Title V)
African American Breastfeeding Network
WeRISE doula program
Milwaukee
$300,000 (ARPA)
Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. (Aurora Sinai Medical Center)
Safe Mom Safe Baby program
Milwaukee
$103,500 (ARPA)
Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin
Child food insecurity; Maternal Mortality and Fetal and Infant Mortality Review action teams
Milwaukee
$190,000 (ARPA)
$50,000 (Title V)
Dignity With Departure
Infant loss grief and bereavement
Milwaukee
$135,000 (ARPA)
Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin
Mobile clinic
Milwaukee
$350,000 (ARPA)
Medical College of Wisconsin—The Periscope Project
Perinatal psychiatric consultation program
Milwaukee
$435,000 (ARPA)
Moms Mental Health Initiative
Support systems for perinatal mental health
Milwaukee
$135,000 (ARPA)
Wisconsin Doulas of Color Collective
Doula workforce development
Milwaukee
$413,480 (ARPA)
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
$50,000 (ARPA)
Waking Women Healing Institute
Culturally specific perinatal education and services
Shawano
$100,000 (ARPA)
United Way St. Croix Valley
Diaper and perinatal resource bank
St. Croix
$30,000 (ARPA)
Family Resource Center St. Croix Valley
Culturally responsive services
St. Croix
$112,500 (Title V)
Us 2 Behavioral Health Care, Inc.
Building mental health workforce
Winnebago
$250,000 (ARPA)
Winnebago County Health Department
Parent resource hours
Winnebago
$150,000 (Title V)
Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Stillbirth prevention
Statewide
$98,000 (ARPA)
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.