Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 12 149
Apply for HRSA 12 149
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Maternal and Child Health Doctoral Training Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.110 Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 24, 2012 and posted on Apr 23, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 15, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $218,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $27,250.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education.
- As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3(b), only public or nonprofit private institutions of higher learning may apply for training grants. Institution of higher learning is defined as any college or university accredited by a regionalized body or bodies approved for search 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Maternal and Child Health Doctoral Training Program (HRSA-12-149) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) aimed at strengthening the maternal and child health (MCH) workforce, with a specific emphasis on building applied epidemiology skills. The program is supported through the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Office of Epidemiology and Research (OER), under the Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS) authority. In practical terms, it is designed to help universities fund doctoral students whose dissertation work directly supports real-world MCH assessment, planning, and health services delivery for maternal and child populations, using data and program information drawn from state, county, or city health departments.
A central focus of the program is encouraging dissertation research that improves how health care and public health interventions are evaluated in MCH settings. The opportunity explicitly highlights interest in studies that go beyond traditional epidemiologic outcomes (such as disease rates or intervention impacts) to also refine and expand measures of overall maternal and child well-being, including health-related quality of life. The expectation is that funded research will be applied and useful to state and local MCH partners, producing findings that can inform programs and policies, not just academic theory. HRSA also anticipates tangible scholarly products, especially publications in national journals that address analytical needs faced by MCH agencies and communities working to improve maternal and child health outcomes.
Funding is awarded to institutions of higher education, not directly to students. Each participating school is expected to support one or two doctoral students in each budget period, and most of the awarded funds must flow through to the student in the form of stipends and/or tuition support. A key constraint is that no student may receive more than three years of support through this program. Another important program feature is timing: schools are expected to award support only after a student has selected a relevant dissertation topic and received approval from their research committee, which reinforces that the funding is intended for students already positioned to begin substantive dissertation research. The grant can also be used to support student attendance at the Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, and the program strongly encourages funded students to attend annually to build professional networks and connect with peers across institutions.
Eligibility is limited by federal regulation (42 CFR Part 51a.3(b)) to public institutions or nonprofit private institutions of higher learning. The definition of an eligible institution includes accredited colleges and universities, and may also include teaching hospitals that have higher education as part of their mission and a formal affiliation with an accredited medical school, supported by a full-time academic medical staff with faculty status. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the financial barrier for eligible institutions to apply.
For context on the scale and timing of the opportunity, HRSA anticipated making about 8 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $218,000. The award ceiling was $27,250 per award. The funding opportunity was originally posted in April 2012, with a closing date of June 15, 2012, and it was later archived in August 2012. The associated CFDA number is 93.110 (Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs). The full announcement and official details were provided through HRSA Grants, and applicants with access issues were directed to the HRSA Call Center (877-464-4772) or CallCenter@HRSA.GOV.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Maternal and Child Health Doctoral Training Program (HRSA-12-149)
What is the Maternal and Child Health Doctoral Training Program (HRSA-12-149)?
HRSA-12-149 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to strengthen the maternal and child health (MCH) workforce. It places a specific emphasis on building applied epidemiology skills through doctoral dissertation work tied to real-world MCH needs.
Which HRSA office supports this program?
The program is supported through the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Office of Epidemiology and Research (OER), under the Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS) authority.
What is the main purpose of this funding?
The funding is intended to help universities support doctoral students whose dissertation research directly supports practical maternal and child health assessment, planning, and health services delivery for maternal and child populations using data and program information from state, county, or city health departments.
What types of dissertation topics does the program encourage?
The opportunity encourages dissertation research that improves how health care and public health interventions are evaluated in MCH settings and that produces applied findings useful to state and local MCH partners.
Does the program focus only on traditional epidemiologic outcomes?
No. HRSA explicitly highlights interest in studies that go beyond traditional epidemiologic outcomes (such as disease rates or intervention impacts) to refine and expand measures of overall maternal and child well-being, including health-related quality of life.
What makes the research "applied" in the context of this program?
Research is expected to be practical and useful to state and local MCH partners, producing findings that can inform programs and policies (not only academic theory). The dissertation work is expected to be grounded in data and program information drawn from state, county, or city health departments.
Are scholarly products expected from funded work?
Yes. HRSA anticipates tangible scholarly products, especially publications in national journals that address analytical needs faced by MCH agencies and communities working to improve maternal and child health outcomes.
Who can receive the grant award: students or institutions?
Awards are made to institutions of higher education, not directly to students. Institutions then provide support to doctoral students.
How many doctoral students is a participating school expected to support each budget period?
Each participating school is expected to support one or two doctoral students in each budget period.
How must the awarded funds be used?
Most of the awarded funds must flow through to the student in the form of stipends and/or tuition support.
Is there a limit on how long a student can be supported?
Yes. No student may receive more than three years of support through this program.
When is an institution expected to award support to a student?
Schools are expected to award support only after a student has selected a relevant dissertation topic and received approval from their research committee. This reflects that the funding is intended for students already positioned to begin substantive dissertation research.
Can grant funds be used for conference attendance?
Yes. The grant can be used to support student attendance at the Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference.
Is attendance at the Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference required?
The program strongly encourages funded students to attend annually to build professional networks and connect with peers across institutions.
Which institutions are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited by federal regulation (42 CFR Part 51a.3(b)) to public institutions or nonprofit private institutions of higher learning.
Do accredited colleges and universities qualify as eligible institutions?
Yes. The definition of an eligible institution includes accredited colleges and universities.
Can a teaching hospital be an eligible institution?
Potentially, yes. The eligible institution definition may include teaching hospitals that have higher education as part of their mission and a formal affiliation with an accredited medical school, supported by a full-time academic medical staff with faculty status.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How many awards were anticipated, and what was the total estimated funding?
HRSA anticipated making about 8 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $218,000.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $27,250 per award.
When was the opportunity posted, and when did it close?
The funding opportunity was originally posted in April 2012, with a closing date of June 15, 2012.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived in August 2012.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA number is 93.110 (Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs).
Where were the official details provided?
The full announcement and official details were provided through HRSA Grants.
Who should applicants contact if they had access issues with HRSA Grants?
Applicants with access issues were directed to the HRSA Call Center at 877-464-4772 or CallCenter@HRSA.GOV.
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