Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 16 037
Apply for HRSA 16 037
- The HHS-HRSA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "MCH Pipeline 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 23, 2015 and posted on Nov 23, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 22, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Pipeline Training Program (MCHPTP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS-HRSA), listed under Funding Opportunity Number HRSA 16-037 and CFDA 93.110. Its central aim is to strengthen and diversify the future maternal and child health workforce by creating a structured “pipeline†that brings undergraduate students into MCH-related careers, particularly students who face economic and educational disadvantages and students from racial and ethnic groups that have been historically underrepresented in health professions.
At its core, the program is designed to recruit undergraduates from disadvantaged backgrounds, explicitly including underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students such as African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native students. The broader purpose is not only to increase the number of students entering MCH fields, but to make the health care and public health workforce more culturally diverse and reflective of the communities it serves, which is especially important in maternal and child health where trust, cultural responsiveness, and community understanding can directly affect outcomes.
MCHPTP supports programming that educates, mentors, and guides these undergraduate trainees while providing enriching experiences meant to increase interest in, and entry into, maternal and child health careers. The opportunity emphasizes exposure to both public health and clinical pathways. Examples of targeted fields include MCH public health and related professions such as pediatrics, MCH nutrition, MCH social work, MCH nursing, pediatric dentistry, psychology, health education, pediatric occupational therapy and physical therapy, and speech-language pathology. In practical terms, applicants are expected to create or expand opportunities for students to participate in undergraduate coursework and training experiences that can include didactic learning, research participation, clinical exposure, and/or field placements.
A key element of the program is intentional career socialization into maternal and child health systems. The grant encourages programs to introduce trainees to Title V and other maternal and child health agencies that serve children and families, helping students understand how public programs and services are organized and delivered. Beyond professional exposure, the program also places weight on leadership development, building a broader public health perspective, and helping trainees explore how primary care and public health can be integrated to improve population health outcomes. In other words, the pipeline is meant to produce not just technically prepared graduates, but professionals who can lead, collaborate across sectors, and think in terms of systems and equity.
The funding opportunity also establishes clear performance targets to be reached by the end of the five-year project period. First, at least 80 percent of MCH Pipeline graduates are expected to apply to MCH graduate programs. Second, across the project period, the program is expected to raise the share of pipeline graduates who actually enter MCH graduate programs by 5 percentage points, moving from 80 percent to 85 percent. Third, at least 80 percent of pipeline graduates are expected to work in maternal and child health professions after completing graduate school, highlighting that the program is ultimately judged not only by educational progression but by workforce outcomes. Finally, the program sets a diversity goal within the trainee cohort itself: increasing the proportion of trainees from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups from 80 percent to 90 percent over the five-year period.
Administratively, the opportunity is offered as a grant, with HRSA anticipating six awards. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which typically indicates that the ceiling was not specified in the summary data and would need to be confirmed in the full funding announcement or related HRSA guidance. Eligibility is described broadly as “Others,†with clarification expected in the full announcement’s eligibility section. The opportunity was posted on November 23, 2015, created the same day, and had a closing date of January 22, 2016 (original and current closing dates match), indicating this specific solicitation is a past cycle, though the program concept may reappear in updated form in later HRSA funding rounds.
Overall, MCHPTP is best understood as a workforce development and equity-focused training initiative: it invests in undergraduate recruitment and structured mentorship, provides real-world learning opportunities in MCH settings, builds leadership capacity, and measures success through graduate-school progression and eventual employment in maternal and child health fields, with explicit benchmarks for increasing representation of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups among trainees.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Pipeline Training Program (MCHPTP)
What is the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Pipeline Training Program (MCHPTP)?
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Pipeline Training Program (MCHPTP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It is listed under Funding Opportunity Number (FON) HRSA 16-037 and CFDA 93.110.
What is the main goal of the MCHPTP grant?
The central aim is to strengthen and diversify the future maternal and child health workforce by creating a structured undergraduate “pipeline†that recruits, supports, and guides students into MCH-related careers, with a strong emphasis on students facing economic and educational disadvantages and students from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in health professions.
Who is the program designed to recruit and support?
The program is designed to recruit undergraduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds. It explicitly includes underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students, including African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native students.
Why does the opportunity emphasize diversity in the MCH workforce?
The opportunity emphasizes building a workforce that is culturally diverse and more reflective of the communities it serves. In maternal and child health, trust, cultural responsiveness, and community understanding can directly affect outcomes, so improving representation is framed as a key workforce and equity objective.
What kinds of careers and fields does MCHPTP focus on?
The program emphasizes exposure to both public health and clinical pathways in maternal and child health. Examples of targeted fields include MCH public health and related professions such as pediatrics, MCH nutrition, MCH social work, MCH nursing, pediatric dentistry, psychology, health education, pediatric occupational therapy and physical therapy, and speech-language pathology.
What types of trainee experiences and activities are encouraged under this grant?
Applicants are expected to create or expand opportunities for trainees to engage in undergraduate coursework and training experiences. These can include didactic learning, research participation, clinical exposure, and/or field placements, all aimed at increasing interest in and entry into MCH careers.
What does “pipeline†mean in the context of this program?
“Pipeline†refers to a structured pathway that brings undergraduate students into maternal and child health careers through recruitment, education, mentoring, guided professional exposure, and experiences that prepare students to pursue MCH graduate programs and eventually enter the MCH workforce.
What is “career socialization†and why is it important in MCHPTP?
Career socialization is an intentional process of introducing trainees to maternal and child health systems and the professional environment they may enter. The grant encourages programs to expose trainees to Title V and other MCH agencies that serve children and families so students understand how public programs and services are organized and delivered.
What are Title V and other MCH agencies in this opportunity’s context?
The opportunity references Title V and other maternal and child health agencies that serve children and families as key systems for trainee exposure. The goal is to help trainees understand the structure and delivery of public programs and services in maternal and child health.
Does the program emphasize leadership development?
Yes. The program places weight on leadership development, building a broader public health perspective, and helping trainees explore how primary care and public health can be integrated to improve population health outcomes.
How is success measured over the project period?
The funding opportunity describes performance targets to be reached by the end of the five-year project period. These include expectations related to graduate school applications and enrollment, workforce entry after graduate school, and increased representation of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups within the trainee cohort.
What is the target for MCH Pipeline graduates applying to MCH graduate programs?
By the end of the five-year project period, at least 80 percent of MCH Pipeline graduates are expected to apply to MCH graduate programs.
What is the target for MCH Pipeline graduates entering MCH graduate programs?
Across the project period, the program is expected to increase the share of pipeline graduates who enter MCH graduate programs by 5 percentage points, moving from 80 percent to 85 percent.
What is the workforce outcome target after trainees complete graduate school?
At least 80 percent of pipeline graduates are expected to work in maternal and child health professions after completing graduate school.
Is there a diversity benchmark for the trainee cohort?
Yes. The program sets a target to increase the proportion of trainees from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups from 80 percent to 90 percent over the five-year period.
How long is the project period described in the opportunity?
The performance targets are framed around a five-year project period.
What federal agency is offering this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA 16-037 and the CFDA number is 93.110.
How many awards did HRSA anticipate making under this opportunity?
HRSA anticipated six awards.
What does it mean that the award ceiling is listed as 0?
The listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which typically indicates the ceiling was not specified in the summary data. The full funding announcement or related HRSA guidance would be needed to confirm any actual maximum award amount.
Who is eligible to apply based on the summary information?
Eligibility is described broadly as “Others,†with the expectation that the full announcement’s eligibility section would provide clarification.
When was this funding opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on November 23, 2015 and had a closing date of January 22, 2016 (the original and current closing dates match).
Is this specific solicitation still open?
No. Based on the provided dates, this specific solicitation reflects a past cycle (it closed on January 22, 2016). The program concept may reappear in updated form in later HRSA funding rounds, but that is outside what can be confirmed from this listing alone.
What is the program ultimately trying to produce: students, graduates, or working professionals?
The program is designed to build a long-term workforce pipeline. It invests in undergraduate recruitment and training, tracks progression into graduate education, and ultimately measures success through employment in maternal and child health professions after graduate school.
How does the program connect public health and clinical pathways?
The opportunity emphasizes exposure to both public health and clinical pathways and encourages a broader public health perspective, including exploration of how primary care and public health can be integrated to improve population health outcomes.
What is the overall purpose of MCHPTP in plain terms?
MCHPTP is a workforce development and equity-focused training initiative that supports structured mentorship and real-world learning opportunities for disadvantaged undergraduates, with explicit benchmarks for graduate school progression, workforce entry in maternal and child health, and increased representation of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups among trainees.
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