Overview
The National Institutes of Health has launched a $3 million challenge competition to encourage community-based and advocacy organizations in the United States to develop the infrastructure and capabilities necessary to conduct maternal health research. In addition to competing for cash prizes, participating organizations will receive training and mentoring in writing research proposals and building maternal health research infrastructure.
Final winners are expected to be announced in September 2024.
Topic Areas
NICHD is sponsoring this challenge as part of NIH’s Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative. The initiative supports research to reduce preventable causes of maternal deaths and to improve health for women before, during and after delivery. IMPROVE includes a special emphasis on health disparities and populations disproportionately affected, such as African American/Black women, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islanders, Hispanics/Latinas, very young women, women of advanced maternal age, and people with disabilities.
The three-phase challenge is open to non-academic, 501(c)(3) organizations based in the United States, including advocacy, community, and faith-based organizations. The challenge does not require a partnership with an academic medical center or university. Research ideas must align with the goals of the IMPROVE initiative.
More Information
- Proposal Phase winners announcement: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/newsroom/news/062223-community-challenge-IMPROVE
- Submission portal: https://www.herox.com/CommunityMaternalHealth
- Connecting the Community for Maternal Health Challenge Webinar Series (September 8, 15, and 22, 2022)
- NIH news release: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/newsroom/news/090122-maternal-health-research
- Challenge announcement: https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=community-maternal-health
- Notice of intent to announce: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-22-039.html
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