Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 19 071
The U3D Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network (MRN) grant opportunity (HRSA-19-071) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under CFDA 93.110. It funds the creation of a single, national, interdisciplinary research network designed to strengthen how maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes are measured across the country. The central idea is to build a coordinated platform that brings together researchers and family members so they can jointly identify where current MCH measures fall short and then actively work to close those measurement gaps in ways that are useful for both research and real-world MCH programs.
This program is focused on building and maintaining a multi-site, collaborative infrastructure (the Network) that can lead and coordinate national measurement research efforts. Rather than funding isolated studies, HRSA is looking for a hub that can organize people, methods, and products in a centralized way. The Network is expected to promote, align, and accelerate measurement research, including leveraging and building on existing measurement work when appropriate. Because it is a cooperative agreement, the awardee should expect substantial involvement and partnership with HRSA during the project period, with shared responsibility for shaping activities, deliverables, and dissemination.
A major expectation is that the Network will support a portfolio of measurement research activities across multiple MCH priority areas. That includes developing entirely new measures when none exist, and validating or strengthening existing measures so they are reliable, comparable, and usable across different settings and populations. The Network is also expected to produce an evolving compendium that includes both validated measures and measures that are still in pilot or non-validated stages, giving the field a practical, living reference of what tools exist, how mature they are, and where they can be applied. Alongside measure development and validation, the Network should systematically identify remaining gaps in measurement so future research can be targeted toward areas with the greatest need and potential impact.
Another key emphasis is translation: the Network is not only meant to generate measures for academic use, but to facilitate implementation and dissemination of tools and resources that can inform MCH research, policy, and practice. In other words, the work should be designed so that state and local MCH programs, health systems, community organizations, and other stakeholders can realistically adopt the measures. The announcement explicitly calls for quantifiable evidence that the developed and/or validated measures are being adopted by diverse stakeholders, which pushes applicants to think beyond publication and toward uptake metrics, integration into workflows, and real-world utilization.
The grant highlights several topical measurement priorities where HRSA wants the Network to concentrate effort due to known gaps and the importance of reliable measures for reducing disparities and improving outcomes. These priority areas include family engagement; adequacy of pediatric health care utilization (for example, whether children receive recommended preventive services); parent-infant dyadic relational health (capturing early bonding and relational factors linked to long-term wellbeing); positive child health and wellbeing (measures that go beyond illness to assess flourishing and resilience); and measures related to maternal morbidity and mortality. The underlying theme is that these domains can be difficult to measure consistently, yet they are central to understanding equity, quality, and outcomes in maternal and child health.
The opportunity also expects alignment with broader HRSA priorities connected to the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant national performance measures. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate measurement needs tied to issues such as opioid and substance use disorder, mental health, maternal morbidity and mortality, and childhood obesity. This connection to Title V performance priorities signals that the Network’s products should be relevant to the indicators and reporting needs that shape MCH programming nationwide, making it easier for states and partners to use the measures in accountability, quality improvement, and program evaluation.
Beyond research products, the Network is also intended to serve as a national capacity-building engine. It should support mentoring and training for the next generation of applied and translational measurement researchers, including both clinical and non-clinical investigators. That implies structured opportunities like collaborative projects, cross-disciplinary workgroups, and learning pathways that help early-career researchers build competence in measure development, psychometrics, validation across populations, and implementation in service systems.
From an administrative standpoint, the posting lists an award ceiling of $301,000 and an expectation of one award, indicating HRSA’s intent to fund a single coordinating center or lead entity to run the Network. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification in the full announcement, which typically means HRSA may allow a range of organizations (often universities, research institutions, nonprofits, and similar entities) depending on the detailed eligibility language. The original posting date was December 12, 2018, with an original closing date of February 15, 2019, which places this as a specific historic funding round, but the description clearly illustrates the model HRSA is seeking: a centralized national network that advances MCH measurement science while proving that better measures actually get used in policy and practice.Apply for HRSA 19 071
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U3D Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network (MRN)" 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 Dec 12, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 15, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $301,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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