Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health: Saving 100,000 Mothers

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-14-134 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.110Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Jun 16, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Apr 16, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health: Saving 100,000 Mothers.? The goal of this initiative is to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality and their associated adverse pregnancy outcomes (preterm birth, low birth weight and infant mortality) through efforts engaging provider organizations, state public health leaders, payers, hospital associations, regulatory bodies, consumer groups, and other key organizations. The outcome of this activity will be to improve maternal health on the national level through saving 100,000 women from maternal mortality and/or preventable severe morbidities over the four-year project period. The project will address: Severe Morbidity: Prevent at least 100,000 severe complications during delivery hospitalizations (reduce severe morbidity from 129 to 67 per 10,000 live births). Maternal Mortality: Prevent at least 1,000 maternal deaths in four years.Specifically, reduce maternal deaths that occur within 42 days after birt...
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