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Screening and Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD) Program

Link

https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-23-085

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Jun 2, 2023

Sponsor

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)

Purpose

Provides funding to expand the capacity of healthcare providers to screen, assess, treat, and refer pregnant and postpartum people for maternal mental health and substance use disorder (SUD), especially for rural and medically underserved areas. Offers resources to develop, improve, and/or enhance statewide or regional networks that provide real-time psychiatric consultation, care coordination, support services, referrals, and culturally and linguistically appropriate training to maternity care providers and clinical practices.

Program activities include:

  • Provide training, education, and information to front-line healthcare providers on maternal mental health and SUD that are evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally and linguistically appropriate screening that offer referrals, follow up support, and links to community resources
  • Attract participants and promote training benefits to clinical providers
  • Provide real-time psychiatric consultation, in person or remotely via telehealth, and care coordination support to aid in the screening, assessment, and treatment of pregnant and postpartum people
  • Establish and maintain quality psychiatric consultation services, in-person or via telehealth, while also collecting, reporting, and evaluating data and related activities
  • Utilize innovative approaches to address the needs of rural and medically underserved areas
  • Collaborate with other federally funded programs that support mental and behavioral health
  • Develop and/or enhance partnerships to expand treatment and recovery support service options and coordinate services and activities and achieve program goals
  • Participate in HRSA's technical assistance and program evaluation activities to support this funding opportunity
  • Collect program performance measure data
  • Participate in HRSA's program evaluation activities for this funding opportunity
  • Track, report, and share program performance and outcome data with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HRSA's program evaluator, other award recipients, and state/regional partners

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling:

  • Up to $500,00 per year for states or tribal areas serving less than or equal to 200,000 women of reproductive age
  • Up to $750,000 per year for states or tribal areas serving more than 200,000 women of reproductive age

Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 14
Estimated total program funding: $8,750,000

Who Can Apply

States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • Equipment • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing • Training Providers

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information about the online application process are available on grants.gov.

Applicant webinar recording
Applicant frequently asked questions

Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
M. Sonsy Fermin, MSW, LICSW
301-443-1504
wellwomancare@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Tonya Randall
301-594-4259
trandall@hrsa.gov

Topics This Program Addresses

Mental Health • Substance Use Disorder • Teleservices and Technology • Treatment