Opportunity Information: Apply for MP CPI 23 004
The Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative, also referred to as COPHI, is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, through the Office of Minority Health (OMH). OMH frames this funding as part of its broader mission to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations by supporting policies and programs that reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. In practical terms, the grant is designed as a demonstration project effort, meaning OMH is looking for on-the-ground models that can show measurable improvements, generate lessons about what works, and be positioned for longer-term dissemination and sustainability beyond the grant period.
The central purpose of COPHI is to help communities build and test innovative ways to integrate community-based maternal support services (COMSS) into existing perinatal systems of care. COMSS are non-clinical, community-rooted supports that complement medical care by addressing social determinants of health that often shape pregnancy and postpartum outcomes. The opportunity explicitly points to needs such as health literacy, pregnancy/childbirth/parenting education, culturally and linguistically appropriate support, trauma exposure, and concrete resource barriers like housing, food access, and transportation. OMH is essentially encouraging applicants to connect these community-based supports to the clinical perinatal care pathway so that pregnant and postpartum people can receive coordinated assistance during pregnancy, through labor and delivery, and after delivery, rather than having services exist in isolation.
A defining feature of this initiative is the emphasis on trained community-based workers who are commonly trusted messengers and navigators in maternal health, including doulas and community health workers. The expectation is not simply to add these roles in parallel to medical services, but to integrate them into the perinatal care system in a structured way, creating new operational models for collaboration, referral, communication, and continuity of support across the perinatal period. The intended result is improved maternal health outcomes and a reduction in racial and ethnic disparities, reflecting OMH's focus on equity and the disproportionate burdens experienced by minority communities.
From an administrative and eligibility standpoint, this is a grant (not a contract) under the health funding activity category, with CFDA number 93.137. Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities, including state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories as specified). This breadth suggests OMH anticipated applications from cross-sector coalitions, public health and human services agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities positioned to coordinate community supports with healthcare delivery systems.
Key funding details in the notice include an award ceiling of $1,250,000 and an expected total of 10 awards, indicating a competitive program with relatively substantial per-award funding intended to support meaningful implementation and evaluation of integrated service models. The funding opportunity number is MP-CPI-23-004. The opportunity was created on May 15, 2023, with an original closing date of July 18, 2023, and required electronic submission by 6:00 pm Eastern Time. Overall, COPHI is aimed at producing scalable, community-informed perinatal care integration approaches that address social drivers of maternal health, strengthen support during pregnancy through postpartum, and contribute evidence and practical models that can be sustained and replicated to narrow persistent disparities.Apply for MP CPI 23 004
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.137.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 15, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 18, 2023 Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 600 pm Eastern Time.. (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 $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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What is the Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative (COPHI)?
COPHI is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, through the Office of Minority Health (OMH). It is designed as a demonstration project to develop and test community-based approaches that measurably improve perinatal outcomes and can be sustained and shared beyond the grant period.
Which federal office is offering this funding?
The funding is offered by HHS through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, specifically via the Office of Minority Health (OMH).
What is OMH trying to achieve through this grant?
OMH is advancing its mission to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations by supporting policies and programs that reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. In COPHI, that translates into building integrated, community-informed perinatal support models aimed at improving maternal health outcomes and reducing racial and ethnic disparities.
What is the central purpose of COPHI?
The central purpose is to help communities build and test innovative ways to integrate community-based maternal support services (COMSS) into existing perinatal systems of care, so that non-clinical supports complement clinical care across pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum.
What are community-based maternal support services (COMSS)?
COMSS are non-clinical, community-rooted supports that complement medical care by addressing social determinants of health that influence pregnancy and postpartum outcomes. The opportunity points to needs such as health literacy, pregnancy/childbirth/parenting education, culturally and linguistically appropriate support, trauma exposure, and resource barriers like housing, food access, and transportation.
Is COPHI focused on clinical services or non-clinical supports?
The initiative emphasizes non-clinical, community-based supports (COMSS) that are integrated into perinatal systems of care to complement medical services, rather than existing separately.
What does "integrate COMSS into existing perinatal systems of care" mean in this program?
Integration means creating structured ways for community-based supports to connect to the clinical perinatal care pathway, including operational models for collaboration, referral, communication, and continuity of support from pregnancy through postpartum.
Why does COPHI emphasize integration rather than offering services in parallel?
The opportunity indicates that services should not exist in isolation. The goal is coordinated assistance during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum, supported by defined collaboration and communication mechanisms between community-based supports and clinical care.
Which community-based roles are highlighted in the opportunity?
The notice highlights trained community-based workers who are trusted messengers and navigators in maternal health, including doulas and community health workers.
What is the intended outcome of involving doulas and community health workers?
The intent is to integrate these roles into perinatal systems in a structured way to strengthen continuity of support across the perinatal period, improve maternal health outcomes, and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
What makes COPHI a "demonstration project"?
OMH is looking for on-the-ground models that can show measurable improvements, generate lessons about what works, and be positioned for longer-term dissemination and sustainability beyond the grant period.
What is the funding activity category and CFDA number?
This is a grant (not a contract) under the health funding activity category, with CFDA number 93.137.
Is this opportunity a grant or a contract?
It is a grant, not a contract.
Who is eligible to apply for COPHI funding?
Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories as specified).
Are tribal entities eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments are eligible, as are tribal organizations that are not federally recognized governments.
Are housing authorities eligible to apply?
Yes. Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities are listed as eligible applicants.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible if they do not have 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. The eligibility list includes nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status, with the noted exclusion regarding institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories as specified.
How much funding is available per award?
The notice lists an award ceiling of $1,250,000.
How many awards does OMH expect to make?
The notice indicates an expected total of 10 awards.
What is the funding opportunity number for COPHI?
The funding opportunity number is MP-CPI-23-004.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on May 15, 2023. The original closing date was July 18, 2023.
What was the application submission method and deadline time?
The notice required electronic submission by 6:00 pm Eastern Time on the closing date.
What kinds of community needs does COPHI explicitly mention?
The opportunity explicitly points to health literacy; pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting education; culturally and linguistically appropriate support; trauma exposure; and concrete resource barriers such as housing, food access, and transportation.
What is the equity focus of the COPHI program?
The program is aligned with OMH's focus on improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations and reducing disparities that disproportionately affect minority communities, particularly in maternal and perinatal outcomes.
What types of organizations does OMH appear to anticipate applying?
Based on the broad eligibility list, OMH appears to anticipate applications from cross-sector coalitions, public health and human services agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities able to coordinate community supports with healthcare delivery systems.
What is the long-term intent beyond the grant period?
COPHI aims to produce scalable, community-informed integration approaches that can be sustained and replicated, with lessons generated from demonstration projects to support dissemination beyond the grant period.
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