Advancing Healthy Births Mini-Grants

Advancing Healthy Births Mini-Grants is sponsored by Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition (SEMPQIC). SEMPQIC offers grants to organizations aligning with its commitment to reducing racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality.

Impact & Investments (Copy) — SEMPQIC SEMPQIC is dedicated to addressing and diminishing the disparities in adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes between Black and White communities. We are committed to fostering collaborative partnerships with community-based organizations sharing our mission, working together to create meaningful change.

As part of our ongoing efforts, we are pleased to announce opportunities for funding through grants to organizations that align with our commitment to reducing the racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality. Join us in our mission to improve the well-being of mothers and infants in our community.

SEMPQIC 2024 Advancing Healthy Births Request For Proposals (RFP) For over a century, United Way for Southeastern Michigan has been tackling the most pressing challenges faced by our community, including those related to children and families, health, and overall stability.

SEMPQIC (Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition) is a coalition that aims to reduce infant mortality and support the perinatal system of care in the region. They are developing strategies to address the life-course and social determinants of health.

According to United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) report, 39% of households across our region struggle to afford basic needs such as quality childcare, food, housing, and utilities. Persistent disparities for ALICE communities can also lead to communities of color being disproportionately impacted by infant and maternal deaths.

Systemic injustices have greatly diminished the opportunities for healthy pregnancies, births, and perinatal health, particularly in Black and Brown communities. United Way is proud to partner with SEMPQIC as their fiduciary and join the fight against preventable infant and maternal deaths, working toward healthy moms and healthier starts for our community’s youngest and most vulnerable.

Improving equity, reducing disparate outcomes, and ensuring healthy births for Michigan families is at the center of all efforts supported by the Michigan Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MI PQC)* and the Region 10 PQC.

Achieving these goals is not feasible without the input and feedback from families, nor without the efforts of community organizations and programs that address local needs and provide care and support for families in our respective region.

To facilitate alignment with the Advancing Healthy Births plan and encourage collaborative efforts with the MI PQC and individual RPQCs, mini awards will be available through a request for proposal process. Community-based organizations and local programs within the Region whose efforts are focused on improving birth outcomes, reducing health disparities, and addressing root causes of these disparities, will be eligible to apply.

The Region 10 PQC is expecting to award an estimated 30 mini grants in an amount between $25,000 to $100,000 per award. Interested organizations and/or programs will need to complete the application to be considered for a mini grant. Mini grants will be awarded to successful applicants by February 29, 2024, and all funds will need to be spent by September 30, 2024.

Additional information can be found below. *For more information on the MI PQC, individual RPQCs, and the Advancing Healthy Births: An Equity Plan for Michigan Families and Communities, please visit the MDHHS Division of Maternal & Infant Health website: www. michigan.

gov/MIH . Applications are due no later than 5 p. m.

on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Through a request for proposal process, one-time funding received through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, will be available to local organizations and programs in Region 10 to support community-led efforts in improving disparate birthing outcomes and ensuring healthy births.

Interested entities must submit an application and budget, inclusive of items detailed below. Examples of activities that may be eligible for funding include but are not limited to: Supporting efforts aimed at improving breastfeeding rates (initiation and duration) in the region. Providing infant safe sleep education and supplies to vulnerable populations.

Outreach initiatives that increase access for people who face significant barriers to consistent healthcare (e.g., people experiencing homelessness, people affected by substance use disorder, people who are not U.S. citizens).

Supporting efforts related to perinatal substance use disorder (e.g., implementing universal screening protocols at perinatal appointments; utilization of non-pharmacological care of infants born substance-exposed, as appropriate; support peer navigator program, etc.).

Assuring care coordination and access to supportive services in prenatal and postpartum periods for the pregnant/birthing person and the infant (e.g., home visiting programs; substance use treatment; WIC, and etcetera). Implementation of recommendation or activity found within the Advancing Healthy Births plan or FIMR/MMMS Aligned Recommendations document .

To be eligible to receive a mini-award, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria: Represent a non-profit organization, local tribal organization, community-based organization, or local/county level agency. Other entrepreneurial organizations with a tax I. D.

that fulfill the remaining eligibility criteria listed below are encouraged to apply for consideration. Service area is in Wayne, Macomb, or Oakland County. Provides activities or programs that address equity/disparities in maternal and infant health or that address the social determinants of health.

Engage with the high-risk population or services to the population at risk for disparate birth outcomes. Organization has the infrastructure (personnel, financial resources, and other relevant factors) to support the grant requirements and dollars. The Organization’s current operating budget will need to be identified with supporting documentation.

Note: The application includes questions to determine eligibility as identified above. All complete applications submitted by the deadline will be initially reviewed against the eligibility criteria listed above. Any application that is ineligible based on responses to the eligibility questions will receive a review score of zero.

All eligible applications will be reviewed, scored, and considered for award. Successful applicants will receive mini- grant awards in an amount between $25,000 to $100,000 for efforts focused on reducing disparate birth outcomes and ensuring healthy births families in their respective region. An estimated up to 30 awards may be given to community organizations serving Region 10.

Jan. 3 : Application opens Jan. 10 : Applicant webinar Jan.

23 : Application closes Between Feb. 12-29 : Award notification Awardees will be required to submit reports on the schedule dictated in the final contract. Information required may include grant related activities, outcomes, metrics, financial spend down, and any other information or data that is required to support use of funds.

CLICK HERE FOR: GRANT RESOURCES SEMPQIC Advancing Healthy Births 2024 Grant Recipients Alph Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Alpha Rho Omega Chapter Black Marriage Movement fiduciary for HerSheKissis Brilliant Detroit fiduciary for Because of His Love Outreach Burning Bush International Ministries Cass Community Social Services Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan Chaldean American Ladies of Charity (CALC) DBA United Community Family Services (UCFS) Childs Play Foundation, Inc Coming Up Roses / WVTC Detroit Covenant Community Care, Inc. Detroit Association of Black Organizations, Inc. Development Centers dba MiEarlyYears Family Assistance for Renaissance Men (FARM) FRANKLIN-WRIGHT SETTLEMENTS, INC Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan Hands Across The Water, Inc. InterFaith Leadership Council of Metro Detroit Islamic Center of Detroit, Inc. LAHC-Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities LINC UP Nonprofit Housing Corporation - fiduciary for Coffective, LLC.

Macomb County Health Department Nature's Playhouse Ferndale Nia Purpose For Life Agency Nonprofit Enterprise at Work Inc. fiduciary for Mommies in the D Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency - Pontiac, MI fiduciary for Oakland County Health Division Payton Harvey Cheer EmpowHer Camp Pearls of Service Foundation Public Owned Property Solutions fiduciary for World Mental Health Organization Qpid's Passion: Reproductive and Sexual Health, LLC Southeastern Michigan Health Association fiduciary for Detroit Health Department Southeastern Michigan Health Association Wayne State University School of Medicine 2025 Advancing Healthy Births: Applicant Webinar Click the links below to view the Applicant Webinar recording and the presentation.

2025 Advancing Healthy Births: Funding Opportunity 2025 Advancing Healthy Births: Funding Opportunity Announcement The Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition (SEMPQIC) and its fiduciary partner, Metro Solutions*, are pleased to announce their plans to award mini-grants to address disparities in maternal and infant birth outcomes.

SEMPQIC is funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to improve birth outcomes in the state's Region 10, covering Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties. The Region 10 RPQC, (SEMPQIC), is expecting to award mini grants in an amount between $25,000 to $100,000 per award. Interested organizations will need to submit a proposal to be considered for a mini grant.

Proposals can be submitted electronically through an application process and are due no later than Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 5:00 PM. Mini grants will be awarded to successful applicants by February 1, 2025 , and all funds will need to be spent by September 30, 2025. Additional information can be found below.

A forthcoming The Call for Proposal Submission will be issued on or around November 14, 2024. * Since 2003, Metro Solutions, Inc (Metro) has served as fiscal intermediary, providing operational and organizational support to a wide variety of diverse not-for-profit organizations, both large and small, with the goal of linking funds to the community.

Metro’s mission is to serve and support community service providers in acquiring and maximizing their funding and resources so they can focus on advancing community well-being. As fiscal intermediary for the Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition, Metro is pleased to support the coalition in reducing disparities in the maternal/ infant health field.

Examples of activities that may be eligible for funding include but are not limited to: Childbirth education classes through implementation or expansion of evidence-based curriculum. Activities that address the priority areas found within the Advancing Healthy Births plan or FIMR/MMMS Aligned Recommendations document. Efforts aimed at improving breastfeeding rates (initiation and duration) in the region.

Providing infant safe sleep education and supplies to vulnerable populations. Outreach initiatives that increase access for pregnant/postpartum people who face significant barriers to consistent healthcare. Supporting efforts related to perinatal behavioral health disorders such as substance use disorder and perinatal mood disorders (e.g., implementing universal screening protocols).

Assuring care coordination and access to supportive services in the prenatal period (includes prenatal, postpartum and up to infants 1st year of life). Funding will not be awarded for the following Capital expenses and/or construction cost Applicant Eligibility Criteria To be eligible to receive a mini award, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria.

Provides activities or programs that address disparities in maternal and infant health. Represent a community-based or an entrepreneurial organization with a tax I. D.

Service area is within Region 10 -- Wayne, Macomb, or Oakland County. Currently engages with or provides services to the population at risk for disparate birth outcomes or affected by the outcomes. Organization has the infrastructure to support the management of grant dollars.

The organization will need to provide documentation of its current operational budget. Represent a non-profit organization, local tribal organization, community-based organization, or local/county level agency A pre-application webinar will be held on or around November 20, 2024, to ensure understanding of the application process.

Date confirmation and registration details will be included in the forthcoming call for proposal submission announcement. Successful applicants will receive one time mini- grant awards in an amount between $25,000 to $100,000. The funds allocated with each mini grant will need to be fully expended by September 30, 2025.

SEMPQIC expects to award up to 45 applicant organizations serving Region 10. NOTE: additional detail will be provided when proposals are open for electronic submission on or around November 14 with a due date of December 31, 2024. It will include registration information for a preapplication webinar to be held on or near November 20, 2025.

2025 Advancing Healthy Births: Mini-Grants Application The Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition (SEMPQIC) and our fiduciary, Metro Solutions, are excited to announce that the 2025 Advancing Healthy Births Mini-Grants application is now live!

We encourage eligible community-based organizations and local programs dedicated to improving maternal and infant health outcomes in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties to apply for this funding opportunity. Mini-grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 will support initiatives that address disparities in birth outcomes.

Application Deadline: December 31, 2024, by 11:59 PM Funding Use Deadline: September 30, 2025 Pre-Application Webinar: December 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM (registration required – see registration details in the attachment) All applications must be submitted electronically through the Metro Solutions Grant Portal. You can access the application portal by clicking the link in the attachment.

New users will need to create an account to access the application. Click Here to Register for the Applicant Webinar on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Click Here to access the SEMPQIC 2025 AHB Application.

2025 Advancing Healthy Births: Grant Recipients Black Family Development, Inc. Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan Chaldean American Ladies of Charity DBA United Community Family Services Detroit Health Department FIMR Detroit Health Department Healthy Beginnings Development Centers Inc. dba MiEarlyYears Family Assistance for Renaissance Men Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit Henry Ford Southeast Michigan Community Health (Legacy Ascension) Hitha Healing House, Inc. Institute For Population Health, Inc. InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit Islamic Center of Detroit Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, Inc. Macomb County Health Department Motor City Doula Association Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) Oakland County Health Division Pearls of Service Foundation Second Ebenezer (Baptist) Church