Maternal and Child Health Research Consortia (RC)

Maternal and Child Health Research Consortia (RC) is sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The MCH RC builds and sustains research infrastructure to address critical evidence gaps in pregnancy, postpartum, and pediatric populations.

Opportunity Listing - Maternal and Child Health Research Consortium (MCH RC) Maternal and Child Health Research Consortium (MCH RC) Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration Assistance Listings: 93. 110 -- Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants.

gov The Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research Consortium Program (MCHB RCP) creates a national group of researchers to study maternal and child health (MCH). In the past, MCHB funded research networks, single investigator innovation studies, and field-initiated research studies. The MCHB RCP merges these programs into one.

In FY 2025, this NOFO replaces the Research Network Program; including the Pregnancy-Related Care Research Network (PRCRN) and Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS). MCH RC recipients will develop research-practice partnerships[4] with community organizations, people and...

families with lived experience,[5] and MCHB programs such as Healthy Start, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), and Title V programs. Through these partnerships, you will identify best practices for maximizing the impact of your research. You are expected to focus on one of the following categories.

You can focus on one or more of the priority topics listed within each category: Federally recognized Native American tribal governments Special district governments City or township governments Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Other Native American tribal organizations Independent school districts These types of domestic organizations (who are otherwise eligible as per the criteria above) may apply.

Domestic means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Public institutions of higher education Non-profit institutions of higher education Private non-profit entities State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and freely associated states Independent school districts Native American tribal governments Native American tribal organizations Grantor contact information Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Contact Jessica DiBari, PhD, MHS and Maura Maloney, PhD, MS at (301)443-2170 or email MCH_RC@hrsa.

gov File name Description Last updated MCHB-HRSA-25-020-U0A-MCH-RC-final. pdf HRSA-25-020 Jan 28, 2025 08:18 PM UTC Link to additional information Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Https://grants. hrsa.

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