Funding-Limited Submission- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project (HRSA-14-042); February 5, 2014

Description: This announcement seeks to administer a cooperative agreement that will assist in strengthening the implementation of Healthy Start (HS) activities by providing capacity building assistance (CBA), as defined in the Background section below, including ongoing technical assistance, training and education to Healthy Start grantees in the implementation of the program’s five approaches to reduce disparities in infant mortality and adverse perinatal outcomes.  The SHSPP will ensure effectiveness and efficiency in grantee implementation of components of the Healthy Start models, and by ensuring uniformity and credibility in implementation of the Healthy Start program activities.  The five approaches are: 1) improving women’s health, 2) promoting quality services, 3) strengthening family resilience, 4) achieving collective impact, and 5) increasing accountability through quality improvement, performance monitoring, and evaluation.

Full Program Announcement: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=250087

Institutional Limit: Multiple applications from an organization are not allowable.

Internal Competition:  Because HRSA limits the number of proposals to one per applicant, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Prospective applicants interested in responding to this program should send the following information to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, February 5, 2014:

1. Names and departments of the Project Director and project personnel;

2. Title of the program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;

3. Provide a brief abstract (2 pages max) of the proposed project.

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make a recommendation. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

HRSA Deadline: March 3, 2014