Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program Funding Opportunity
(May 26, 2023) – The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has announced the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program is open on grants.gov (announcement number: HRSA-23-049) and accepting applications through July 7, 2023. A total of $2 million is anticipated to fund up to two health networks in this cooperative agreement program. The purpose of the RMOMS program is to preserve access to and continuity of maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities that address the following RMOMS Focus Areas: 1) Rural Hospital Obstetric Service Aggregation; 2) Approaches to Risk Appropriate Care; and 3) Financial Sustainability.
This year, the RMOMS program is providing funding priority for areas with the highest maternity care health professional target area score. The eligible applicant organization must be part of a group of entities that are an established or a formal network and must have a network composition that includes: 1) at least three rural hospitals or Critical Access Hospitals; 2) at least one academic or tertiary institution that can provide regional expertise and help identify barriers to providing maternal health care, including strategies for addressing such barriers; and 3) the state Medicaid agency. Eligible applicants may request up to $1M each year in the program's four-year period of performance Sept. 30, 2023, through Sept. 29, 2027. A live technical assistance webinar is scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. on May 31, to assist applicants in preparing their applications. The webinar will be recorded and playback information can be accessed on the RMOMS webpage.
Call-In Number: (833) 568-8864
Meeting ID: 160 363 0214
Passcode: 42409094
All application materials will be available on grants.gov and must be submitted electronically under the funding announcement on the grants.gov website. For questions about this funding opportunity, please contact: RMOMS@hrsa.gov
--Karen Braman