Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP · Department of Health and Human Services

Statewide Perinatal Quality Collaboratives: Improving Perinatal Care and Outcomes

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Deadline: Opens Mar 4, 2027 · due about May 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size: Not stated: see the official notice
Total available: $83.5M · about 39 awards
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: City or town government, Public college or university, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Tribal government, Small business, School district, County government, Tribal organization, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Anyone (unrestricted), Larger business, State government, Private college or university, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), and others named in the official notice
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
No match required
Past Tennessee awards on file: 9

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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/477f11ad-e8c7-40ea-84f3-f5bec6e50e3b · Printed from grantme.click/grants/ad61270a-7f65-4b58-8262-58ef35757be1

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About this grant

The purpose of this multi-component NOFO is to improve the health of pregnant and postpartum women and their newborns through quality improvement. CDC will fund two components. Component A will support state Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs). PQCs are state-based organizations that support quality improvement (QI) efforts in health facilities and whose approach has been successful in improving outcomes for moms and their babies. Key expected strategies for Component A include strengthening PQC capacity, conducting data-driven QI initiatives, building and strengthening data systems, and developing partnerships to improve coordination and alignment of perinatal QI initiatives. Component B will support an organization to serve as the coordinating center for the National Network of PQCs (NNPQC). NNPQC supports all PQCs across the US, providing coordination, technical assistance and crucial opportunities for collaboration between PQCs and other relevant partners. Key expected strategies for Component B include understanding and strengthening PQC capacity, developing partnerships to improve coordination and alignment in efforts to support PQCs, fostering connections and collaborations among PQCs, and disseminating resources and best practices to PQCs and partners. Expected outcomes include increased implementation of successful, data-driven QI initiatives, ultimately leading to improved healthcare services, increased continuity and coordination of healthcare services and improved health outcomes for women and newborns across the US.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Bona fide agents applying on behalf of state, territorial, local, and tribal government organizations.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

5 awards to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2016. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winner	Where	Amount	Fiscal year
Tennessee Department of Health	Nashville, Davidson County	$2.3M	2019
Tennessee Department of Health	Nashville, Davidson County	$1.1M	2018
Tennessee Department of Health	Nashville, Davidson County	$865K	2017
State of Tennessee	Nashville	$720K spent that year	2025
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, Davidson County	$272K spent that year	2025

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Health

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Health passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 4 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winner	Where	Through	Amount	Fiscal year
Knox County Government	Knoxville, Knox County	Tennessee Department of Health	$16K spent that year	2024
Shelby County, TN	Memphis	Tennessee Department of Health	$3,500 spent that year	2024
Madison County, Tennessee	Jackson, Madison County	Tennessee Department of Health	$1,500 spent that year	2024
Sullivan County, Tennessee	Blountville, Sullivan County	Tennessee Department of Health	$700 spent that year	2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs, also called “Safe Motherhood and Infant Health (Reproductive Health)”
Program number 93.946 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)

How applications are judged

Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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