Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
Maternal and Child Health Encounters Networks (MCHEK)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 18, 2026 · due about Mar 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- Up to $1M
- Total available
- $1M · about 1 award
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Anyone (unrestricted)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Opening soon: the funder has announced this grant, but you can't apply yet. Use the time to get ready and check whether it fits.
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Hamilton County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 66
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/3a1c4127-9699-412d-8904-742bbf20a33a · Printed from grantme.click/grants/b5a5161c-2ace-4e22-b2d4-95aea820f4d8
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About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Writing the need statement? Hamilton County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
23 awards to Tennessee groups in 5 counties since 1989 · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, Nfp | Brentwood, Davidson County | $9.4M | 2014 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $5.4M | 1989 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.3M | 2016 |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.3M | 2022 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $4M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $3M | 2023 |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.2M | 2021 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.8M | 2023 |
| Meharry Medical College | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | $1.8M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.6M | 2019 |
| Meharry Medical College | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | $1.6M | 2023 |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.4M | 2023 |
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. 43 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Hemophilia of Georgia, Inc | $4.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | Association of Public Health Laboratories, Inc. (THE) | $380K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of North Texas Hsc | $378K spent that year | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $368K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $300K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $257K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $243K | 2025 |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Health | $191K spent that year | 2025 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, Washington County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $175K | 2026 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, Washington County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $167K | 2025 |
| Center for the Helping Professions, Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | Michigan Public Health Institute | $160K | 2025 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Health | $152K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Special Projects of Regional and National Significance
Program number 93.110 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration · Project grant
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.