U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Assistant Secretary for Health
Advancing System Improvements for Key Issues in Women's Health
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Opening soon
- 1 grant
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
- Typical award
- Awards typically range from $300,000 to$1,000,000 per year.
Opening soon
Announced, but you can't apply yet. Get ready now.
- Pregnancy and Postpartum Hypertension Control Initiative · The funder's estimated date (Jul 16, 2025) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
To promote program and systems innovation, policy and performance management, and strategic communications that will advance improvement for key issues in women's health. Programs will use evidence-based methodologies to support model programs, inform and advance policies, and educate the public and professionals. Evaluation and outcomes reporting will be integral activities.
Who can apply
Nonprofit organizations may be required to provide evidence of tax-exempt status. When projects involve the collaborative efforts of more than one organization or require the use of services or facilities not under the direct control of the applicant, written assurances of specific support or agreements may be required from the affected parties.
How applications are judged
An independent review panel evaluates applications that pass the screening and meet the responsiveness criteria in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). These reviewers are experts in their fields, and are drawn from academic institutions, non-profit organizations, state and local government, and Federal government agencies. Based on the Application Review Criteria as outlined in the NOFO, the reviewers will comment on and rate the applications, focusing their comments and rating decisions on the identified criteria. In addition to the independent review panel, Federal staff will review each application for programmatic, budgetary, and grants management compliance.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
2 awards to Tennessee groups since 2021. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.5M | 2021 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $281K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
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. 10 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Mississippi Medical Center | $68K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Mississippi Medical Center | $53K | 2024 |
| Elevate Consulting, LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $36K | 2024 |
| Tennessee Voices for Children, Inc | Goodlettsville | Tennessee Department of Health | $30K | 2025 |
| Tennessee Voices for Children, Inc | Goodlettsville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $30K | 2024 |
| Tennessee Voices for Children, Inc | Goodlettsville | Tennessee Department of Health | $30K | 2026 |
| Tennessee Voices for Children, Inc | Goodlettsville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $30K | 2023 |
| Tennessee Voices for Children, Inc. | Goodlettsville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $28K spent that year | 2025 |
| Elevate Consulting, LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $12K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Mississippi Medical Center | $11K | 2026 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).