U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Opening soon
- 1 grant
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
- Typical award
- Low: $30,000 - High: $417,000. Average award - $175,000
- Deadlines
- In each year's official notice: Statewide Perinatal Quality Collaboratives: Improving Perinatal Care and Outcomes
Opening soon
Announced, but you can't apply yet. Get ready now.
- Statewide Perinatal Quality Collaboratives: Improving Perinatal Care and Outcomes · Opens Mar 4, 2027 · due about May 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
To promote optimal and equitable health in women and infants through public health surveillance, research, leadership, and partnership to move science to practice. In carrying out this mission, the Division of Reproductive Health: 1) Enhances the ability of others to identify and address male and female reproductive issues and infant health issues by providing technical assistance, consultation, and training worldwide; 2) supports national and state-based surveillance systems to monitor trends and investigate health issues; 3) conducts epidemiologic, behavioral, demographic and health services research; and 4) works with partners to translate research findings into health care practice, public health policy, and health promotion strategies.
Who can apply
Reference posted NOFOs available on Grants.gov
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).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
5 awards to Tennessee groups since 2016. Largest shown:
| 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.
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:
| 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).