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Healthy Beginnings Healthy Families: Infant Health
Established in 2023, Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Families Act creates opportunities for the state to address infant mortality. This work aims to build equitable, inclusive, and culturally and linguistically responsive systems that ensure the health and well-being of young children and their families by establishing the Minnesota Partnership to Prevent Infant Mortality, and funding statewide grants to improve infant health outcomes.
Infant health grants
The Maternal and Child Health Section will release multiple funding opportunities for partners statewide to address infant health outcomes through state funded projects.
Tribal government application
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) seeks applications from Tribal Government partners interested in implementing projects to support the improvement of infant health and the reduction of infant mortality between March 15, 2024, and June 30, 2025. This funding opportunity is intended to support new and on-going work in this area. This opportunity is for tribal governments that are not currently funded from the original request for non-competitive infant health grants (posted originally on 08/22/2023).
Application
Application timeline - updated
- Dec. 8, 2023: Application released.
- Feb. 19
Jan. 22: Last day to submit applications. - Feb. 23
Jan. 29, 2024: Applications proposals finalized. - March 1
Feb. 6, 2024: Award letters and grant agreements submitted. - March 15: Grants begin.
Questions
Please submit all questions regarding the application to the health.mch@state.mn.us or call 651-201-3650.
Application frequently asked questions (FAQ)
- December 18, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. CT
- January 9, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. CT
All questions and responses will be available on the Healthy Beginnings Health Families: Infant Health. This will be updated every three business days as questions are asked. All responses will be shared publicly.
Infant health two-year grant funding opportunity
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) seeks proposals from community health boards, local public health agencies, and non-profit organizations interested in implementing projects to support the improvement of infant health and the reduction of infant mortality between February 1, 2024, and July 31, 2025. This funding opportunity is intended to support new and on-going work in this area.
- Minnesota Partnership to Prevent Infant Mortality: Infant Health Grants: Request for Proposals for Two-Year Grant Funding (PDF)
- Minnesota Partnership to Prevent Infant Mortality: Infant Health Grants: Request for Proposals for Two-Year Grant Funding (Word)
- Infant Health Grant Work Plan (Word)
- Infant Health Grant Budget Summary and Justification (Excel)
Timeline for request for proposals and awards
- September 18, 2023: Request for Proposals (RFP) released.
- October 20, 2023: Last day to submit RFP questions.
- October 27, 2023: Proposals due (until 11:59 p.m. CT).
- February 1, 2024: Estimated start date.
Proposal submission period is now closed. If you have submitted a proposal and not received a confirmation email contact health.mch@state.mn.us or call 651-201-3650.
Questions
Please submit all questions regarding the application to health.mch@state.mn.us or call 651-201-3650.
Application frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Infant Health: Two Year Funding FAQ (PDF)
The question and answer period opens September 18, 2023. The FAQ responses will be posted every Friday after being received and updated throughout the proposal period.
Minnesota partnership to prevent infant mortality
MDH will lead the establishment of the Minnesota partnership to prevent infant mortality program. This statewide partnership program’s goal will be to engage communities, exchange best practices, share summary data on infant health, and promote policies to improve birth outcomes and eliminate infant mortality. This partnership will:
- Include state government, local public health agencies, Tribes, private sector, and community nonprofit organizations with the shared goal of decreasing infant mortality rates among populations with significant disparities, including among Black, American Indian, other nonwhite communities, and rural populations.
- Address the leading causes of poor infant health outcomes such as premature birth, infant sleep-related deaths, and congenital anomalies through strategies to change social and environmental determinants of health.
- Promote the development, availability, and use of data-informed, community-driven strategies to improve infant health outcomes.