[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 60219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18799]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


HRSA-Initiated Supplemental Funding to the Supporting Maternal 
Health Innovation Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of supplemental award.

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SUMMARY: HRSA is providing supplemental funds not to exceed $1,500,000 
to the Supporting Maternal Health Innovation Program, also referred to 
as the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC), in 
fiscal year (FY) 2023 to provide support and capacity building to 
HRSA's new maternal health award recipients under the State Maternal 
Health Innovation (MHI) Program (HRSA-23-108).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Sherman, Chief, Maternal and 
Women's Health Branch, Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal 
Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, at [email protected] 
or (301) 443-1702.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient of the Award: One award to the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the current recipient under the 
Supporting Maternal Health Innovation Program, now known as MHLIC, as 
listed in Table 1.
    Amount of Non-Competitive Award: Up to $1,500,000.
    Project Period: September 30, 2019, to September 29, 2024.
    CFDA Number: 93.110.
    Award Instrument: Supplement.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2) (title V, section 501(a)(2) of the 
Social Security Act).

                           Table 1--Supporting MHI Program Award Recipient (2019-2024)
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           Grant No.                    Grantee organization                  City, state           Award amount
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U7CMC33636.....................  University of North Carolina at    Raleigh, NC...................   $1,500,000
                                  Chapel Hill.
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    Justification: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 
117-328) included additional Special Projects of Regional and National 
Significance funding. The Explanatory Statement accompanying the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act specified a $26 million increase for 
the State MHI Program to establish new cooperative agreements in FY 
2023 with up to 23 new states. MHLIC provides support and capacity 
building to HRSA's maternal health award recipients. Supplemental funds 
to MHLIC will be used to provide support and capacity building to the 
new cohort of FY 2023 State MHI award recipients. The requested 
activities are within scope of the Supporting Maternal Health 
Innovation Program.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-18799 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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