Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Wisconsin Maternal and Child Program and the Maternal and Infant Mortality Prevention Program is making up to $6 million available over two years to fund innovative projects and programs designed to disrupt inequities in health outcomes for infants, children, birthing people, and people of reproductive age. Interested applicants are asked to describe a community need or gap in services and describe the proposed project or program designed to address the need or gap. The priority areas for this investment include: Social Determinants of Health (such as food security, affordable housing, employment, social connections, etc.) Mental Well-Being Building Responsive and Equitable Healthcare Systems (for example, training providers or health systems on the role of doulas and community health workers, training providers or health systems) Perinatal Workforce Development (for example, training or reimbursement doula services or community health workers) Connecting Families to Information and Resources (targeted community outreach or education campaigns, related to the above priority topics) Wraparound support for perinatal populations in precarious situations (homelessness, incarceration, etc.).
