Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Centers

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Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Centers: This announcement solicits applications for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Workforce Development Centers Program. The purpose of the MCH Workforce Development Centers Program is to support workforce development for State Title V program leaders and staff to meet current public health MCH policy and programmatic imperatives in four key topic areas around implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA): (1) access to care; (2) quality improvement; (3) systems integration; and (4) population health management. Up to four (4) national training hubs, or one central hub, based in institutions of higher education, will coordinate training efforts around the key topic areas, to enhance the capacity of the MCH workforce to lead and/or engage in ongoing ACA implementation and public health transformation. Formal and informal academic-practice partnerships between the national training hub(s) and State Title V programs and as appropriate, other national partners will be required to accomplish the goals of this program. Each of the funded MCH workforce development centers will focus on either one of the four identified areas of need around implementation of the Affordable Care Act or focus on all four areas as a consoslidated center: Access to care Quality improvement Systems integration Population health management Applicants for topic-specific centers are required to work closely with other MCH Workforce Development Centers awarded through this competitive announcement to coordinate efforts and achieve overall program goals. Multiple applications from an organization are allowable. In the case of applicants seeking funds for two or more MCH workforce development centers, the applicant must submit separate and complete applications with all the required sections and attachments for each proposed workforce development center. Applicants that apply as part of a consolidated center may also apply separately for one or more topic-specific centers. Each MCH workforce development center, or one consolidated center, will be responsible for coordinating and implementing a national training strategy to address the key issue(s) within the center's purview and will work with the other three centers to achieve a substantial impact on State Title V MCH workforce development. National strategies must focus on building capacity of current and future State Title V (MCH) leaders and staff in the 59 states and jurisdictions.