MCH Workforce Development and Training Center
A cooperative agreement to fund a Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development and Training Center that provides training, technical assistance, and workforce development for Title V leaders, staff, and other MCH professionals.
⚑ Cooperative agreement · Domestic public institutions of higher education, private nonprofits, and tribal governments/tribal higher-ed organizations only · Funds training and technical assistance; not a research project · Focus is the maternal and child health workforce and Title V program capacity
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 54 partial | portfolio topic: public_health (primary); signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds training education, not research (capped); capped at 54 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 35 weak | technical depth: minor; funds training education (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The MCH Workforce Development and Training Center provides training, technical assistance, and workforce development opportunities to strengthen the current and future maternal and child (MCH) workforce. The Center equips state Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program (Title V) leaders, staff, and other MCH professionals with the skills and tools to address MCH needs in their communities and advance outcomes nationwide.
Eligibility
These types of domestic* organizations may apply:Public institutions of higher education.Non-profit private institutions of higher education.Native American tribal governments and organizations that are public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education.* "Domestic" means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.See 42 CFR § 51a.3(b) for additional information.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Health Resources and Services Administration <MCHWorkforceCenter@hrsa.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
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Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
35/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is squarely in maternal and child health, but it primarily funds training and technical assistance rather than research. IPPRA could be eligible as a public university, yet the opportunity is aimed at workforce development and program support, so the fit is only tangential to IPPRA’s research-centered strengths.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 35 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is squarely in maternal and child health, but it primarily funds training and technical assistance rather than research. IPPRA could be eligible as a public university, yet the opportunity is aimed at workforce development and program support, so the fit is only tangential to IPPRA’s research-centered strengths. |
| 2026-07-06 | 55 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a solid public-health training and workforce-development opportunity, with a clear policy and systems component through Title V maternal and child health programs. IPPRA could contribute on workforce evaluation, implementation research, communication, and community-facing behavioral aspects, but the opportunity is more service/training oriented than a direct research call. Public institutions of higher education are eligible, so a public university could apply. |