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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Breastfeeding, Infant/Child Health, Racial Health Disparities, Maternal Health, Child Development
Deadline: Mar. 15, 2021
“The purposes of this opportunity are to improve breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity and to decrease racial/ethnic disparities in breastfeeding by coordinating a national approach which engages state-level breastfeeding coalitions in all states (or U.S. territories) to do the following:
- Coordinate and develop a five year action and implementation plan for policy, systems, and environmental changes to address breastfeeding inequities and increase access to breastfeeding support.
- Enhance opportunities for collaboration among state-level breastfeeding coalitions with respect to associated activities.
- Develop and disseminate, recommendations and resources to address infant and young child feeding in emergencies and barriers to breastfeeding to help mothers attain their breastfeeding goals.
- Support partnerships with governmental agencies, medical organizations, and other national organizations that are promoting, investing in, or developing guidance or recommendations for breastfeeding support.
- Increase clinicians’ adoption and utilization of maternity practices supportive of breastfeeding, and CDC guidance related to continuity of care in breastfeeding.”
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, for profit organizations, small businesses, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments).
Amount: $600,00 – $1,000,000
Contact: Link.
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