Special Project Grants; Maternal and Child Health Services; Federal Set-Aside Program; Collaborative Health, Education and Human Services Systems Interprofessional Education and Training

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The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), HRSA, announces that fiscal year (FY) 1994 funds are available for grants to create collaborative health, education, and human service systems for children and their families, including children with special health care needs. Awards will be made under the program authority of section 502(a) of the Social Security Act, the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Federal Set-Aside Program, which authorizes MCH Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS), including special MCH improvement projects (MCHIP) which contribute to the health of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and their families. Approximately $600,000 will be available to support up to 2 grants at a maximum of $300,000 per award per year for up to 4 years. Funds for the MCH Federal Set-Aside Program are appropriated by Public Law 103-112. A Federal Register notice announcing the availability of funds for other SPRANS categories will be published in the near future. The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People 2000, a PHS-led national activity for setting priority are