The Black Maternal Health Caucus is organized around the goals of elevating the Black maternal health crisis within Congress and advancing policy solutions to improve maternal health outcomes and end disparities.
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WASHINGTON – In Fiscal Year 2025, over $9 million was awarded to 11 community-based organizations through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health for its Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative (COPHI). This grant funding was initiated by the Black Maternal Health Caucus (BMHC) under the Biden-Harris administration through the congressional appropriations process.
WASHINGTON – In Fiscal Year 2025, over $40 million was awarded through the NIH IMPROVE (Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone) Initiative, reflecting grant funding requested by the Black Maternal Health Caucus. In total, over $142 million has been awarded through the NIH IMPROVE initiative to date.
WASHINGTON – In Fiscal Year 2025, nearly $10 million was awarded to Minority Serving Institutions through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal Health Research Collaborative, a program based on the Momnibus Act initiated by the Black Maternal Health Caucus through the congressional appropriations process.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), along with U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced the bicameral resolution recognizing April 11 through April 17 as Black Maternal Health Week. This resolution serves to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the critical need to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates among Black mothers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced $18 million in grant funding requested by the Black Maternal Health Caucus.
WASHINGTON – This week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the final winners of the Connecting the Community for Maternal Health Challenge.