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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.

Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), in collaboration with Representative Alma Adams (NC-12), announced the agenda and speakers for the 2024 Black Maternal Health Caucus (BMHC) Stakeholder Summit in Joliet, IL, taking place on Monday, August 26, 2024.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced $15 million in investments over the next four years to strengthen care, improve maternal health, and reduce disparities in rural communities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced two additional Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence funded through NIH IMPROVE, (Implementing a Maternal health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone), thanks to funding secured by the Black Maternal Health Caucus (BMHC) through the federal appropriations process.