Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program

The Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The opportunity number is HRSA-27-047, and the Assistance Listing is 93.912, Rural Healthcare Services Programs. The opportunity is categorized under Health and is expected to make two awards. The forecast was issued on August 13, 2026, for fiscal year 2027. The purpose of the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program, also identified as Rural MOMS, is to support collaborative improvement and innovation networks that improve access to and delivery of maternity and obstetrics care in rural areas. The provided forecast does not describe specific required activities, allowable cost categories, prohibited uses, indirect cost limitations, subaward restrictions, or other detailed spending requirements. Those details are therefore not yet available from the supplied source. No cost sharing or matching requirement applies to this opportunity. Eligible applicants include a broad range of governmental, nonprofit, tribal, educational, housing, and for-profit entities. Specifically listed applicants are state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education, small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The supplied forecast provides no additional eligibility conditions or specific state, territory, county, or local geographic restrictions. The opportunity is currently in the forecast stage rather than accepting applications. The estimated posting date is February 19, 2027, and the estimated application due date is April 20, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the application due date. The supplied material does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, initial application, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not identify specific application forms, narrative questions, required uploads, evaluation criteria, review priorities, or other application components beyond electronic submission. Estimated total program funding is 2000000, with an expected two awards and an award ceiling of 1000000. Although the Grants.gov forecast displays an award floor of 0, a zero amount does not establish a meaningful minimum award and is treated as missing under the applicable data-entry rules. The source does not provide additional information concerning award tiers, annual versus total award amounts, project duration, period of performance, or other funding conditions. Because cost sharing or matching is expressly identified as not required, applicants do not have a stated matching obligation based on the supplied forecast. The estimated award date is August 30, 2027, and the estimated project start date is September 30, 2027. The archive date is September 30, 2028. No language in the supplied forecast states that the opportunity recurs annually, biennially, quarterly, or according to another recurring schedule, so no future recurrence is established. The named grantor contact is Alexa Ofori, who may be reached at RMOMS@hrsa.gov or 301-443-0835. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, additional submission requirements, evaluation criteria, application materials, funding conditions, and program details may become available when the opportunity is formally posted.

Align the proposed work directly with collaborative improvement and innovation networks that improve access to and delivery of maternity and obstetrics care in rural areas.