Maternal Health Emergency Management Training (MHEMT)

The Maternal Health Emergency Management Training (MHEMT) opportunity is a forecasted federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), specifically connected to the Innovation for Maternal Health assistance listing. The program is expected to be administered through a cooperative agreement mechanism and is designed to strengthen maternal health emergency preparedness and response capacity in clinical environments that may not routinely provide obstetric or delivery services. The opportunity aligns with broader federal maternal health quality improvement efforts and seeks to expand the reach of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program by focusing on emergency and low-resource clinical settings where pregnant and postpartum women may present for care. The primary purpose of the MHEMT program is to increase the capacity of clinicians, emergency personnel, and first responders to identify, stabilize, and appropriately manage maternal health emergencies in settings outside of traditional labor and delivery units. The notice states that the program intends to improve the quality of care delivered to pregnant and postpartum patients encountered in non-delivery and/or low-resource clinical settings. This indicates a focus on workforce training, emergency response readiness, and maternal morbidity and mortality prevention through education, simulation, protocols, and evidence-based emergency management practices. Because the opportunity is forecasted, additional implementation details are expected to be released in the full notice of funding opportunity after publication. The opportunity is categorized under the Health funding activity category and is expected to provide a single cooperative agreement award. The estimated total program funding is $3,000,000, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000. Although the award floor is listed as $0 in the forecast notice, the opportunity only anticipates one award, making the practical award amount equivalent to the full available funding. The notice does not specify any matching or cost-sharing requirement, and the funding announcement explicitly identifies that cost sharing or matching is not required. The cooperative agreement structure suggests that HRSA may maintain substantial involvement with the recipient throughout the project period, which is common for federally coordinated training and technical assistance initiatives. Eligibility for the opportunity is broad and inclusive. The forecast specifies that all domestic public or private entities are eligible to apply, including nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Eligible domestic jurisdictions include all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Because the announcement imposes no state-specific restrictions and references nationwide domestic eligibility, the program should be interpreted as nationally available. The eligibility language also indicates that higher education institutions, local governments, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribal organizations, and commercial entities may potentially qualify if they meet the requirements outlined in the future full application guidance. The funding opportunity is currently in forecast status. The forecasted opportunity date is April 6, 2026, with the most recent update posted on May 5, 2026. HRSA estimates that the full application package will be posted on May 29, 2026. Applications are expected to be due on June 22, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time through electronic submission. The estimated award date and project start date are both September 1, 2026. The notice does not mention a letter of intent, concept paper, or pre-application requirement, nor does it reference recurring annual cycles or future competitions. Because the opportunity is forecasted and not yet officially open, prospective applicants should monitor Grants.gov and HRSA communications for the release of the complete NOFO, application instructions, review criteria, required forms, and project period information. The forecast notice does not yet provide detailed application component requirements, scoring criteria, reporting expectations, or performance period length. However, applicants can reasonably expect that the full HRSA funding announcement will require organizational information, project narratives, work plans, staffing plans, budgets, and evidence of maternal health or emergency response expertise. As a federal cooperative agreement opportunity connected to maternal health workforce training, the eventual NOFO may also include expectations around training dissemination, partnerships with health systems or emergency response organizations, performance measurement, and quality improvement outcomes. Questions regarding the opportunity may currently be directed to the Maternal Child Health Bureau using the provided email address wellwomancare@hrsa.gov. The forecast notice also lists a placeholder phone number of 000-000-0000, indicating that updated contact information may appear in the final solicitation release.

Emphasize clinician and first responder training capacity for maternal health emergencies in non-delivery and low-resource clinical settings and demonstrate strategies to improve quality of care for pregnant and postpartum patients.