Iowa Healthy Hometowns Maternal Health Hub and Spoke Program

Iowa Healthy Hometowns funding to sustain and expand rural maternal healthcare through statewide hubs, expanded hub capacity, and networks of maternal-care spoke hospitals.

FundingAward structure governed by RFP; IowaGrants lists no preset award range

DeadlineClosed September 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT; the mandatory Letter of Intent was due August 10, 2026.

Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026

Required next actionProceed only if the mandatory August 10 Letter of Intent was submitted on time; LOI-qualified applicants must submit the full Maternal Health Hub and Spoke application in IowaGrants by September 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT.

Broad Eligibility

Only applicants that timely submitted the mandatory August 10 Letter of Intent may submit. Depending on the option, applicants include qualifying Level I through Level IV maternal-care hospitals and networks meeting the RFP requirements; only Iowa-based organizations may receive funds through this procurement.

Atlas Analysis

Closed Iowa Healthy Hometowns maternal-health procurement. The RFP supported statewide and regional maternal-health Hub and Spoke models, including rural consultation technology, transfer of test and screening results, maternal mental-health support, and hospital-network development. IowaGrants now confirms Status Closed after the September 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM local Iowa time deadline. Treat this record as historical and award-monitoring intelligence only; do not initiate new outreach.

Iowa HHS issued RFP COMPADM26006 to select maternal-health Hub and Spoke sites that sustain and improve prenatal, delivery, postpartum and maternal mental-health access in rural Iowa. Applicants could pursue a statewide hub, expansion from Level I to Level II maternal-care capacity, or a network of Level I and Level II spoke hospitals.

The mandatory Letter of Intent and final application windows have closed. IowaGrants now lists this procurement as Closed after the September 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM local Iowa time deadline. Preserve this record for historical and award-monitoring purposes only; no new applicant outreach should begin.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.iowagrants.govAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗