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GrantNIH Connecting the Community for Maternal Health Challenge 2.0 — Maternity Care Deserts
Atlas Opportunity Score96/100
Funding$3,100,000 total multi-phase prize purse. Up to 20 Training Phase winners may receive $10,000 each; up to 10 Proposal Phase winners may receive $150,000 each; up to 10 Research Phase winners share $1.4 million, including a $350,000 first-place prize, $250,000 second-place prize and up to eight $100,000 third-place prizes under current NIH rules.
DeadlineRecruitment Phase closes September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT on the official challenge portal. Later Training, Proposal and Research phase dates apply only to organizations that advance.
Required next actionConfirm the lead is a U.S.-based non-academic 501(c)(3) organization or state/federally recognized Tribe and is not the primary awardee on an NIH grant, cooperative agreement or contract at submission. Define a community-identified maternal-health research idea aligned with IMPROVE and maternity-care-desert/barriers-to-care goals, register in the official CCMH 2.0 portal, and complete Recruitment Phase submission by September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Review judging criteria before submission: organizational fit/capacity-building value 65%, motivation 25%, research idea 10%.
Current statusActive — Recruitment Phase open through September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDTSource verificationSeptember 11, 2026Tracked applicant typesCommunity-Based Organization, Federally Recognized Tribe, Nonprofit Organization, Tribal Government or Organization
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