Opportunity Overview
The Public Health Fund of Ohio / HealthPath Foundation of Ohio Maternal and Infant Health Access RFP, formally titled Improving Maternal and Infant Health by Addressing Community Barriers to Healthcare Access, is an active Ohio funding opportunity focused on sustainable approaches that improve access to prenatal, postpartum, and infant healthcare.
Funding and Deadline
Up to $300,000 total is available. PHFO and HealthPath anticipate making up to six grants of up to $50,000 each over the two-year grant period. Proposals must be submitted through PHFO’s online grants management system by October 6, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Notice of decisions is expected by November 20, 2026, with grant payments expected by the end of January 2027.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or government organization serving at least one of the 12 counties of focus. Organizations without 501(c)(3) status may be considered through a fiscal sponsor on a case-by-case basis after contacting PHFO. Organizations with an active HealthPath Foundation of Ohio or Public Health Fund of Ohio grant are ineligible until the current grant period concludes. An organization may submit only one application for this opportunity. Universities, hospitals, and similar institutions with affiliated foundations are expected to coordinate a single institutional submission, generally through the foundation.
Counties of Focus
The 12 counties are Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Clark, Cuyahoga, Fayette, Hamilton, Highland, Meigs, Pike, Scioto, and Vinton.
Funding Priorities
Competitive projects should improve timely connections to prenatal, postpartum, and infant healthcare; strengthen care navigation and coordination; improve continuity of care; reduce community barriers; and create sustainable improvements that extend beyond the grant period. The RFP expressly identifies innovative service-delivery models, coordinated partnerships, and technology-enabled solutions as potential approaches.
Match, Indirect Costs, and Exclusions
The RFP does not state a mandatory matching or cost-share requirement. The total funding request must be inclusive of the applicable PHFO indirect cost rate. Funding will not support capital campaigns, healthcare levies, lobbying or political campaigns, emergency needs, scholarships, endowments, or grants to individuals.
N9+ / Dr. Miltie Strategic Analysis
N9+ Fit Score: 85/100. A legitimate pathway exists when the Nonagon N9+ remote physical examination platform is embedded in a broader maternal, postpartum, pediatric, or rural-access strategy that uses guided examinations, vitals, and telehealth-enabled clinical encounters to improve care access or continuity. The RFP’s explicit allowance for technology-enabled solutions supports further evaluation, but applicants should confirm the proposed device/platform budget and workflow against the final application requirements rather than assuming standalone equipment is automatically allowable.
Dr. Miltie is not the natural lead applicant because the RFP is limited to qualifying nonprofit and government organizations. The strongest structure is partner-led, with an eligible Ohio organization as applicant and Dr. Miltie serving in a legitimate technology or implementation role where the proposed model supports N9+.
Application Strategy
Applicants should first confirm organizational eligibility, service in at least one target county, and that they do not have an active HealthPath or PHFO grant. Then define the specific maternal/infant access barrier, build a community-informed and data-informed project design, establish measurable outcomes and sustainability, document partnerships and capacity, include indirect costs within the request, and complete the PHFO online submission before October 6, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Controlling source: Public Health Fund of Ohio / HealthPath Foundation of Ohio 2026 RFP.