Funds support leadership and technical help for review teams to standardize child death reviews, improve data collection, and inform prevention strategies at state, local, and tribal levels.
Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,149,000 for one expected cooperative agreement; no cost sharing or matching required
Summary: Supports coordinated leadership and technical assistance for state, local, and tribal fetal, infant, and child death review teams.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, administers this program to support coordinated leadership and technical assistance for state, local, and tribal fetal, infant, and child death review (FICDR) teams. Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement.
The program seeks a standardized and coordinated approach to quality fatality reviews, data collection, and dissemination of findings. Its goal is to help review teams use those findings to inform their practices and local prevention strategies. The work centers on supporting death review teams and strengthening the connection between fatality review findings and prevention efforts.