Request for Proposal (RFP) Community Innovations to Improve Maternal Health in Hawaiʻi

We invite proposals for innovative, community-driven projects that aim to decrease severe maternal morbidity and maternal mortality (SMM/MM) or their determinants through a holistic lens. Prevention of SMM/MM is understood to extend across the life course, including but not limited to: upstream determinants of health including social and financial support, mental health, and substance use prevention in girls and young women; aspects of prenatal care; medical and social services; and postpartum care and health in the ‘4th trimester.’ Projects should address the funding priorities identified below.

Issuing Organization: Hawaii Hospital Education and Research Foundation (HHERF) (a subsidiary of Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH)), in partnership with the Hawai'i Maternal and Infant Health Collaborative (HMIHC, ECAS Team 1)" 

RFP Release Date: July 1, 2025

Application Deadline: July 31, 2025, at 4:00 pm HST

Individual Award Amounts: $25,000-$150,000

Award Period: 1 to 3 years (depending on project scope), starting by September 29, 2025.

For questions, please contact hawaiimihc@gmail.com