Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-19937
HRSA supplemental award for maternal-health data-linkage testing and validation
Buyer
Department of Health and Human Services / Health Resources and Services Administration
Posted
September 30, 2026
Identifier
2026-19937
NAICS
541720
HRSA awarded supplemental funding to support maternal-health research data-linkage testing and validation. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Office of Epidemiology and Research. - Recipient: Morgan State University (MSU), the current awardee of the Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority-Serving Institutions Coordinating Center. - Award: $400,000 in noncompetitive, single-source supplemental funding, grant number UR5MC50340; supported through the HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. - Work requested: Test and validate a linked maternal-health research dataset, assess its usability, and test the data-sharing process. The project links the Boston Birth Cohort and Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal Data System with community-level health databases to support longitudinal research on mother-child dyads. - Notable requirements and context: The intended dataset brings together biological, socioeconomic, environmental, behavioral, health-service, and expense information across life stages. MSU’s existing infrastructure and connections with 16 HRSA-funded research centers support the work. - Products and commercial OEMs: No commercial products, part numbers, or OEMs are specified; this is a research-services award.
Description
HRSA announces a supplemental award to Morgan State University, a current awardee for the Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority Serving Institutions Coordinating Center. The $400,000 non-competitive, single-source supplement supports testing a multi-agency maternal health data linkage dataset, its user-friendliness, and the data-sharing process. The project links the Boston Birth Cohort and Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal Data System with community-level health databases. The project period is September 30, 2023, to September 29, 2028.