As part of Ohio Medicaid’s continuing commitment to improve the health of pregnant and postpartum women and their babies, ODM and its Managed Care Organizations are offering a two-year grant opportunity to reduce infant mortality and its racial disparity in Ohio’s ten Ohio Equity Institute (OEI) counties: Butler, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Montgomery, Stark, and Summit. The grant application and implementation timeline for State Fiscal Years 2023-2024 is outlined below.
OEI-RFA Section C Detailed Budget Spreadsheet (to be submitted with the RFA proposal)
| RFA Dates | RFA Key Events |
|---|---|
| January 10, 2022 | Request for applications (RFA) released |
| January 14, 2022 | Webinar for potential applicants - click HERE to register |
| January 18, 2022 | Deadline for written questions-- submit to infantmortality@medicaid.ohio.gov |
| January 27, 2022 | Question and answer document |
| January 24-28, 2022 | Optional individual county TA sessions |
| February 25, 2022 | Applications due by 5:00 EDT to infantmortality@medicaid.ohio.gov |
| March 11, 2022 | Notice of awards |
| July 1, 2022 | Project start date |
| June 30, 2024 | Project end date |