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VNPC Community Fund
Overview
The VNPC Community Fund is intended to support local work that will help to improve maternal and infant health outcomes in Virginia communities. This request is for a one-time amount of up to $7,500 to be expended by 12 months. The funds must be used to improve maternal and/or infant health in the specified community, and they must be used to support strategies that address at least one of the MMRT dashboard recommendation summaries found here. Priority is given to programs or projects that will be sustainable after these funds are spent. Applications for the 2026 VNPC Community Fund are due May 21st.
With the award of these funds, we require an impact statement 6 months after the funds have been disbursed. Additionally, we request a program story or update by 18 months (6 months following the end of the program period). We will provide templates to be completed for the impact statement and program story.
Required: Impact statement due 6 months after the disbursal of funds.
Encouraged: Program story or update at 18 months (6 months following the end of the program period).
We will provide a template to be completed for the impact statement and program story.
MMRT Recommendation Implementation Environmental Scan
At the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC) we work closely with the Virginia Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) to implement recommendations for maternal health in the commonwealth. We are seeking to better understand what other organizations are using MMRT recommendations, and how those recommendations are being implemented. This will hopefully open up new opportunities for collaboration, and help us better understand what work is being done in Virginia.
Interested in learning more about MMRT? View the recent MMRT report published in April 2024.
All answers will be kept confidential, and we are only asking for emails to be able to return analysis when it is completed. By completing this survey, you are agreeing to share this information with the VNPC and its stakeholders. Thank you for your participation.
Past Projects
SMILE Overview
Project EMBRACE (Equitable care for Mothers and Babies through Readiness, Access, and Community Expansion) was a data-driven quality improvement (QI) project for birthing facilities throughout the state of Virginia to address the topic of Perinatal Mental Health. The specific focus on Perinatal Mental Health conditions was entitled S.M.I.L.E., which stands for Supporting Maternal mental health through Initiatives, Learning and Engagement. SMILE was a QI project aimed at supporting birthing facilities in implementing the AIM Patient Safety Bundle “Perinatal Mental Health Conditions.”
SMILE Sustainability
