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North Carolina's Maternal Mortality Review

Award Number: NU58DP006689
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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North Carolina's Maternal Mortality Review - Project Abstract Summary Project Title: North Carolina Maternal Mortality Review Applicant Organization Name: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Address: 2001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-2001 Interim Project Director Name: Tara Owens Shuler Contact Phone Number: 919-707-5708 Email: tara.shuler@dhhs.nc.gov Requested funding level: $450,000 annually The North Carolina Maternal Mortality Review Program will augment and strengthen the work of the North Carolina Maternal Mortality Review Committee and its overall maternal mortality efforts. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Women’s and Children’s Health Section (WCHS) is the state Title V agency charged to plan and support the State’s perinatal care system and is the applicant agency for this funding opportunity announcement. WCHS with its key partners, the state’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee, along with the State Center for Health Statistics (Vital Records), NC Medicaid, NC Healthcare/Hospital Association, NC Medical Society/OB GYN Society, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC (PQCNC), UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health, Area Health Education Center (AHEC), and critical community partners, i.e., Healthy Start, MomsRising will work collaboratively to improve maternal mortality in our state, while also addressing perinatal disparities. This will be achieved through the following: • Hire a Project Director, Nurse Abstractor, and part-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker, to support the work of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. • Enhance the Maternal Mortality Review Committee by adding specialty consultants to include Medicaid, Law enforcement, Faith-based, Healthcare Association, OB GYN Society, Healthy Start, and MomsRising. • Provide implicit bias and social determinants of health trainings for the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. • Partner with provider led entities, consumers, and community organizations to share recommendations for improvement. • Provide technical assistance and training for providers to implement components of ACOG, AIM, and AWHONN postpartum safety bundles, substance use, implicit bias along with other areas that arise from the recommendations.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$334,232 )
2025	2023	STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES	101 BLAIR DR	RALEIGH	NC	27603	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$334,232
2025	2022	STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES	101 BLAIR DR	RALEIGH	NC	27603	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2021	STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES	101 BLAIR DR	RALEIGH	NC	27603	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2020	STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES	101 BLAIR DR	RALEIGH	NC	27603	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2019	STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES	101 BLAIR DR	RALEIGH	NC	27603	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$334,232

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $620,000 )
2023	2023	STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES	101 BLAIR DR	RALEIGH	NC	27603	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	5	7/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$620,000
														Subtotal = $620,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $450,000 )
2022	2022	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	4	6/30/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$450,000
														Subtotal = $450,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $450,000 )
2021	2021	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	3	6/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$450,000
2021	2020	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	2	11/18/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	2	9/17/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	2	11/25/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $450,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $450,000 )
2020	2020	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	2	6/30/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$450,000
2020	2019	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	1	12/2/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	1	5/22/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $450,000

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $450,000 )
2019	2019	Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of	2025 Mail Service Ctr	Raleigh	NC	27699	WAKE	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	1	7/30/2019	NEW	$450,000
														Subtotal = $450,000

Grand Total All Awards = $2,085,768

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North Carolina's Maternal Mortality Review

Award Number: NU58DP006689

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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