Program Overview

The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) is a cooperative agreement between the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Federal grants of up to $50,000 per year for 5 years are awarded annually through the program to support community-based child health projects that improve the health status of mothers, infants, children, and adolescents by increasing their access to health services. Through the cooperative agreement, Healthy Tomorrows staff at the AAP provide technical assistance to program applicants and grantees.

Healthy Tomorrows projects must represent a new initiative within the community or an innovative component that builds on existing community resources. Projects usually target low-income populations and address four key areas:

1. Access to health care services,
2. Community-based health care,
3. Preventive health care, and
4. Service coordination

Program Requirements for Healthy Tomorrows projects include the following:

• Direct health services,
• Pediatrician involvement,
• 2 to 1 non-federal matching funds in years 2 - 5 (i.e., if federal grant award is for $50, 000, then the matching requirement is $100, 000, which can include
  in-kind funds),
• A realistic evaluation component, and
• An advisory board comprised of local community members, families, program participants, and representatives from partner agencies

Healthy Tomorrows Grant Cycles
The Healthy Tomorrows Program has an annual grant cycle where approximately 10 new 5-year grants are awarded each year. Grant recipients are selected by ad hoc peer-reviewed panels convened by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Announcements of grant opportunities for the Healthy Tomorrows Program are published in the HRSA Preview (http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/) usually in the summer or fall. Application deadlines are generally in September or October. Funding cycles and statistics provide further information about past cycles and the number of grants awarded.

Descriptions of Past and Current Healthy Tomorrows Projects

1. By searching the Grant/Project Search Database, you can view project descriptions of current and past projects. After selecting "Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Grants" from the "Program" list under advanced search, you can further refine your search by selecting a health topic, target population, state and year.
2. You can read project descriptions of Healthy Tomorrows projects in your state by clicking on our state map.

For more information on the Healthy Tomorrows Program, or to be added to the mailing list to be notified of future grant cycles, please contact Healthy Tomorrows staff:

Nita Patel, OD, MPH
Manager, Outcomes & Evaluation
Healthy Tomorrow Partnership for Children Program
Division of Community-based Initiatives
AAP
npatel@aap.org
800/433-9016 Ext 7082

Karla Palmer
Program Coordinator, Outcomes & Evaluation
Healthy Tomorrow Partnership for Children Program
Division of Community-based Initiatives
AAP
kpalmer@aap.org
800/433-9016 Ext 4279