Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Office of CelebrateOne has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Medicaid which is administered by the State’s Managed Care Plans. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $4,520,000.00 in grant monies to fund the Enhanced Maternal Health Program for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024.
The Ohio Department of Medicaid has awarded this grant to the Office of CelebrateOne at the City of Columbus to coordinate the Enhanced Maternal Health Program in Franklin County. CelebrateOne has been designated as the primary grantee organization and administrator for this grant for Franklin County. The Office of CelebrateOne will establish contracts with twelve (12) community partners in order to provide health and education services to expecting moms and moms of children under one (1) year of age.
Grant funding will provide continued investment in Centering Pregnancy options in priority geographies through Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers and PrimaryOne Health, while also strengthening prenatal home visiting teams at OhioHealth, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Columbus Public Health.
In addition, this grant provides support for culturally informed doula care, maintains trauma-informed prenatal support through Moms2B, and provides support to the information and referral line, StepOne for a Healthy Pregnancy. What's more, the grant addresses gaps in service by increasing support for teen outreach through The Center for Healthy Families.
Finally, this grant ensures that the community’s strong core of community health workers at CelebrateOne, Men for the Movement, and the YMCA of Central Ohio continue to connect women and families to services and resources that support a healthy pregnancy.
The sub-grant recipients are eligible to request and receive 12.5% of their award after their contract is executed, with the remaining grant funding available with monthly invoicing and verification of work performed over...
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