MD National Capital Area ChapterGrantee List-2012 Chapter Community GrantsJanuary, 2012

County / Applicant Organization / Address / Project Title / Brief Project Description / Funds Awarded
Baltimore City / Baltimore Medical Systems / 3501 Sinclair Lane
Baltimore, MD 21213 / Stork’s Nest at St. Agnes Hospital / Stork’s Nest is a cooperative effort between the March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. The program offers pregnant women incentives to make and keep prenatal care appointments. Women must be low-income and enrolled in prenatal care to participate. March of Dimes funding will support a more vigorous evaluation process and greater community education and outreach. Program is targeting 315 African American and Latina women with this grant. / $21,082
Baltimore City / University of MD Medical System Foundation / 110 South Paca St., 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201 / Centering Pregnancy and Stork’s Nest / This project proposes to implement the Centering Pregnancy model at two sites in Baltimore-MD General Hospital and the UMD Women’s Center-as part of a city-wide initiative to decrease the infant mortality rate in Baltimore. It includes a component to assist pregnant women in quitting smoking. Funding will also be used to enhance the hospital’s Stork’s Nest program located in Edmonson Village. Program is targeting 200 African American women with this grant.
(Centering Pregnancy provides prenatal care in a group setting for low-income, underserved populations.) / $15,000
Montgomery County / Holy Cross Hospital Foundation / 1500 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 / Improving Pregnancy Outcomes through Revision of Labor Reduction Process / Holy Cross Hospital proposes to decrease elective inductions of low risk women of any gestational age with goals to promote natural onset of labor, decrease length of stay for mothers, decrease cesarean rate and decrease NICU admissions. Program is targeting 10,000 African American, Latina and Caucasian women with this grant. / $19,500
DC / Beta Zeta Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. / 4130 Hunt Place, NE
Washington, DC 20019 / Stork’s Nest at Hunt Place Health Center / This program proposes to increase by at least 25% the number of women who receive adequate and timely prenatal care at the Unity Health Care Hunt Place Health Center and to promote prenatal care participation and healthy behaviors during pregnancy through two major components, incentives and education. Program is targeting 100 African American women with this grant. / $10,000
DC / Mary’s Center / 2333 Ontario Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009 / Centering Pregnancy / Funding will enable the Mary’s Center to begin the process of certification as a Centering Pregnancy site through staff training and education. Program is targeting 420 Latina women with this grant. / $20,000
DC / Providence Health Foundation / 1150 Varnum St., NE
Washington, DC 20017 / Centering Pregnancy Program Enhancements / This project will provide ongoing implementation of Centering Pregnancy model of prenatal healthcare and the continuation of the Home Visitation program to reduce infant and child mortality and assure that children grow up in a nurturing environment. Program is targeting 300 Latina and African American women with this grant. / $15,000
DC / Washington Hospital Center Foundation / 110 Irving St., NW
East Building, Room 1001
Washington, DC 20010 / Centering Pregnancy / Second-year funding will allow Washington Hospital Center to expand the Centering Pregnancy program to include allpregnant patients seeking prenatal care at the Hospital Center. With a special area of focus on young mothers, the hospital anticipates that by implementing Centering Pregnancy on a larger scale it will be able to improve pregnancy outcomes in the inner city adolescent patient population. Program is targeting 240 African American girls with this grant. / $18,555
VA / Greater Prince William Community Health Center / 4379 Ridgewood Center Drive
Suite 102
Woodbridge, VA 22192 / Centering Pregnancy / With second-year funding, the Health Center will continue to offer Centering Pregnancy classes focusing on healthy pregnancy, peer support, and education opportunities through the child’s first year of life. The goals are to change behavior and improve birth outcomes. Program targets 150 Latina women with this grant. / $8998
VA / Manassas Midwifery / 8425 Dorsey Circle
Suite 102
Manassas, VA 20110 / Enhancing Centering Pregnancy / Manassas Midwifery will pursue site approval with Centering Healthcare Institute and will collaborate with Postpartum Support Virginia to begin a NuevosBebés program of semi-monthly, peer-led, free postpartum support groups for Latina women receiving care at the facility. Program targets 80 Latina women with this grant. / $13,000
VA / Preemies Today / PO Box 523525
Springfield, VA 22152 / Risk Reduction Education for NICU Parents / This grant will enable Preemies Today to create a culturally sensitive video that demonstrates methods families can use to decrease their risk for a subsequent preterm birth and improve health and development outcomes of their post-NICU graduate babies. The project will specifically target 7200 African American families. / $24,000
Total Number of Applications Received / 16
Number of Applications Reviewed by Committee / 16
Number of Applications Funded / 10
Amount of Funds Requested / $325,302
Amount of Funds Awarded / $165,135