U9H46906
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood - Project Title: Transforming Health Outreach for Infants and Children (P-5) through Vital Community Engagement (THRIVE P-5)
Applicant Organization Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Address: 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205-7199, USA
Project Director: Dr. Pearl McElfish
Email: pamcelfish@uams.edu
Website Address: uams.edu
Amount Requested: $3,999,994
THRIVE P-5 will increase access to a continuum of high-quality early childhood development (ECD) services for Arkansans, particularly rural and underserved minority populations, by integrating ECD experts in 10 Family Medicine Clinics (FMCs) across the state. We will also train an additional 150 working Community Health Workers (CHWs) as ECD experts, provide continuing education on ECD topics to pediatric/family medicine primary care staff, and work with our Community Action Network to develop a plan to address systemic barriers.
The overarching goals of THRIVE P-5 are to:
1) Improve equitable access to a continuum of ECD services in pediatric/family medicine settings.
2) Improve the capacity of pediatric/family medicine practices and workforce to deliver high-quality ECD services that address the holistic needs of children and families.
UAMS and our CAN will focus on the following core objectives:
Objective 1: Increase the number of trained, equipped ECD experts in pediatric/family medicine settings serving Medicaid/CHIP-eligible or uninsured P-5 populations.
Objective 2: Increase the number of pediatric/family medicine practices offering a continuum of ECD services that includes comprehensive early developmental health promotion/prevention, screening and surveillance, care coordination and linkage, and intervention.
Objective 3: Improve ECD knowledge and competencies among pediatric/family medicine primary care staff.
Objective 4: Identify and advance solutions to specific barriers to sustained and holistic ECD service delivery in primary care, including policy and financing barriers, ECD workforce needs, care coordination, and service gaps.
We will accomplish these objectives by engaging our Community Action Network and our relationship with the Arkansas Community Health Workers Association to recruit 10 certified CHWs from the target communities. We will train them as EDC experts and place them in 10 FMCs in rural and persistent poverty areas to provide support to the primary care teams. We will also train an additional 150 CHWs already working in community clinics and community-based organizations to further expand the number of organizations/clinics providing ECD services. Additionally, we will provide continuing education on ECD topics to primary care teams across the state and work with our partners to develop a plan to address systemic barriers to sustained ECD services.
Applicant Organization Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Address: 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205-7199, USA
Project Director: Dr. Pearl McElfish
Email: pamcelfish@uams.edu
Website Address: uams.edu
Amount Requested: $3,999,994
THRIVE P-5 will increase access to a continuum of high-quality early childhood development (ECD) services for Arkansans, particularly rural and underserved minority populations, by integrating ECD experts in 10 Family Medicine Clinics (FMCs) across the state. We will also train an additional 150 working Community Health Workers (CHWs) as ECD experts, provide continuing education on ECD topics to pediatric/family medicine primary care staff, and work with our Community Action Network to develop a plan to address systemic barriers.
The overarching goals of THRIVE P-5 are to:
1) Improve equitable access to a continuum of ECD services in pediatric/family medicine settings.
2) Improve the capacity of pediatric/family medicine practices and workforce to deliver high-quality ECD services that address the holistic needs of children and families.
UAMS and our CAN will focus on the following core objectives:
Objective 1: Increase the number of trained, equipped ECD experts in pediatric/family medicine settings serving Medicaid/CHIP-eligible or uninsured P-5 populations.
Objective 2: Increase the number of pediatric/family medicine practices offering a continuum of ECD services that includes comprehensive early developmental health promotion/prevention, screening and surveillance, care coordination and linkage, and intervention.
Objective 3: Improve ECD knowledge and competencies among pediatric/family medicine primary care staff.
Objective 4: Identify and advance solutions to specific barriers to sustained and holistic ECD service delivery in primary care, including policy and financing barriers, ECD workforce needs, care coordination, and service gaps.
We will accomplish these objectives by engaging our Community Action Network and our relationship with the Arkansas Community Health Workers Association to recruit 10 certified CHWs from the target communities. We will train them as EDC experts and place them in 10 FMCs in rural and persistent poverty areas to provide support to the primary care teams. We will also train an additional 150 CHWs already working in community clinics and community-based organizations to further expand the number of organizations/clinics providing ECD services. Additionally, we will provide continuing education on ECD topics to primary care teams across the state and work with our partners to develop a plan to address systemic barriers to sustained ECD services.
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Arkansas
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 300% from $999,998 to $3,999,994.
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences was awarded
THRIVE P-5: Enhancing Early Childhood Health Outreach in Arkansas
Project Grant U9H46906
worth $3,999,994
from Maternal and Child Health Bureau in September 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Arkansas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.110 Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood (TPEC).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/20/25
Period of Performance
9/30/22
Start Date
9/29/26
End Date
Funding Split
$4.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$4.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to U9H46906
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
U9H46906
SAI Number
U9H46906-310045129
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
75RJ00 HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management
Funding Office
75RM00 HRSA MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU
Awardee UEI
VDFYLZPJEAV6
Awardee CAGE
1QJY4
Performance District
AR-90
Senators
John Boozman
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal and Child Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health and Human Services (075-0354) | Health care services | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $1,999,996 | 100% |
Modified: 8/20/25