Sustained funding to address social determinants of maternal health

(a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall award grants to eligible entities to address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities. (b) Eligible entities In this section, the term eligible entity means— (1) a community-based organization, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, or Urban Indian organization; (2) a public health department or nonprofit organization working with an entity listed in paragraph (1); or (3) a consortium of entities listed in paragraph (1) or (2) that includes at minimum one entity listed in paragraph (1). (c) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may provide. (d) Prioritization In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that is operating in an area with— (1) high rates of maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, maternal health disparities, or other adverse perinatal or childbirth outcomes; and (2) a high poverty rate. (e) Activities An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use the grant to address social determinants of maternal health such as— (1) housing; (2) transportation; (3) nutrition; (4) employment, workplace conditions, and other economic factors; (5) environmental conditions; (6) intimate partner violence; and (7) other nonclinical factors that impact maternal health outcomes. (f) Technical assistance The Secretary shall provide to grant recipients under this section technical assistance to plan for sustaining programs to address social determinants of maternal health after the period of the grant. (g) Reporting (1) Grantees Not later than 1 year after an eligible entity first receives a grant under this section, and annually thereafter, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary, and make publicly available, a report on the status of activities conducted using the grant. Each such report shall include data on the effects of such activities, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, primary language, geography, socioeconomic status, and other relevant factors. (2) Secretary Not later than the end of fiscal year 2031, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (A) a summary of the reports under paragraph (1); and (B) recommendations for future Federal grant allocations to address social determinants of maternal health. (h) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.