IMPLICIT: Innovations for Maternal and Perinatal Care and Improvement Grant

The IMPLICIT Grant, funded by the Minnesota Department of Health, aims to enhance maternal and perinatal care by implementing the IMPLICIT model in at least five clinics over three years. This initiative addresses critical factors such as smoking and maternal depression to reduce birth defects. A total funding of $130,000 is available, providing annual stipends of $18,000 to participating clinics, which will also receive essential training and support to ensure sustainable healthcare improvements.

Note: Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a non-binding Notice of Intent by 4:30 P.M. CST June 20, 2025. While prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Notice of Intent it is not a mandatory requirement of this RFP. This means that an application may still be considered even if the applicant did not submit a Notice of Intent; likewise, an applicant is not obligated to submit an application just because they submitted a Notice of Intent.
Request for Proposals:

• IMPLICIT: Innovations for Maternal and Perinatal Care and Improvement Grant

The Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN) Section seeks proposals from qualified applicants to provide oversight of implementation of the Innovations for Maternal and Perinatal Care and Improvement (IMPLICIT) model into practice. The goal of this grant is to improve birthing parent’s health care in order to prevent birth defects. Through demonstrated clinical systems changes, the IMPLICIT model addresses smoking, maternal depression, multivitamin/folic acid use, and family planning, all modifiable risk factors related to many common birth defects in Minnesota.
The grantee will secure at least five family medicine or pediatric clinics to implement IMPLICIT over the three-year grant period and will act as the intermediary between MDH and those sites. Grantee will also work with the national IMPLICIT Network technical assistance provider to coordinate IMPLICIT training for clinic sites, attend regular technical assistance calls, and support the facilitation of technical assistance for the clinics to implement the IMPLICIT interconception toolkit.
A total of $130,000 annually is available to fund one grant for the entire three-year grant period. Clinics will be paid an annual stipend of $18,000 to be billed in quarterly installments. Included in this stipend is a required annual membership to the IMPLICIT Network. Clinics will be expected to sustain the changes within their system after the funding period.