Women’s Preventive Mobile Health Units Expansion Grant (TX)

Women's Preventative Mobile Health Units (MHUs) Expansion will maintain existing MHUs and expand the number of MHUs prioritizing rural areas including unserved and underserved regions of the state. The purpose of this funding is to provide operational support for new service delivery sites to improve the health of low-income women in underserved communities by expanding access to preventive health care and support services.
This funding opportunity invites grant Applications requesting funding for the Women’s Preventive M H U Expansion. The purpose of this program is to provide operational support for new service delivery sites to improve the health of low-income women in underserved communities by expanding access to preventive health care and support services, including navigation to already-established women’s health programs Healthy Texas Women (HTW) program, Family Planning Program (FPP), Breast and Cervical Cancer Services (BCCS) program, Primary Health Care (PHC) program, and Title V Maternal and Child Health Feefor-Service (TV MCH FFS).
MHUs include, but are not limited to, vans, recreational vehicles, and other vehicles that have been repurposed to provide space for clinical services. As a self-contained unit, MHUs can deliver services in geographically isolated areas or small towns that may lack access to healthcare providers. MHUs can also partner with brick-and- mortar clinics to connect vulnerable populations with current health care providers.
The program is designed to expand service capacity to areas of the State where women’s preventive healthcare services are not readily available. MHUs are expected to either quickly link underserved women to existing women’s health programs, offer continued Telehealth Services, or consistently operate in areas of the State to provide preventive healthcare services to women who have limited means of accessing this care.