NIH Launches $1.3M Maternal Health Research Challenge
- Category
- · Funding · Global
- Date
- August 19, 2026
- Source
- Femtech Insider
Summary
The NIH has teamed up with crowdsourcing platform HeroX to launch a $1.3 million maternal health research challenge: Connecting the Community for Maternal Health Challenge 2.0: Research Capacity Building in Maternity Care Deserts. Responding to maternal health deserts and nationwide declines in maternity care access, the challenge will support community-based, advocacy, faith-based, and tribal-serving organizations that serve pregnant and postpartum women and… The post NIH Launches $1.3M Maternal Health Research Challenge first appeared on .
The company works in Maternal & Newborn and Digital Health/Telehealth, and this round at Grant/Non-dilutive ($1.3M) is new money into that part of the market. Compare it with other recent rounds to see whether prices here are rising or holding steady.
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Sources
- Femtech Insider Primary source
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