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G.L.O.W Program & MIHIA Academy
Applications Open Friday, February 27, 2026
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NJMIHIA Grant for Lasting Outcomes in Women’s Health (“G.L.O.W”) Program:
The G.L.O.W (Grant for Lasting Outcomes in Women’s Health) Program empowers small community-based organizations and companies to expand their capacity and deliver impactful maternal and infant health solutions across New Jersey.
- Provides funding to support projects that advance the strategic initiatives of NJMIHIA
- Total Program Budget: $750K
- Award amount: $50,000 (~15 awards)
- Launching: Friday, February 27, 2026
MIHIA Academy:
A mentorship program designed to strengthen awardees’ programmatic efforts and operational capacity.
Funding Priorities & Strategic Initiatives
- Community Engagement – Supporting the development and dissemination of a standardized community engagement toolkit for maternal and infant health programs;
- Innovation – Promoting technology-based solutions that support informed patient decision-making;
- Mental Health Support – Expanding access to perinatal mental health programming for both clinical and non-clinical professionals; and
- Workforce Engagement – Expanding access to professional development and training for midwives, doulas, community health workers, and lactation professionals.
All G.L.O.W grantees will participate in the NJMIHIA’s Academy which will provide them with mentorship and technical support to strengthen their programmatic efforts and overall operational capacity.
Together, the G.L.O.W Program and MIHIA Academy will help build a stronger, more connected network of organizations and professionals dedicated to improving maternal and infant health outcomes in New Jersey.
The G.L.O.W Program and MIHIA Academy were approved by the MIHIA board during the November 2025 board meeting.
Download G.L.O.W Program Board Memo and Specification in PDF format
- Applicants must be for profit business entities or non-profit CBOs that provide birth support training services in New Jersey – such as doula, midwife or lactation training.
- Applicants may collaborate with additional entities – public, private or non-profit – as needed to implement the proposed project. For collaborating partners, either a letter of support or Memorandum of Understanding.
- At the time of application, entities must be in good standing with the State of New Jersey and one of the following, as applicable:
- Non-profit organization must have official 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status recognized by the IRS; or
- For-profit business entity (e.g., LLCs, corporations) must be registered to do business in the State of New Jersey.
- Entities must have been in operation for a minimum of three (3) years as evidenced by a New Jersey Certificate of Formation or equivalent document.
- Applicants must have either:
- an annual operating budget of no greater than $250,000.00 the most recent fiscal year. (Note: State and federal grant awards not included in this calculation); or
- not more than 10 full-time equivalent (“FTE”) workers (FTE is calculated on a 35-hour work week) at time of application.
- Applicants must provide one letter of support as proof of prior relevant work from a government agency, for-profit entity, non-profit organization, healthcare institution, research partner or philanthropic partner as proof of active engagement in birth support training services or programming in birth support training services.
- Entities with existing contracts with NJMIHIA are not eligible to apply.
- Entities with NJMIHIA Board Members or NJMIHIA employees serving on their Board of Directors are not eligible to apply.
- Only one application per entity is permitted. Multiple applications from the same entity and Employer Identification Number (EIN) will not be accepted. In the event multiple applications are submitted by the same entity or under the same Employer Identification Number (EIN), the applications, NJMIHIA will notify the applicant in writing, and the applicant shall have ten (10) business days from the date of such notice to identify which application shall be retained for consideration and to withdraw all other submissions. Failure to cure within the prescribed timeframe will result in all applications being deemed ineligible for further consideration or the award of a grant.
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