NIH has selected the following 50 winners to advance to the Training Phase of the Connecting the Community for Maternal Health 2.0 Challenge. During the Training Phase, participants will receive more in-depth, customized training to help them prepare a complete and competitive Training Phase Final Submission. Organizations must complete this submission to be considered for the Proposal Phase of the competition.
Congratulations to the winners, listed below in alphabetical order:
| Organization Name | Training Phase Entry Application Title |
| 4Kira4Moms | Dadvocates: Fathers as Maternal Health Advocates |
| Aaliyah in Action | Still Postpartum: Maternal Health After Loss |
| BA NIA | Integrating Community-trained Certified Doulas |
| Baby 1st Network | Maternal Health Research Capacity in Care Deserts |
| BEN Initiative | Indigenous Fathers Role in Maternal/Infant Health |
| Birth Roots | Community Supported Parenting After L&D Closures |
| Birth While Black | From C-Section to Choice: Reimagining Black Birth. |
| Birthing Beautiful Communities | The Village Around Her: Doulas, Fathers & Support |
| Birthworkers of Color Collective | From Experience to Evidence: Maternal Data on Guam |
| Caribbean Women's Health Association | Soul Fed Partner Curriculum |
| Center for Population Health | Beyond Birth Outcomes: Maternal Health & Risk |
| CHC: Creating Healthier Communities | Georgia Roots: Partners Co-Leading Safer Births |
| CocoLife Inc | Beyond the Birth Room: Doulas and Postpartum Care |
| Commonsense Childbirth | JJ Way®: Trust Saves Lives in Maternity Deserts |
| Community Clinic (St Francis House NWA) | Warm Handoffs for Healthier Moms |
| Delaware County Community Partnership | Expecting Care, Not Consequences |
| Dieudonne Foundation | Community-Led Doula Research Capacity |
| Elephant Circle | Community-Led Research in Maternity Care Deserts |
| Equity Before Birth | When Visits Stop: Paying Mamas to Stay Connected |
| Fathers Matter (Compassion Outreach of America) | The Dad Doula Collective |
| First Ladies Health Alliance | Born to Thrive: Faith-Based Maternal Care Research |
| FMVS Inc | Beyond Training: Building the Doula Workforce |
| Hawaii Straight Path Institute | Mercy Mothers Hawaiʻi: Perinatal Mental Health |
| Healthy Start Inc Pittsburgh | Mapping Maternal Support Gaps Across Counties |
| HOPE Clinic | Engaged Fathers: Functional and Healthier Families |
| Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services | Cross-Community Indigenous Maternal Research |
| Idaho Coalition for Safe Healthcare | AIM Idaho: Anchoring Idaho's Maternal Care Data |
| Illinois Public Health Association | CHWs Bridging Maternal Behavioral Health Care |
| Jicarilla Apache Nation | Jicarilla Healthy Mothers and Babies |
| Maryland Nonprofits (MLU program) | Family-Centered Maternal Health in Care Deserts |
| Maternal World Health Organization | The Village in Your Pocket |
| Micronesian Islander Community | Paddling Together: Micronesian Dads, Prenatal Care |
| Momentum Park | SHERO: Co-Solving Maternity Care Deserts with AI |
| Moving Forward Foundation | Moving Forward: Maternal Health and Fetal Movement |
| National Alliance against Disparities in Patient Health | From Screening to Sustained Maternal Care |
| Nevada Partners | Community in Action for Maternal Health |
| NM Alliance of Health Councils | No Mother Left Behind: Community Maternal Health |
| Pathways Institute for Crisis Intervention and Education | Empowering Fathers, Strengthening Maternal Health |
| Perinatal Support Washington | Cultural and Experiential Peers in Maternal Health |
| Ready Set Push | Trust Is The Intervention |
| Recovery Doula Alliance | Filling the Gaps: Doula-Led Care Coordination |
| Save Texas Moms | Closing Screening Gaps in Maternity Care Deserts |
| Star Legacy Foundation | Oasis in the Desert: Connecting Maternal Care |
| Tagata Moana Hui Foundation | Vā Moana: Pacific-Centered Maternal Health |
| Tandem Community Birth Center | From Diapers to Doulas: Improving Perinatal Health |
| The Malone Center | Extended Doula Care: Better Outcomes in MC Deserts |
| Thrive Allen County | Postpartum Risk Intelligence Platform in Kansas |
| TOMAGWA Ministries | Beyond the First Visit: Building Trusted Networks |
| Trinity Maternal Wellness | Moms RISE: A Trinity Maternal Wellness Initiative |
| YANAM2M (YANA) | Supporting the people who create the people |
