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Each year, local March of Dimes chapters award grants to external organizations across the state in order to address unmet maternal and infant health needs. These community grants are one way that the March of Dimes pursues its mission of saving babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.		  
About the Pennsylvania Chapter Community Grants Program
The chapter community grants program is designed to invest in priority projects that further the March of Dimes mission, support national and state objectives, and further our strategic goal of reducing disparities in birth outcomes.

The following list highlights the programs and services supported by the 2009 Pennsylvania Chapter Community Grants . 
University of Pittsburgh—Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)
Postpartum smoking relapse reduction                                                $20,000
PA Dept of Health – FQHC (Allegheny County)                               
Smoking cessation for pregnant women                                               $24,920
Hamot Medical Center (Erie County)
Prenatal case mgt/behavior change                                                    $20,000
Titusville Area Hospital (Crawford, Venango, Forrest, Warren Counties)
Postpartum smoking relapse reduction                                                $21,916
The Salvation Army, Western PA Division (Venango County
Preterm birth risk-reduction in dental clinic                                       $25,000
Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.
(16 counties in Northeast PA)
Preconception education/behavior change                                         $23,500
Thomas Jefferson Hospital— MATER (Philadelphia County)
Smoking cessation for pregnant women                                               $17,452
Maternal and Child Health Consortium (Chester County)            
Depression screening and preterm birth                                             $15,000
Temple University Health Behavior (Philadelphia County)
Postpartum smoking relapse                                                                 $20,000
Mainline Health – Lankenau (Delaware and Philadelphia Counties)
Prenatal case mgt/behavior change                                                    $10,000
Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster County)            
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Training in group prenatal care                                                           $15,875

 

Click HERE to view the 2009 March of Dimes Mission Investment in Pennsylvania

Research Under the March of Dimes Umbrella
The March of Dimes is currently funding research project nationally and internationally. Click HERE to view the many issues March of Dimes research is addressing.