Application Procedure

Three to four institute sessions are scheduled each project year, which runs from October to September. Approximately 3 months before each session, a letter inviting applications is sent to the person designated by each state as the Maternal and Child Health Director and the person designated by each state as the Children with Special Health Care Needs Director. These individuals are those identified on the most current Association of MCH Programs membership list as the primary MCH and CSHCN contacts. Most spaces are awarded to applicants on a first come-first served basis until the session is full. Past institutes typically have been filled within 2-3 weeks.

To accommodate states whose travel approval procedures limit their ability to respond rapidly, there are two options. First, if the internal travel approval process is lengthy, an application may be submitted with the "pending travel approval" box checked to indicate that approval has not yet been granted. These individuals may then contact us by phone as soon as travel has been approved or denied. Second, we hold several places open, which we will fill with applicants from states that historically have been under-represented at the training sessions, or with individuals who have applied previously but have been placed on waiting lists.

Application forms are available only through state Title V Directors.