ICONIQ Impact Awards $10 Million Maternal and Infant Health Grant Competition
The Patchwork Collective, ICONIQ Impact, and Lever for Change announced five finalists for a $10 million grant competition focused on improving maternal and infant health in low-resource communities. Each finalist receives $200,000 in planning grants with capacity-building support, with one winner receiving the remaining $9 million in late 2023. The award received 220 applications from 49 countries and prioritizes community-led, impactful, feasible, and durable solutions.
Metrics in this report
10,000births/year
projected
Guatemala provinces and Mayan language communities
4,500,000deaths/year
global
worldwide maternal and infant mortality
220applications
total
Maternal & Infant Health Award competition
150workers
total
Uganda community health workforce development
30midwives
government-employed
Uganda health worker training
1,115,540people
across 5 districts
Uganda maternal and infant health coverage
49countries
total
geographic reach of grant competition
60%
projected
national Kenya maternal health
1death per 7 seconds
average
maternal and infant deaths globally
200,000$
per organization
five finalist organizations
10,000,000$
total
Maternal & Infant Health Award