We collect data to see how our programs are performing, what they are achieving, and what gaps remain. Discretionary awardees report performance information into our electronic data management system, DGIS, which resides in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHB).
What is a discretionary grant?
A grant is money, property, or direct help we award to a qualified non-federal entity (NFE). There are two types of grants:
- Mandatory – When the law requires the grant goes to a specific entity. Example: The Title V MCH Block Grant must go to state governments.
- Discretionary – When the grantor can decide which entities get the grant. We select the grantee based on their application.
Our discretionary grants address issues ranging from autism to emergency medical services for children to vision screenings. The State Title V MCH Block Grant is a mandatory grant for state governments.
What kind of information do awardees report?
They report a range of information from the goals of their program to the types of activities they conduct to how many people they reach.
The type of information we ask awardees to submit complements the information we gather about the State Title V MCH Program. That helps us measure the outcomes and impact between these two sets of programs.
All awardees report:
- financial data
- demographics
- grant impact
- quality improvement
- health equity
Depending on the type of program, awardees will report additional data. That information will be specific to other things we measure such as health insurance coverage, scientific publications, and depression screening, to name just a few.
How do we use the data in DGIS?
We analyze the data that awardees report to DGIS. This information helps us make improvements to our programs’ policies and practices. We can monitor grantee progress toward goals. We report on the performance of programs, separately, as well as in aggregate.
Where can I access current DGIS forms?
Discretionary Grant Performance Measures (PDF - 2 MB)
- Core Measures (PDF - 448 KB)
- Capacity Building Measures (PDF - 1 MB)
- Activity Data Collection Form for Selected Measures (PDF - 193 KB)
- Population Domain Measures
- Women’s/ Maternal Health (PDF - 1 MB)
- Infant/Perinatal Health (PDF - 803 KB)
- Child Health (PDF - 747 KB)
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (PDF - 803 KB)
- Adolescent Health (PDF - 608 KB)
- Life Course/Cross Cutting (PDF - 729 KB)
- Division of MCH Workforce Development (PDF - 2 MB)
- Division of Child, Adolescent, & Family Health - Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (PDF - 2 MB)
- Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (PDF - 942 KB)
- Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs – Family to Family Health Information Center Program (PDF - 615 KB)
- Division of Healthy Start Site Form (PDF - 175 KB)
- Form 1 – MCH Project Budget Details for FY (PDF - 369 KB)
- Form 2 – Project Funding Profile (PDF - 246 KB)
- Form 3 – Budget Details by Types of Individuals Served (PDF - 789 KB)
- Form 4 – Project Budget and Expenditures (PDF - 392 KB)
- Form 5 – Number of Individuals Served (unduplicated) (PDF - 464 KB)
- Form 6 – Maternal & Child Health Discretionary Grant (PDF - 1 MB)
- Form 7 – Discretionary Grant Project (PDF - 507 KB)
- Form 8 – MCH Discretionary Grant Project Abstract for FY (For Research Projects ONLY) (PDF - 574 KB)
- Form 9 – Tracking Project Performance Measures (PDF - 394 KB)
- Form 10 – Project Performance/Outcome Measure Detail Sheet (PDF - 386 KB)
- Technical Assistance/ Collaboration Form (PDF - 379 KB)
- Products, Publications and Submissions Data Collection Form (PDF - 666 KB)
- All Division of MCH Workforce Development Forms (PDF - 471 KB)
- Faculty and Staff Information (PDF - 301 KB)
- Trainee Information (Long–term Trainees Only) (PDF - 380 KB)
- Former Trainee Information (PDF - 327 KB)
- Trainee Follow-up Survey (PDF - 426 KB)
- Medium Term Trainees (PDF - 381 KB)
- Short Term Trainees (PDF - 296 KB)
- Continuing Education Form (PDF - 322 KB)
- MCH Pipeline Program Graduate Follow-up Questions (PDF - 410 KB)
DGIS forms will be updated on May 4, 2023
Any DGIS report created on or after May 4, 2023 will contain the updated forms as shown below. For questions, please contact your project officer.
Discretionary Grant Performance Measures (PDF - 1 MB)
- Core Measures (PDF - 210 KB)
- Capacity Building Measures (PDF - 333 KB)
- Activity Data Collection Form for Selected Measures (PDF - 146 KB)
- Population Domain Measures
- Women’s/Maternal Health (PDF - 298 KB)
- Infant/Perinatal Health (PDF - 268 KB)
- Child Health (PDF - 266 KB)
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (PDF - 280 KB)
- Adolescent Health (PDF - 326 KB)
- Life Course/Cross Cutting (PDF - 357 KB)
- Division of MCH Workforce Development (PDF - 645 KB)
- Division of Child, Adolescent, & Family Health - Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (PDF - 606 KB)
- Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (PDF - 326 KB)
- Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs – Family to Family Health Information Center Program (PDF - 265 KB)
- Division of Healthy Start Site Form (PDF - 243 KB)
- Form 1 – MCH Project Budget Details for FY (PDF - 152 KB)
- Form 3 – Budget Details by Types of Individuals Served (PDF - 178 KB)
- Form 5 – Number of Individuals Served (unduplicated) (PDF - 230 KB)
- Form 6 – Maternal & Child Health Discretionary Grant (PDF - 266 KB)
- Form 7 – Discretionary Grant Project (PDF - 227 KB)
- Form 8 – MCH Discretionary Grant Project Abstract for FY (For Research Projects ONLY) (PDF - 227 KB)
- Form 9 – Tracking Project Performance Measures (PDF - 142 KB)
- Form 10 – Project Performance/Outcome Measure Detail Sheet (PDF - 222 KB)
- Technical Assistance/Collaboration Form (PDF - 210 KB)
- Products, Publications and Submissions Data Collection Form (PDF - 226 KB)
- All Division of MCH Workforce Development Forms (PDF - 399 KB)
- Faculty and Staff Information (PDF - 147 KB)
- Trainee Information (Long–term Trainees Only) (PDF - 169 KB)
- Former Trainee Information (PDF - 150 KB)
- Trainee Follow-up Survey (PDF - 238 KB)
- Medium Term Trainees (PDF - 184 KB)
- Short Term Trainees (PDF - 138 KB)
- Continuing Education Form (PDF - 198 KB)
- MCH Pipeline Program Graduate Follow-up Questions (PDF - 191 KB)
- LEAP Training Program: Trainee Information Form (PDF - 168 KB)
To request access to historical DGIS data prior to FY2017 please contact the HRSA Contact Center:
For non-HRSA users (such as grantees):
Contact: HRSA Contact Center
Time: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Monday - Friday
Phone: 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772
Contact us: EHB Contact Center
For HRSA users (such as project officers):
Contact: DGIS Tier 2 Support
Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Monday - Friday
Closed all federal holidays
Phone: 301-443-2112
Email: HRSAEHBTier2Support@hrsa.gov
Note: If you use assistive technology, you may not be able to fully access information in these files. For assistance, contact HRSA Grants and Electronic Handbooks Contact Center or call 877-464-4772 (TTY: 877-897-9910), 8 am to 8 pm ET, Monday - Friday (except federal holidays).