Strong Start Awardees

The Strong Start Awardees dataset provides information on the financial awards made to participants in the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative.

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicaid

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.STRONG_START_AWARDEES on Snowflake and Databricks — coverage from 2017 to 2017 in a single aligned schema, refreshed automatically whenever CMS publishes a new file. Every row carries lineage back to the exact CMS source file that produced it.

Key facts

Snowflake	DWV.STRONG_START_AWARDEES
Databricks	cms_dwv.strong_start_awardees
Coverage	Jan 2017 – Dec 2017
Cadence	Annual
CMS published	2023-05-12
Loaded	2023-08-29
Columns	5 data + 6 lineage
File versions	1
License	CMS public data — U.S. Government work
Platforms	Snowflake Marketplace · Databricks Delta Sharing

Included in the CMS Data Feeds Dataset — start a free trial on Snowflake Marketplace.

Last CMS publication 2023-05-12 — awaiting the next release. New files load automatically when CMS publishes.

Sample queries

Snowflake

SELECT *
FROM DWV.STRONG_START_AWARDEES
LIMIT 100;

Databricks

About this feed

The Strong Start Awardees dataset provides information on the financial awards made to participants in the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative. This initiative tested three evidence-based maternity care service approaches with the goal of improving health outcomes of pregnant women and newborns. The data can include the participant name, participant location, locations of practices participating under the participants’ umbrella practice, descriptive text for the type(s) of enhanced prenatal care provided, and the amount of funding awarded to the participant as a result of their participation in year 1 of the initiative.

— Source: CMS feed metadata

Keywords: Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, Health Care Use & Payments, Value-Based Care, Payment Models, Service Delivery Models Theme: Medicaid

Coverage timeline

2017 🟩

1 of 1 years covered — no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31	2023-05-12	2023-08-29	✓

Data dictionary

📋 5 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official Strong Start Awardees data dictionary.

Data columns

Column	Type
AWARDEE	TEXT
AWARDEE_STATE	TEXT
ENHANCED_PRENATAL_CARE_APPROACHES	TEXT
LOCATION_OF_THE_ENHANCED_PRENATAL_CARE_SERVICES	TEXT
AWARD_AMOUNT_YEAR_1_	NUMBER

Lineage columns (present on every feed table)

Column	Type	Description
ROW_ID	TEXT	Unique row ID for this table (PK)
FILE_ID	TEXT	Source file — joins to FEEDS_FILES.ID (FK)
FILE_FEED_ID	TEXT	Parent feed — joins to FEEDS.ID (FK)
FILE_NAME	TEXT	Source file name as published by CMS
ROWNUM	NUMBER	Row number within the source file
CREATED_AT	TIMESTAMP_NTZ	Timestamp when the record was loaded

Row-level lineage

Every row in this table traces to the exact CMS source file that produced it. The FILE_ID column joins to the FEEDS_FILES catalog table, and FILE_FEED_ID joins to the FEEDS master table:

Trace any row back to its source file and reporting period:

SELECT d.AWARDEE, d.AWARDEE_STATE, d.ENHANCED_PRENATAL_CARE_APPROACHES,
       ff.TEMPORAL_START, ff.TEMPORAL_END, ff.CMS_FEED_MODIFIED
FROM DWV.STRONG_START_AWARDEES d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID;

Source & provenance

Published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (bureau 009:38).

• Official CMS data dictionary

• Strong Start Awardees Methodology

Frequently asked questions

How often is Strong Start Awardees updated?

Annually. CMS last published this feed on 2023-05-12, and Dataplex loaded it to the warehouse on 2023-08-29. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does Strong Start Awardees cover?

2017 through 2017.

How many records are in Strong Start Awardees?

Count the current snapshot yourself once the share is mounted:

SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM DWV.STRONG_START_AWARDEES d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID
WHERE ff.IS_LATEST = 1;

How do I get Strong Start Awardees data?

It's included in the CMS Data Feeds Dataset on the Snowflake Marketplace (free trial available) and via Databricks Delta Sharing. Once mounted, query DWV.STRONG_START_AWARDEES directly — no pipeline setup required.

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Get this feed

1. Start a free trial on Snowflake Marketplace or purchase via Databricks

2. Mount the share — the database and DWV schema appear in your account immediately

3. Run the sample query above — no ETL, no pipeline maintenance

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