MRFASTC is a collaborative effort that involves
Saint Louis University (School of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine),
the University of Arkansas,
the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
the Nurses for Newborns Foundation,
Physicians for Women's Health the University of Missouri-Columbia (School of Medicine and School of Health Professions), and the
Missouri Institute of Mental Health.

Funding for this project comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).