OpportunityTitle: PPHF-2017-Building Public Health Infrastructure in Tribal Communities to Accelerate Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Indian Country
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is limited to American Indian or Alaska Native Tribally-Designated Organizations. The designated organizations for this FOA are Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs). The Explanatory Statement to the FY17 Appropriations states that agencies should be guided by HR 114-699, which provides support for CDC&amp;rsquo;s goals under this FOA.  HR114-699 provides that, &amp;ldquo;CDC is expected to build on these existing programs &amp;ldquo;Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country&amp;rdquo; (GHWIC) within Indian Country to allow for a more comprehensive public health infrastructure in tribal communities and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve good health and wellness in Indian Country.
Description: This five-year funding opportunity (five year project period, one year budget period) offers support to tribal entities to increase public health capacity and infrastructure for chronic disease prevention, health promotion, and prevention and control of priority public health problems, by strengthening core public health functions of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, tribal organizations (including tribal epidemiology centers), urban Indian organizations and intertribal consortiums, representing or serving at least 60,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives. Awardees will provide public health leadership, surveillance and epidemiology, public health program design, implementation and evaluation, technical support and training to address a wide range of public health needs and accelerate improvements in health outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native populations across an Area. This project will fund approximately thirteen (13) applicants, including a network coordinating center, to strengthen public health capacity and infrastructure and provide a culturally informed, holistic approach to disease prevention and promotion of population health and wellness.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Policy
GrantorContactText: Mary Hall&lt;br/&gt;MOH4@cdc.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.