OpportunityTitle: Indian Health Service National Indian Health Outreach and Education
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant must be a 501(c)(3) organization that has demonstrated expertise as follows:     &#8226; Representing Tribal governments and providing a variety of services to Tribes, area health boards, Tribal organizations, and Federal agencies, and playing a major role in focusing attention on Indian health care needs, resulting in improved health outcomes for Tribes.    &#8226; Promoting and supporting health education for AI/AN people and coordinating efforts to inform American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) leaders of Federal decisions that affect Tribal government interests including the improvement of Indian health care.    &#8226; Administering national health policy and health programs.    &#8226; Maintaining a national AI/AN constituency and clearly supporting critical services and activities within the IHS mission of improving the quality of health care for AI/AN people.    &#8226; Supporting improved health care in Indian Country.    Additional Information on Eligibility    The Indian Health Service does not fund concurrent projects. If an applicant is successful under this announcement, any subsequent applications in response to other National Indian Health Outreach and Education announcements from the same applicant will not be funded. Applications on behalf of individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign organizations are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity.
Description: The purpose of this Indian Health Service (IHS) cooperative agreement is to further the IHS mission and goals related to providing quality health care to the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) community through outreach and education efforts with a focus on improving Indian health care, promoting awareness, visibility, advocacy, training, technical assistance, and education efforts. This program includes the following nine components, as described in this announcement: &#8220;Line Item 128 Health Education and Outreach funds;&#8221; &#8220;Health Care Policy Analysis and Review;&#8221; &#8220;Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention (SASP) program;&#8221; &#8220;Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) program,&#8221; &#8211; a national awareness, visibility, advocacy, outreach and education award; the &#8220;Special Diabetes Program for Indians&#8221; (SDPI); &#8220;Tribal Budget Formulation Activities;&#8221; the &#8220;Affordable Care Act (ACA) ;&#8221; and the &#8220;Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA).&#8221;
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Division of Grants Management
GrantorContactText: Division of Grants Management &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-443-5204