OpportunityTitle: Using Traditional Foods and Sustainable Ecological Approaches for Health Promotion and Diabetes Prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities: CC-RFA-DP08-819
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants  Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:  &#149; Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages and Corporations which meet the definition set forth in 25 U.S.C. Section 1603(d).    &#149; Tribal organizations, which include Intertribal Councils and American Indian Health Boards which meet the definition set forth in 25 U.S.C. Section 1603(e) and are under a resolution that such organizations, councils, and boards represent the underlying tribes.   &#149; Urban Indian Health Programs, tribal and intertribal consortia that meet the definition set forth in 25 U.S.C. Section 1603(f) and/or 1603(g).   See http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/25/usc_sec_25_00001603----000-.html.   Eligibility is limited to the aforementioned applicants because they have the necessary knowledge of, experience, and capability/capacity to work within AI/AN communities to perform the required activities.  The following recipients are eligible to apply and may submit an application:   1. Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association - Alaska  2. Catawba Cultural Preservation Project &#150; South Carolina.  3. Cherokee Nation &#150; Oklahoma  4. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians - Oregon  5. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians &#150; North Carolina  6. Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa &#150; Oklahoma  7. Nooksack Indian Tribe &#150; Washington  8. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation &#150; Kansas  9. Ramah Navajo School Board &#150; New Mexico  10. Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians &#150; Minnesota  11. Salish Kootenai College &#150; Montana  12. Santee Sioux Nation &#150; Nebraska  13. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians &#150; Michigan  14. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium &#150; Alaska  15. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe &#150; North Dakota and South Dakota  16. Tohono O&#146;odham Community Action &#150; Arizona  17. United Indian Health Services &#150; California
Description: The purpose of this one year funding application is for successful applicants to: a) demonstrate that their culturally based traditional foods activities are sustainable and/or institutionalized in their respective communities; b) evaluate already established sustainable strategies and/or emerging strategies (environmental, health practice/policy, self-sustaining activities, etc.) based on continued program activities; and c) complete existing activities that would not otherwise be done because of limited time and funds.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section
GrantorContactText: CDC &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700