This department is offering a grant to support Tribes, Tribal and Urban Indian organizations in identifying health disparities, developing data collection efforts, implementing public health interventions and increasing awareness of health issues within the American Indian / Alaska Native populations. The grant focuses on activities such as data compilation, public health campaigns, and environmental health data tracking. Recipients will work towards promoting health, addressing disparities, establishing data indicators, and building environmental epidemiology capacity within Tribal Epidemiology Centers.
Opportunity ID: 296537
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2017-IHS-EPI-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities – Competing Supplement |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.231 — Epidemiology Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 16, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 19, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $961,500 |
| Award Ceiling: | $191,500 |
| Award Floor: | $70,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only current Tribal Epidemiology Center (TEC) grantees are eligible to apply for the competing supplemental funding under this announcement and must demonstrate that they have complied with previous terms and conditions of the TEC program. Eligible Applicants must be one of the following as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603: –> A Federally-recognized Indian Tribe as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(14); operating an Indian health program operated pursuant to a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or compact with Indian Health Service (IHS) pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), 25 U.S.C. Section 5301 et seq. –> A Tribal organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(26); operating an Indian health program operated pursuant to a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or compact with the IHS pursuant to the ISDEAA, 25 U.S.C. Section 5301 et seq. –> An Urban Indian organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(29); operating a Title V Urban Indian health program that currently has a grant or contract with the IHS under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq. [Public Law (Pub. L.) 93-437]. Applicants must provide proof of non-profit status with the application, e.g. 501(c)(3). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Indian Health Service |
| Description: | The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to strengthen public health capacity and to fund Tribes, Tribal and Urban Indian organizations, and intertribal consortia in identifying relevant health status indicators and priorities using sound epidemiologic principles. Work-plans submitted in response to this announcement must clearly state the grantee’s desired objectives and address at least one of the Recipient Activities under this announcement. Recipient Activities may address one or all of the below two groups of activities: A) NIH, NIMHD Activities A1) Development and implementation of data collection efforts to identify and document health disparities experienced by American Indian / Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations; A2) Compilation of existing data (e.g., healthcare utilization, vital statistics data) to generate health profiles and document health disparities in AI/AN populations; A3) Implementation and evaluation of public health awareness campaigns to increase knowledge and attention to significant high priority health issues in AI/AN communities; and A4) Implementation and evaluation of public health interventions to promote health or address disparities in AI/AN communities. B) CDC, NCEH Activities B1) Establish data sources to pilot-test Tribal data within the Tracking Network, a Web-based system of environmental health data and information; B2) Identify and work with Tribal partners to use environmental health data and data outputs relevant to local decision-making and implementing environmental health interventions; B3) Establish indicators for the priorities identified; B4) Work with CDC to address confidentiality concerns through methods such as temporal aggregation and suppression; B5) Work with CDC to develop content for the AI/AN web pages on the Tracking Network and to establish the data displays for Tribal data, such as maps or charts to visualize Tribal data; B6) Work with CDC and its partners to explore the application of Tribal data to environmental public health; B7) Build environmental epidemiology capacity within the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TEC); B8) Provide assistance to fellow TECs regarding Tribal issues with addressing environmental health data gaps; and B9) Present results from environmental health data assessment and promote pilot project methodology and outcomes to other TECs. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Paul Gettys
Grant Systems Coordinator Phone 301-443-2114 Email:paul.gettys@ihs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Paul Gettys Grant Systems Coordinator Phone 301-443-2114 Email: paul.gettys@ihs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.231 | HS-U1B1I-17-001-059332 | HHS-2017-IHS-EPI-0001 | PKG00234348 | Aug 16, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
296537 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
296537 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
296537 SF424A-1.0.pdf
296537 SF424B-1.1.pdf
296537 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
296537 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
296537 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
296537 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
296537 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
296537 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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