The Community Health Aide Program is offering this grant to support Tribal and Tribal Organizations (T/TO) in assessing the feasibility of implementing Community Health Aide Programs (CHAP) in their communities. This grant is for enabling T/TOs to design culturally relevant programs tailored to their specific needs. The funding aims to help T/TOs evaluate how CHAP can integrate into their existing health systems and workforce, identify systemic barriers related to clinical infrastructure, workforce, certification, training, and cultural inclusion. Furthermore, the grant supports planning partnerships across geographic regions to address these barriers, covering aspects like reimbursement, education, and implementation costs, ensuring comprehensive system integration.
Opportunity ID: 333815
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-IHS-TAP-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Health Aide Program: Tribal Assessment & Planning |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 9 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.382 — Indian Health Service Community Health Aide Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 05, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 05, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 06, 2021 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 06, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 06, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,340,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $260,000 |
| Award Floor: | $250,000 |
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: | To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant must be one of the following, as defined under 25 U.S.C. 1603: • A federally recognized Indian Tribe as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(14). The term "Indian Tribe" means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or group, or regional or village corporation, as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. • A Tribal organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(26). The term "Tribal organization" has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304): "Tribal organization" means the recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe; any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities: provided that, in any case where a contract is let or grant made to an organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian Tribe, the approval of each such Indian Tribe shall be a prerequisite to the letting or making of such contract or grant. Applicant shall submit letters of support and/or Tribal Resolutions from the Tribes to be served. An applicant may not apply to both this opportunity, TAP, and the CHAP Tribal Planning and Implementation (TPI) opportunity (number HHS-2021-IHS-TPI-0001). An organization currently carrying out a CHAP in the United States, in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1616l through an Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) agreement, is also not eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Indian Health Service |
| Description: |
The purpose of the Tribal Assessment & Planning (TAP) program is to support the assessment and planning of Tribes and Tribal Organizations (T/TO) in determining the feasibility of implementing Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) in their respective communities. The program is designed to support the regional flexibility required for T/TO to design a program unique to the needs of their individual communities across the country through the identification of feasibility factors. The focus of the program is to: 1. Assess whether the T/TO can integrate CHAP into the Tribal health system, including the health care workforce. 2. Identify systemic barriers that prohibit the complete integration of CHAP into an existing health care system. The barriers should be related to:
3. Plan partnerships across the T/TO geographic region to address the barriers, including reimbursement, training, education, clinical infrastructure, implementation cost, and determination of system integration. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Paul E. Gettys, III
Acting Director, Division of Grants Management Phone 301-443-2114 Email:paul.gettys@ihs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 333815 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> HHS-2021-IHS-TAP-0001.pdf
Folder 333815 Other Supporting Documents-Instructions -> Application Instructions 2021 TAP-0001 New.pdf
Folder 333815 Other Supporting Documents-Instructions -> CHAP TAP Logic Model.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Paul E. Gettys, III Acting Director, Division of Grants Management 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.382 | HS-H1H6I-21-001-094645 | HHS-2021-IHS-TAP-0001 | PKG00268465 | Aug 05, 2021 | Sep 06, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
333815 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
333815 PerformanceSite_3_0-3.0.pdf
333815 SF424A-1.0.pdf
333815 SF424B-1.1.pdf
333815 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333815 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333815 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
333815 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
333815 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
333815 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
333815 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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