Tribal injury prevention collaboration - ATV safety & tabi - southcentral foundation (SCF) is seeking funding for all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety and traumatic brain injury (TBI) through part i of…

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded Southcentral Foundation a $300,000 cooperative agreement on January 1, 2026, under the Injury Prevention Program for American Indians and Alaskan Natives (CFDA 93.284) to reduce all-terrain vehicle morbidity and mortality and improve early identification and intervention services for individuals with traumatic and acquired brain injuries in rural Alaska.

Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native-owned 501(c)(3) nonprofit healthcare organization serving over 70,000 Alaska Native and American Indian individuals across south-central Alaska, will deliver statewide ATV safety initiatives and TABI intervention services. The project includes ATV safety rodeos in rural villages where trainers distribute certified safety helmets to participating youth. Annual objectives include training and providing free certified helmets to at least 25 individuals (at least 50 percent under age 18) at safety events in at least 4 network communities; reducing TBIs requiring service at network federally qualified health centers or village health clinics by 25 percent from baseline; attaining a 50 percent reduction in ATV-related incidents at network villages; and providing ATV safety training to at least 75 percent of rural providers at project service sites. The five-year goal targets a 20 percent increase in the proportion of children under 18 who complete ATV safety rodeos in Southcentral Foundation service area communities.

Performance runs from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030, across Alaska. The obligated amount is $300,000, funded at $150,000 annually over five years, with each budget period beginning January 1st.

Tribal injury prevention collaboration - ATV safety & tabi - southcentral foundation (SCF) is seeking funding for all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety and traumatic brain injury (TBI) through part i of the tribal injury prevention cooperative agreement program. SCF is an alaska native-owned, 501(c)(3) nonprofit health care organization serving over 70,000 alaska native and american indian (an/AI) individuals, and was incorporated in 1982 under the tribal authority of cook inlet region, INC. (ciri). To reduce and eliminate TBI, this project will provide education, training, and social change which will eliminate ATV morbidity and mortality in rural alaska. The project has two parts: IT will provide statewide support for ATV-related initiatives, and IT will improve early identification and intervention services for individuals with traumatic and acquired brain injuries (tabi). A key component of this first evidence-based model is ATV safety rodeos in rural villages at which trainers distribute safety helmets to participating youth. • 5-year goal: by the end of year 5, there will be a 20% increase in the proportion of children under 18 years of age who have completed the ATV safety rodeo in the SCF-served ASU communities. O objective 1.1: train and provide free certified helmets to at least 25 individuals of whom at least 50% are under the age of 18 at ATV safety events in at least 4 network communities each year. O objective 1.2: reduce the number of tbis requiring service at a network fqhc or village health clinic by 25% from baseline. O objective 1.3: attain 50% reduction of ATV-related incidents at network villages over the next five years o objective 1.4: provide ATV safety training in relation to tbis to at least 75% of rural providers at project service sites over the next five years. The requested funding amount is $150,000.00 per year over 5 years: each budget period beginning with the calendar year starting on january 1ST, 2026