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- The Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to the Central Oklahoma American Indian Health Council, Inc., doing business as the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), to implement a culturally sensitive, comprehensive dementia care program for American Indian and Alaska Native elders in Oklahoma City. The project aims to improve early identification, interdisciplinary care, and caregiver support for patients...
- The Denver Indian Health and Family Services, Inc. (DIHFS) was awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to enhance the delivery of culturally responsive dementia care and support services to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals and their caregivers in the Denver metropolitan area. This award will fund a 3-year project from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028 to improve the overall...
- The Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) was awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to implement an Indigenous Knowledge Informed Comprehensive Dementia Care Initiative. The two-fold purpose is to increase the availability of culturally attuned, timely, and comprehensive dementia care, and to share lessons learned and promising practices with urban Indian organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations. The...
- The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to develop, implement, and disseminate a culturally-adapted dementia care model. This 3-year initiative will address critical gaps in dementia care for the 69,707 American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) residents across Oklahoma's five-county Shawnee Service Unit, where the AIAN population aged 65+ is experiencing...
- The Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) has been awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement by the Indian Health Service (IHS) under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to continue developing increased clinical capacity to coordinate services for those experiencing cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in the Bering Straits region of Alaska. The project aims to address service gaps in the region, including early recognition of dementia to enable...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service (CFDA 93.228 - Health Management Development Program) provides $200,000 to the Cherokee Nation to expand services for patients living with dementia and their caregivers. The funding will be used to hire a new patient navigator and a nurse case manager to deliver a comprehensive approach to dementia care, including awareness, diagnosis, multidisciplinary assessment, management, referral, and...
- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received a $198,603 Cooperative Agreement award from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to expand its culturally grounded dementia education and care program. The 3-year project, which runs from Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2028, aims to address the growing needs of tribal elders and caregivers across the Tribe's six-county service area. Key activities include expanding wellness education for mid-life adults,...
- The Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe was awarded a $184,996 Cooperative Agreement from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to continue and expand their comprehensive model of care for dementia patients within the tribal community. The project aims to address the increasing prevalence of dementia among the Fallon Tribal Health Center's (FTHC) patient population by assessing the scope of the issue, mapping available services, implementing a culturally...
- The Chickahominy Indian Tribe was awarded a $168,030 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service (CFDA 93.228 Health Management Development Program) to improve culturally competent and age-friendly care, services, and outcomes for Chickahominy citizens living with dementia and their caregivers. The 3-year project, which began on Sep 1, 2025, aims to increase brain health awareness, cognitive screening rates, and care navigation support for the...
- This federal Project Grant award of $641,516 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) will support research to examine the longitudinal relationship between psychological risk factors (stress, depression, substance use) and cognitive performance among American Indian (AI) adults. The research, conducted by the Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI), aims to evaluate whether health-related quality of life and community connectedness moderate...
The Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) will support the Dementia Screening Project (DSP) conducted by First Nations Community Health Source Inc. (FNCH), a non-profit urban Indian health center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The project aims to implement an evidence-based, culturally sensitive, and integrated dementia screening and education program targeting 100 American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) elders aged 50 and older in Albuquerque over the next three years. Key project components include dementia screenings, tailored educational workshops, interdisciplinary assessments by community health workers, and referrals to partnering organizations for further diagnostic and clinical assessments, early intervention strategies, and treatment programs. The project will also provide case management services to address social determinants of health and offer culturally relevant activities through the Traditional Wellness Program to help delay cognitive decline. Additionally, DSP will conduct training, education, and community outreach activities to enhance awareness around dementia in the AI/AN community.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/4/25 |