The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded a $800,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.231 Epidemiology Program) to the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Foundation (SPTHBF) to support public health resilience efforts in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The three-year grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, will enable SPTHBF to implement core public health functions, collect comprehensive health...
This federal Project Grant award from the Indian Health Service (IHS) under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) provides $375,000.00 in funding to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Government in South Dakota over a 3-year period from June 15, 2024 to June 14, 2027. The grant will support the tribe's efforts to develop and enhance its health management infrastructure, enabling the tribe to assume greater responsibility for administering existing IHS programs, functions,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,751,746.00 and awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283), supports the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Foundation (SPTHBF) in implementing evidence-informed and culturally adapted policy, system, and environmental changes to prevent and control commercial tobacco use among tribal communities in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The award period spans...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $6,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228). The award, effective from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2029, will support NPAIHB in addressing the syndemic in Indian Country through integrated, multi-level initiatives engaging youth, 2SLGBTQ people, tribal epicenters and health boards,...
The federal Project Grant award U1B2IHS0014, titled "GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL DISEASE INTERVENTION TRAINING CENTER (GP-TDITC)," was awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service under the Epidemiology Program (CFDA 93.231). The $400,000.00 award, with a performance period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027, will be used by the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (GPTCHB) to provide epidemiological support and public health capacity building for the...
The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) located in Tacoma, Washington. The purpose of this 3-year grant, effective March 1, 2025, is to enhance PTHA's management capabilities through technical assistance, strategic planning, and leadership development. The key objectives include conducting a comprehensive needs assessment to guide...
The Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded the Wyandotte Nation a $215,000 Project Grant under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) with a period of performance from June 15, 2024 to June 14, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to enhance the health management infrastructure of the Wyandotte Nation, a federally recognized Tribal government, enabling them to assume all or part of existing IHS programs, functions, services, and activities. Key activities supported by this grant...
This federal Project Grant award from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) provides $189,998.00 to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians to develop their capacity as a third-party administrator for their healthcare services. The key objectives are to: 1) Train staff on Medicare-like rate (MLR) repricing software, 2) Implement MLR repricing and billing for the tribe's health services clinic, dental, behavioral health, and...
The Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $150,000 Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) Project Grant to the Northern Arapaho Tribe to implement a financial management system project for their Wind River Family and Community Health Care (WRFCHC) organization. The project aims to address the growing needs of WRFCHC, which has expanded from 68 to over 500 employees and now operates three clinics on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The goal is to implement a user-friendly,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded the Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa, a federally recognized tribal government organization, a $400,000 Project Grant under the Epidemiology Program (CFDA 93.231). The purpose of this three-year grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027, is to expand the organization's public health services to meet the capacity of need and ensure a culturally appropriate approach when implementing these services...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) provides $1,849,867.00 to the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Foundation (SPTHBF) to enhance the health management infrastructure of federally recognized Tribes and Tribal Organizations across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Through this 5-year award (9/1/2024 - 8/31/2029), SPTHBF will deliver a range of technical assistance, planning, and capacity-building services to help Tribes assume all or part of existing IHS programs, functions, services, and activities. Key focus areas include developing management systems, improving healthcare administration, implementing electronic health records, conducting feasibility studies, and building organizational capabilities for self-governance. SPTHBF frequently collaborates with and issues sub-awards to Tribal entities such as the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City Indian Clinic to extend the reach and impact of this federal grant program.