Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) received a $684,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening program (CFDA 93.800), awarded on August 30, 2025, with performance through August 29, 2030. Under this award, ANTHC will implement multicomponent evidence-based interventions to expand colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Alaska Native and non-Native populations served by seven regional tribal Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) systems operating 139 community clinics across northwestern, southwestern, and interior Alaska. The program targets approximately 89,090 people in a geographically vast region and will focus on clinics with CRC screening rates ranging from 14% to 86%.

ANTHC will address barriers to CRC screening and improve screening rates through the expanded deployment of evidence-based interventions while leveraging health information technology system changes to enhance tracking and sustainability of screening efforts. This work builds on ANTHC's demonstrated success as a prior CDC CRC Control Program grantee, having achieved a 68% increase in CRC screening under one previous award and a 35% increase under another despite pandemic-related challenges. The intervention strategy aligns with the federal program's focus on establishing organized screening programs and increasing early detection rates among populations experiencing barriers to preventive care services.