Project Grant D255IHS0508
- The U.S. Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to the Northern Arapaho Tribe to improve the financial management infrastructure of their Wind River Family and Community Health Care (WRFCHC) organization. WRFCHC, which serves the Wind River Indian Reservation, has experienced substantial growth in recent years, expanding from 68 to over 500 employees and opening multiple clinic locations. This grant will enable...
- The Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to enhance the organization's management capabilities. The grant funding will enable PTHA, the primary health management structure for the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, to carry out a comprehensive needs assessment, strategic planning, and culturally appropriate leadership training. This will help strengthen PTHA's ability to...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Tribal Self-Governance Program (CFDA 93.444) provides $180,000.00 in funding to the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe to assess their readiness and develop a plan for assuming control of IHS-funded health programs, services, functions, and activities under Title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. The key objectives of this one-year planning project include conducting a readiness and gap analysis,...
- The Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by the Indian Health Service (IHS) under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The grant will fund the implementation of an integrated set of indigenous knowledge-informed, culturally attuned activities to address the opioid crisis facing urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the Seattle/King County metro area. The project aims to improve the health and well-being of this...
- The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians was awarded a $189,998 Project Grant from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) on March 1, 2025. The goal of this 3-year grant is for the Grand Traverse Band to establish itself as the first-party administrator for the healthcare services it provides to tribal members. The key objectives of this grant are to: 1) train the Purchase Referred Care (PRC) and billing staff on Medicare-Like Rate (MLR)...
- The Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to Winslow Indian Health Care Center, Inc. in Arizona. The grant aims to improve healthcare service delivery across the Navajo Reservation by replacing the current third-party billing vendor with a more efficient and timely Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) claims processing and payment services system. This modernization effort will optimize financial operations, accelerate...
- The Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $150,000 Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) grant to the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. The one-year project, commencing on March 1, 2025, will enable the Lower Sioux Health Care Center to transition to a sustainable billing model by enhancing its operational capacity. Key objectives include successfully implementing an Epic billing module to streamline and automate accurate billing claim generation, achieving credentialing...
- The Seminole Tribe of Florida has been awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Indian Health Service Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to implement an updated health management structure and modernize their Management Information Systems (MIS). The grant will fund a data migration project to securely transfer over 20 years of patient records and healthcare data from legacy systems to new MIS platforms for the tribe's Center for Behavioral Health, Health Plan, and Advocacy and...
- The U.S. Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) to digitize its medical records. This project will help SEARHC, a Native-administered nonprofit health consortium, fully adopt and demonstrate meaningful use of the 21st Century Cures Act. The Act aims to improve healthcare by advancing interoperability and patient access to electronic health information...
- This federal Project Grant award of $700,000.00 was provided by the Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health program (CFDA 93.933). The award, dated February 1, 2025, is intended to support the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska in delivering targeted healthcare initiatives and interventions to address critical health challenges within the American Indian and Alaska Native populations they serve. The grant funding will enable the tribal...
The Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) awarded a $143,525.00 Project Grant to the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation in Suquamish, WA. The funding will support the tribe in strengthening internal oversight and quality systems across its behavioral health programs. Specifically, the grant will enable the tribe to hire a 0.75 FTE Compliance and Quality Assurance Officer who will develop standard operating procedures, audit tools, and reporting systems. The officer will also oversee the implementation of staff training, patient satisfaction processes, and documentation protocols to support licensure, accreditation, and performance monitoring for the tribe's behavioral health and opioid treatment services. This 24-month project aims to build sustainable systems that improve care quality and enhance patient outcomes, preparing the tribe for long-term growth and oversight under its IHS compact.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $143.5k | 7/28/25 |