Project Grant D255IHS0517
- The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Health Center (FSST HC) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to enhance its health IT infrastructure and support the transition to the OCHIN Epic electronic health record (EHR) system. The primary objectives of this 12-month project are to implement mission-critical systems, including a Purchased and Referred Care (PRC) platform, Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication, PACS...
- The Seminole Tribe of Florida's Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum received a $188,123 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to catalog and rehouse 16,000 photographs from the museum's collection. The project will fund a cataloging assistant to work with the museum's collections manager to document the photographs in the collections management database, rehouse the photographs, and make them available...
- 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...
- The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida received a $180,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service under the Tribal Self-Governance Program: Planning and Negotiation Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 93.444). This 12-month award, effective May 15, 2024, will support the tribe's planning activities to explore assuming healthcare programs, services, functions, and activities currently provided by the Indian Health Service. The funding will...
- 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...
- 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)...
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity program (CFDA 93.967), provides $832,000 in funding to the Seminole Tribe of Florida (STOF) to support data modernization efforts for the tribe's Advocacy Program. The Advocacy Program is a critical component of STOF's Health and Human Services framework, providing case management, assessment, and other support services...
- 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 $3,024,795.42 federal Project Grant awarded on May 6, 2025 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) program (CFDA 97.036) will assist the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a federally recognized Native American tribe, with disaster response and recovery efforts. The funding will support the tribe's activities related to debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the restoration, repair, or replacement...
- The Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma (KTO) to modernize the Kickapoo Tribal Health Center's (KTHC) electronic health record (EHR) system. The 3-year project aims to strengthen KTHC's health management infrastructure by implementing a new EHR system that will enhance data management, billing efficiency, interoperability, and patient care outcomes for the center's over...
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 Guardianship programs. This initiative aims to enhance efficiency, decision-making, and compliance with federal reporting requirements, while improving patient care through accurate and accessible data. The project will integrate advanced security measures, ensure seamless data migration, and facilitate a smooth transition to the new MIS system over a 3-year period from August 2025 to July 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 8/7/25 | ||
| Not listed | $150.0k | 7/28/25 |