Cooperative Agreement NU38OT000261

This federal Project Grant award from the Indian Health Service (CFDA 93.228 Health Management Development Program) provides $150,000 to the Lower Sioux Indian Community to enhance the operational capacity of their health care center. The key objectives are to: 1) Design, develop, and implement an Epic billing module to streamline and automate the generation of accurate medical claims, improving efficiency and compliance; and 2) Achieve successful credentialing of the health care center with the...

The Suquamish Indian Tribe received a $287,050 Project Grant award from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to strengthen internal oversight and quality systems across its behavioral health programs. The 24-month project will fund the hiring of a 0.75 FTE compliance and quality assurance officer to develop standard operating procedures, audit tools, and reporting systems. The officer will also oversee staff training, patient satisfaction processes,...

The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians received a $896,359 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes. The funding will support community safety and recidivism reduction services through two new Tribal Assistant Correction Agent positions. Services will include risk and needs assessments, probation support, and referrals to reentry programs like Grassroots Warrior...

This Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $438,565.00 in funding to the White Earth Band of Chippewa to support the operation and enhancement of the tribe's environmental protection programs. The key products and services to be delivered include: Building and enhancing the basic infrastructure of the tribal environmental program to protect the quality of water, land, and air resources...

The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, received a $1,400,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The funding will support the renovation and expansion of a tribal building to establish a 24/7 detox facility serving the reservation and surrounding communities. The 6,350 square foot center will provide substance use disorder withdrawal management services to ease withdrawal symptoms and...

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to design and implement a modern electronic health record (EHR) system tailored to the tribe's healthcare needs. The existing EHR system was fragmented and outdated, hindering the NHBP Health and Human Services Department's ability to deliver coordinated, data-driven care, manage Purchased/Referred Care (PRC), track...

This Cooperative Agreement award, titled "Bad River Health and Wellness Center Workforce Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement", is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity program (CFDA 93.967). The $1,664,000 award to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians will fund activities to address workforce barriers and build public health capacity in the tribal...

This Project Grant award, totaling $137,000 and provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality" (CFDA 66.038) program, funds the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians to protect air quality through enhanced regulatory capacity and community education. Key...

The federal Block Grant award CCDD-2026 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARY, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.575 - Child Care and Development Block Grant), provides $2,199,576.00 to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band to support child care services for low-income families in Minnesota. This award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, will enable the tribe to implement...

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians received a $189,998 FY 2025 Project Grant award from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228). The grant will support the tribe's efforts to become its own third-party administrator for healthcare billing and improve the provision of healthcare services to tribal members. Key objectives include training staff on Medicare-like rate (MLR) repricing software, implementing MLR repricing and billing...