American Indians into Medicine
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2024-IHS-INMED-0001
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $230,000 to $700,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Education
- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The American Indians into Medicine grant opportunity seeks applicants to increase the number of American Indian health professionals serving Native communities. Eligible applicants are higher education institutions with accredited medical or allied health programs excluding nursing. The Indian Health Service seeks to encourage Indians to enter health professions and remove barriers to service through support of outreach, recruitment, preparatory programs, and student support services. Applications must address the opioid crisis and are due by May 14, 2024. The associated CFDA number is 93.970 for the Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians.
Awards will range from $230,000 to $700,000 per year for up to five years. Funding will support work at the applicant institution to conduct outreach, recruitment, and student support services for American Indian students seeking degrees in the health professions to increase services to Native communities.
Synopsis
The purpose of this program is to add to the number of Indian health professionals serving Indians by encouraging Indians to enter the health professions and removing barriers to serving Indians.
Allowable activities
• Provide outreach and recruitment of people to serve Indian communities in the health professions. Include recruitment and outreach at elementary and secondary schools as well as community colleges located on Indian reservations that your program will serve
• Incorporate a program advisory board of representatives from the Tribes and communities you will serve
• Provide summer preparatory programs for Indian students who need enrichment in the subjects of math and science needed to pursue training in the health professions
• Provide tutoring, counseling, and support to students who are enrolled in a health career program of study at your college or university
• Employ qualified Indians in the program, to the maximum extent feasible. Describe the college or university's ability to meet this requirement
• Address the opioid crisis, which is an HHS priority, by educating and training students in opioid addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Application Instructions 2024 InMed-0001 New.docx | DOCX document | |
| HHS-2024-IHS-INMED-0001.pdf |
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