Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- MP-CPI-26-002
- Agency
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Public Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $500,000 to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- State Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- CAPT Tarsha Cavanaugh minorityhealth@hhs.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service is soliciting applications for cooperative agreements under the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health initiative, with an application deadline of July 15, 2026. The program will award 2–4 cooperative agreements totaling approximately $2 million, with individual awards ranging from $500,000 to $1 million over a 24-month project period organized as 12-month budget periods.
Eligible applicants include public or private nonprofit entities, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, state and local governments, tribal governments, tribal organizations, special district governments, independent school districts, and public or Indian housing authorities located in U.S. territories or the United States. No cost share is required.
Projects must address chronic disease burden (obesity, diabetes, hypertension) and health care access gaps within either American Indian and Alaska Native populations or Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations—applicants must focus exclusively on one Indigenous population. Funded efforts encompass research, education, service, partnership development, and technical assistance, and must implement evidence-based frameworks with culturally responsive, linguistically appropriate strategies. Required activities include structured stakeholder engagement, partnership development, rigorous evaluation and data collection, health outcomes assessments, dissemination of findings, and sustainability planning.
Merit review criteria emphasize organizational capability (35 points), proposed approach (20 points), evaluation and performance management (20 points), work plan (10 points), statement of need (5 points), goals and objectives (5 points), and dissemination plan (5 points). Applications are limited to 40 pages with appendices not exceeding 65 pages total and must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov in English and U.S. dollars. A technical assistance webinar is scheduled for June 24, 2026. This opportunity is assigned to Assistance Listing 93.137, Community Programs to Improve Minority Health.
Synopsis
This notice solicits applications for projects under the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health (CIIH) initiative. CIIH will support efforts, including research, education, service, partnership development and technical assistance, to address the documented chronic disease burden and health care access gaps experienced by American Indian and Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations.Funded projects should implement evidence-based frameworks and community-based strategies to prevent and improve chronic disease outcomes, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and related conditions, within one Indigenous population of focus.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 CIIH NOFO_6.15.26.pdf | ||
| FY2026 CIIH NOFO_clean version_6.12.26_FINAL.pdf |
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