American Indian Association Of Tucson, Inc.

American Indian Association of Tucson, Inc., doing business as Tucson Indian Center (TIC), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1963 that serves as the only urban Indian organization in Southern Arizona. The organization provides comprehensive health, social, employment, and training services to urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations in the Tucson area, serving approximately 50,280 American Indian and Alaska Native residents. TIC has demonstrated substantial capacity to compete for and successfully deliver federal contract and grant awards from multiple federal agencies, with particular strength in health services, employment and training programs, and community-based prevention initiatives. The organization's mission focuses on enhancing the health, economic, and social development of urban Native American communities through culturally appropriate service delivery and partnerships with local tribal health centers and community organizations.

Through its federal contract awards, TIC has provided a diverse range of services funded primarily by the Indian Health Service (IHS) under its Indefinite Delivery Contract framework. The organization has delivered health and social services through multiple delivery orders and task orders, including pandemic response activities funded through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), with contract values ranging from approximately $24,694 to $1.65 million. Specific contract work has encompassed COVID-19 testing and vaccination support, mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention, public health workforce expansion, facilities improvements, and specialized diabetes prevention programs through the Special Diabetes Program for Indians. TIC has also provided operational support through quarterly and annual funding payments, information technology services, and Stevens Bill funding to support the Indian Health Service's mission of providing culturally appropriate health services to Native American communities. All contract awards were made through open competitive bidding with no set-aside designations, demonstrating TIC's ability to compete against other vendors for federal work. Additionally, TIC has served as a sub-awardee under Pima County's injury prevention grant and as a sub-awardee under Partners In Health for a community-based workforce program focused on increasing COVID-19 vaccinations in underserved communities.

TIC has successfully secured multiple federal grant awards to support employment and training initiatives as well as health promotion and disease prevention programs. Through the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, TIC has received four Native American Employment and Training grants (CFDA 17.265) with award values ranging from $369,900 to $592,162, covering performance periods extending through June 2028. These grants support career services, follow-up employment counseling, and training activities designed to develop academic, occupational, and literacy skills among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals, with specific focus on preparing participants for unsubsidized employment and promoting economic and social development within Native American communities. TIC has also received grant funding from the Indian Health Service for several health promotion initiatives, including a Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) Cooperative Agreement through 2027 that emphasizes nutrition education, diabetes self-management, foot care programs, and comprehensive physical activity programs. Additionally, TIC holds grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion for the Tribal Practices for Wellness in Indian Country project, which implements culturally-based wellness strategies addressing social connectedness and healthy eating and physical activity through June 2027. TIC has received IHS grants addressing critical health disparities, including a Domestic Violence Prevention Program grant and a Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention (SPIP) grant, both running through April 2027, which address violence prevention, child maltreatment, missing and murdered indigenous women issues, and suicide prevention among the Tucson American Indian and Alaska Native population. The organization also received a Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grant of $588,059 from the Healthcare Systems Bureau for roof replacement and facility improvements at its facility, which houses its primary care clinic and comprehensive service programs.

TIC holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the Indian Health Service valued at $8,011,929 with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. This IDC serves as the overarching contract vehicle enabling TIC to provide comprehensive health and social services to urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations in Tucson, Arizona. Under this IDC framework, the Indian Health Service has issued multiple task orders and delivery orders for specific services and funding needs. Recent delivery orders issued under the IDC include a $1,573,155 cost-type contract for Option Year II funding through September 2028, a $1,373,155 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for health and prevention services, $393,000 quarterly and annual payments for operational support, $787,155 for third and fourth quarter payments, $40,000 for information technology funding, $30,000 for Special Diabetes Program for Indians data infrastructure funding, and multiple $24,694 delivery orders for Stevens Bill funding activities. The IDC demonstrates the Indian Health Service's confidence in TIC's capacity and track record to deliver responsive, culturally appropriate health and social services addressing the specific needs of urban Native American communities in the region. The contract vehicle enables TIC to respond flexibly to IHS funding needs and community service requirements while maintaining a stable long-term relationship with its primary federal funder.