Indian Health Board Of Minneapolis, Inc.

Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc., established in 1971, is a non-profit, federally qualified health center located in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The organization operates as a division known as Indian Health Board of Mpls and does business as Abbott Northwestern Hospital. IHB serves as the sole urban American Indian clinic in the Minnesota Twin Cities area, providing comprehensive, culturally-sensitive healthcare services to the urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations across the Minneapolis metropolitan region. The organization provides medical, dental, behavioral health, recovery, and community health services to over 5,000 patients annually, positioning itself as a critical healthcare provider for a historically underserved population. Through federal contract and grant awards, IHB delivers specialized medical health services, participates in health promotion initiatives, and maintains infrastructure to support its mission of ensuring quality healthcare access for American Indian communities.

Indian Health Board of Minneapolis has received substantial federal contract awards from the Indian Health Service for the provision of medical health services to eligible Native American beneficiaries in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. The most recent delivery order, awarded on October 16, 2025, provided $3,078,331 for the fourth option year of recurring annual funding covering October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, representing a firm fixed-price contract with no set-aside designation. Prior delivery orders under the parent IDIQ contract included $2,990,971 for urban health services through September 30, 2028; $87,360 for tele-behavioral health services through September 30, 2026; and specialized pilot programs including $5,971 for cyber attack assistance and $5,000 for a dementia-focused Mini-Cog pilot program. A definitive contract valued at $21,798,597 was awarded on October 1, 2021, for two years of medical health services. Additionally, IHB received a $3,078,331 delivery order in October 2023 for recurring urban and alcohol program funding for fiscal year 2024. All contracts were awarded by the Indian Health Service division of the Department of Health and Human Services, with IHB serving as the prime contractor and no subcontractors indicated across these awards.

Indian Health Board of Minneapolis has demonstrated sustained success in securing federal grant awards that support its comprehensive health initiatives and infrastructure development. The organization currently holds active cooperative agreements and project grants addressing critical health priorities within the urban American Indian community, including a Memory Care and Wellness Program cooperative agreement awarded by the Office of the Director in September 2024 for continuation through August 31, 2027, which builds upon previous dementia-focused programming; the Special Diabetes Program for Indians cooperative agreement awarded in January 2023 and extending through December 31, 2027, supporting diabetes management and education services; and the CKC Healthy Kids AI/AN Outreach and Enrollment Project cooperative agreement awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in April 2023 for a three-year period ending March 31, 2026, providing $755,034 for Medicaid and CHIP enrollment assistance. Additional active grants include the Tribal Practices for Wellness cooperative agreement from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion through June 29, 2027, supporting cultural engagement and wellness activities; the Integrated Behavioral Health project grant through March 31, 2027, focused on advancing integrated healthcare practices; and the Domestic Violence Prevention project grant through April 30, 2027. IHB also received a congressionally directed spending project grant for construction projects awarded in September 2023 with a completion date of September 29, 2026, supporting the development of a 30,000-square-foot wellness center replacement facility incorporating biophilic design and net-zero energy strategies. Additional past grant awards included the Urban Indian MAT and Recovery Services project grant, American Rescue Plan Act funding, Health Center Infrastructure Support, and various program-specific grants for COVID-19 vaccination expansion and bridge access services. These grants were funded by the Indian Health Service's Office of the Director, the Bureau of Primary Health Care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Indian Health Board of Minneapolis holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract valued at $10,351,000 with the Indian Health Service, awarded on October 1, 2023, with a period of performance extending through September 30, 2026. This IDIQ contract serves as the parent vehicle for multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders providing medical health services for eligible Native American beneficiaries in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. Under this contract vehicle, IHB has received numerous delivery orders including the current $3,078,331 award for FY 2026 recurring annual funding, the $2,990,971 urban health services delivery order, the $87,360 tele-behavioral services delivery order, the $5,971 cyber attack assistance delivery order, and the $5,000 dementia services pilot delivery order. The IDIQ contract specifies no set-aside designations and maintains IHB as the sole prime contractor with no subcontractor involvement. The contract is administered by the Indian Health Service, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, and is designed to provide flexibility in addressing the evolving healthcare needs of the urban Native American population served by IHB across the Minneapolis region. The delivery order structure under this IDIQ allows the Indian Health Service to issue task orders as needed to support specific program initiatives and recurring funding requirements, enabling efficient and responsive healthcare service delivery.