Native American Health Center, Inc.

Native American Health Center, Inc. (NAHC) is a minority-owned, tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California, that has been registered to receive federal awards since January 2005. The organization provides comprehensive, culturally responsive healthcare and social services to American Indian, Alaska Native, and other underserved communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including the five-county region encompassing Alameda, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. NAHC delivers integrated services spanning medical, dental, mental health, and social support programs with a focus on community-driven, evidence-based practices tailored to the specific needs and values of Native American populations and vulnerable urban communities.

NAHC's federal contract work is represented by a single definitive firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Indian Health Service on December 30, 2025, valued at $10.6 million with a completion date of December 31, 2030. This contract provides base funding to support NAHC's comprehensive healthcare delivery services and was not designated as a set-aside award. The contract represents a significant federal commitment to expand healthcare access for American Indian, Alaska Native, and other underserved communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and enables NAHC to sustain and expand essential medical, dental, mental health, and social services across its established clinic network.

NAHC has received substantial federal grant funding from multiple agencies supporting employment and training, behavioral health, prevention, and community development initiatives. The organization has been awarded multiple project grants through the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265), including awards totaling approximately $482,651 to $484,814 in recent cycles (2022-2025) to support career services, follow-up counseling, and skills training for unemployed and underemployed American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals. NAHC has also received substantial funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for multiple behavioral health initiatives, including the RED VISION project (substance misuse prevention for youth ages 12+), the ZERO SUICIDE framework implementation (suicide prevention for adults), the NATIVE CONNECTIONS project (suicide and substance misuse prevention for youth ages 13-24), the NAHC PREVENTION NAVIGATOR project (substance misuse and HIV prevention for ages 13-24), and the COVID-19 ERSP (emergency response for suicide prevention). Additional grants have been awarded by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services for the NAHC NCTSI-III project serving trauma-exposed youth ages 12-18. The Indian Health Service Office of the Director provided funding for the NAHC SDPI (Specific Diabetes Prevention Initiative) project focusing on diabetes treatment and prevention for urban American Indian/Alaska Native community members. NAHC has also received Community Project Funding (congressionally directed spending) from the Healthcare Systems Bureau for construction of a new 20,360 square foot health center in Oakland's Fruitvale District featuring 20 dental exam rooms and a 300-person capacity cultural community center. The Office of Child Care funded the STRONG FAMILIES Tribal Home Visiting Program cooperative agreement. Additionally, NAHC serves as a subrecipient on multiple federal grants, including WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children awards from the California Department of Public Health, HIV dental services funding from the City & County of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Emergency Rental Assistance Program, demonstrating NAHC's role as a key community partner in delivering federally supported services across diverse program areas.