United Indian Health Services, Inc.

United Indian Health Services, Inc. is a Native American-owned, tribally governed nonprofit healthcare organization based in Arcata, California that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to deliver culturally anchored behavioral health, substance-use disorder treatment, nutrition services, and aging-support programs for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Founded in 1970 and governed by a consortium of nine tribal governments, UIHS operates twelve clinic sites across Humboldt and Del Norte Counties in northwestern California, serving approximately 4,971 AI/AN youth and their families across 5,282 square miles of geographically isolated terrain where transportation, economic, and substance-use barriers are acute. The organization does not hold federal contracts; all 131 awards in its recent portfolio are federal grants, with 87% received as prime recipient and 13% as sub-recipient.

UIHS's federal grant footprint is concentrated in three grantor agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living anchors 85 of 131 awards (65% of the total count), primarily Older Americans Act Title VI formula grants under CFDA 93.047 (Title VI Part A nutrition and supportive services for American Indians aged 60 and older), CFDA 93.048 (Title VI Part C caregiver support), and CFDA 93.053 (nutrition services incentive program). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service contributes 15 awards through WIC sub-grants flowing from the California Department of Public Health under CFDA 10.557 (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children). The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funds project grants including a $735,000 award (September 2026, performance through September 2031) under CFDA 93.532 (Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance) for the Ko'l Ho Koom' Mo Project, a culturally grounded suicide prevention and early intervention initiative targeting AI/AN youth from birth through age 24; and a $2.7 million annual tribal opioid response grant (September 2024, performance through September 2029) providing medication-assisted treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support integrated with tribal public health systems.

UIHS also holds cooperative agreements from HHS's Office of the Director (CDC) for a diabetes awareness program (January 2023 through December 2027) and from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for a domestic violence health promotion project (September 2023 through September 2025). Sub-recipient work includes twelve monthly WIC sub-awards flowing through the California Department of Public Health between 2024 and 2026, and participation in a research trial for opioid use disorder and chronic pain management through the University of New Mexico's CASAA Center (February 2024 subcontract), in which UIHS screens and enrolls approximately 75 AI/AN patients annually with opioid use disorder and chronic pain.

Award volume has grown substantially — three grants in 2022 to fourteen in 2026 — with activity concentrated among formula grants with predictable annual renewal cycles. Five awards carry ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, signaling upcoming recompete exposure on OAA Title VI and nutrition-support programs. UIHS operates exclusively within the federal grant space serving tribal and Native American health needs, with no contract prime or sub-contract role in its recent portfolio.