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Indian Health Service Epidemiology Program for Tribal Epidemiology Centers and Supported Entities

This opportunity from the Indian Health Service (IHS) aims to strengthen the public health capacity of Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) and the Tribes, Tribal Organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and Intertribal Consortiums they support. - Government Buyer: - Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention - Program Overview: - Cooperative agreements to support TECs serving American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian communities across all 12 IHS Service Areas and the urban population - Focus on fulfilling the seven functions of TECs as outlined in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act - Activities include data collection, disease surveillance, technical assistance, health program evaluation, and health data analysis - Funding Details: - Total program funding: $35,000,000 over five years - Individual awards range from $2,000,000 to $3,500,000 for required activities, with additional supplemental budgets for optional activities - No cost-sharing or matching required - Services Requested (with notable optional activities): - Strengthening public health capacity for TECs (12 awards) - Support for TEC annual meetings (optional, $75,000 per award) - Technical assistance for Urban Indian Organizations (optional, up to $155,000 per award) - Annual cancer survivorship leadership training (optional, up to $100,000 per award) - Elder health and dementia activities (optional, up to $150,000 per award) - Dementia grant training and technical assistance (optional, up to $200,000 per award) - Behavioral health data reports and communication (optional, up to $100,000 per award) - Diabetes activities and reporting (optional, up to $100,000 per award) - Unique Requirements: - Applicants must be federally recognized Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, or Intertribal Consortiums - Activities must address the seven statutory TEC functions - Optional activities have separate supplemental budgets - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are mentioned, as this is a grant for public health program support rather than product procurement.

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to strengthen the public health capacity of Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) and the Tribes, Tribal Organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and Intertribal Consortiums they support. The program supports fulfilling the seven functions of TECs as outlined in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The Indian Health Service intends to fund sufficient TECs to serve Tribes and Urban Indian communities across all 12 IHS administrative areas and the consolidated Urban population. Applicants may propose activities beyond the required ones but must address all required activities.

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