Deadline: 7 August 2017
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is seeking applications for its program “Building Public Health Infrastructure in Tribal Communities to Accelerate Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Indian Country”.
This five-year funding program offers support to tribal entities to increase public health capacity and infrastructure for chronic disease prevention, health promotion, and prevention and control of priority public health problems, by strengthening core public health functions of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, tribal organizations (including tribal epidemiology centers), urban Indian organizations and intertribal consortiums, representing or serving at least 60,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Awardees will provide public health leadership, surveillance and epidemiology, public health program design, implementation and evaluation, technical support and training to address a wide range of public health needs and accelerate improvements in health outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native populations across an Area.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $42,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,450,000
- Award Floor: $230,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Eligibility is limited to American Indian or Alaska Native Tribally-Designated Organizations. The designated organizations for this program are Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs).
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.