Indian Health Service: National Indian Health Outreach and Education II – Behavioral Health and HIV/AIDS

Deadline: 15 August 2016

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is currently inviting applications for two limited competition cooperative agreements under the National Indian Health Outreach and Education (NIHOE-II) program: The Behavioral Health (BH) that includes the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention (SASP) program, formerly known as the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Intervention, and the Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) program, formerly known as the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative—national awareness, visibility, advocacy, outreach and education award and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) outreach and education award.

The purpose of these cooperative agreements is to further IHS health program objectives in the AI/AN community with awareness, visibility, advocacy, and education efforts for the BH and HIV/AIDS programs on a national scale and in the interest of improving Indian health care.

Funding Information

The total amount of funding identified for the current funding period covering fiscal year (FY) 2016-2018 is approximately $1,200,000 (i.e., $400,000 to fund two cooperative agreements per year); $300,000 will be awarded for the BH award and $100,000 will be awarded for the HIV/AIDS award.
The project periods for each award will be for three consecutive years and will run from September 15, 2016 with completion by September 14, 2019.

Eligibility Criteria

Provide proof of non-profit status with the application, e.g. 501(c) (3).
Be national Indian health care organizations with at least ten years of experience providing national awareness, visibility, advocacy, education and outreach on a national scale to ensure:
- A national information-sharing infrastructure which will facilitate the timely exchange of information between HHS and Tribes and Tribal organizations on a broad scale with the infrastructure in place to accomplish the work under the proposed program;
- A national perspective on the needs of AI/AN communities that will ensure that the information developed and disseminated through the projects is appropriate, useful and addresses the most pressing needs of AI/AN communities; and,
- Established relationships with Tribes and Tribal organizations that will foster open and honest participation by AI/AN communities.
Organizations with less experience will lack the established relationships with Tribes and Tribal organizations throughout the country to facilitate participation and the open and honest exchange of information between Tribes and HHS.
Demonstrate expertise in the following areas:
- Representing all Tribal governments and providing a variety of services to Tribes, Area health boards, Tribal organizations, and Federal agencies, and playing a major role in focusing attention on Indian health care needs, resulting in improved health outcomes for AI/ANs.
- Promotion and support of Indian education and coordinating efforts to inform AI/AN of Federal decisions that affect Tribal government interests including the improvement of Indian health care.
- National health policy and health programs administration.
- Have a national AI/AN constituency and clearly support critical services and activities within the IHS mission of improving the quality of health care for AI/AN people.
- Portray evidence of their solid support of improved health care in Indian Country.
- Provide evidence of at least ten years of experience providing education and outreach on a national scale.