The Indian Health Service is soliciting proposals for its 2023 Tribal Management Grant Program.
Donor Name: Indian Health Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/06/2023
Size of the Grant:$150,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to enhance and develop health management infrastructure and assist T/TOs in assuming all or part of existing IHS PFSAs through a Title I ISDEAA contract and assist established Title I ISDEAA contractors and Title V ISDEAA compactors to further develop and improve management capability.
In addition, Tribal Management Grants are available to T/TOs under the authority of 25 U.S.C. 5322(e) for the following:
- Obtaining technical assistance from providers designated by the T/TOs (including T/TOs that operate mature contracts) for the purposes of program planning and evaluation, including the development of any management systems necessary for contract management, and the development of cost allocation plans for indirect cost rates.
- Planning, designing, monitoring, and evaluating Federal programs serving T/TOs, including Federal administrative functions.
The TMG Program consists of four project types:
- Feasibility study
- Planning
- Evaluation study
- Health management structure
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,465,000
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
- Award Floor: $50,000
Period of Performance
Period of performance is from 1 to 3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
“Indian Tribes” and “Tribal Organizations”, as defined by the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), are eligible to apply for the TMG Program. The definitions for each entity type are outlined below. To be eligible for this funding opportunity for “New Applicants Only,” an applicant cannot be an existing TMG awardee under this program.
- A federally recognized Indian Tribe as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(14). The term “Indian Tribe” means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or group, or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
- A Tribal organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(26). The term “Tribal organization” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the ISDEAA (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)): “Tribal organization” means the recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe; any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities: provided that, in any case where a contract is let or grant made to an organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian Tribe, the approval of each such Indian Tribe shall be a prerequisite to the letting or making of such contract or grant. Applicant shall submit Tribal Resolutions from the Tribes to be served.
Please note that Tribes prohibited from contracting pursuant to the ISDEAA are not eligible for the TMG program.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
