The Indian Health Service (IHS) is seeking applications for its Urban Indian 4-in-1 Grant Program to ensure the highest possible health status for Urban Indians.
Donor Name: Indian Health Service (IHS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $249,360
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
The development of programs for Urban Indians residing in urban areas include Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HP/DP) services, immunization services, alcohol and substance abuse related services, and mental health services, hereafter referred to as the “4-in-1 health program.” Funding will be used to support the 4-in-1 health program objectives. These programs are integral components of the Indian Health Service (IHS) health care delivery system. Funds from this effort will ensure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to Urban Indians.
Required, Optional, and Allowable Activities
Each awardee shall provide health care services under this award only to eligible Urban Indians living within the urban center in which the Urban Indian Organization (UIO) is situated. An “Urban Indian” eligible for services, as codified at 25 U.S.C. 1603(13), (27), and (28), includes any individual who:
- Resides in an urban center, which is any community that has a sufficient Urban Indian population with unmet health needs to warrant assistance under the IHCIA, as determined by the Secretary, Health and Human Services (HHS), and who meets one or more of the following criteria:
- Irrespective of whether he or she lives on or near a reservation, is a member of a Tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians, including:
- those Tribes, bands, or groups terminated since 1940, and
- those recognized now or in the future by the state in which they reside, or
- Is an Eskimo, or Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or
- Is a California Indian;
- Is considered by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; or
- Is determined to be an Indian under regulations pertaining to Urban Indian health that are promulgated by the Secretary, HHS.
Each awardee is responsible for taking reasonable steps to confirm that the individual is eligible for IHS services as an Urban Indian.
Funding Information
The total funding identified for fiscal year (FY) 2023 is approximately $450,000. Individual award amounts for the first budget year are anticipated to be between $160,000 and $249,360.
Period of Performance
The period of performance is for 4 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant must be an Urban Indian organization, as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(29), that is currently administering a contract or receiving a grant pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 1653. The term “Urban Indian organization” means a nonprofit corporate body situated in an urban center, governed by an Urban Indian controlled board of directors, and providing for the maximum participation of all interested Indian groups and individuals, which body is capable of legally cooperating with other public and private entities for the purpose of performing the activities described in 25 U.S.C. 1653(a). Applicants must provide proof of nonprofit status with the application, e.g., 501(c)(3).
- The Division of Grants Management (DGM) will notify any applicants deemed ineligible.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
