Through the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UIHI launched a nationwide initiative to not only enhance evidence-based culturally rigorous chronic disease prevention programs, but also enhance public health infrastructure among urban Indian organizations.
Donor Name: Urban Indian Health Institute
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/28/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
In this upcoming grant cycle, Sweetgrass funds will focus on Indigenous approaches to initiatives that address the following areas in preventing chronic diseases:
- Obesity Prevention,
- Commercial Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation,
- Type 2 Diabetes, and
- Heart Disease and Stroke.
Priority Approaches
Funding that you receive may be used for expanding previous projects related to obesity prevention, commercial tobacco use prevention and cessation promotion, type 2 diabetes prevention, and heart disease and stroke prevention.
The Community Grants Program Request for Applications (RFA) (RFA – Community Grants) encourages the use of AI/AN traditional, cultural, and regional knowledge in developing, implementing, and/or supporting chronic disease education, prevention, and management initiatives amongst urban Indian communities.
Examples include chronic disease prevention and education, and/or management activities that:
- use cultural or regional adaptations of chronic disease prevention education program components, curriculums, toolkits, etc.;
- reclaim traditional knowledge of nutrition and use of first foods;
- promote access to or use of physical activity and other lifestyle modifications;
- engage Native youth and/or elders;
- address perceptions and beliefs and promote traditional values; or
- promote activities that emphasize community-driven planning for chronic disease prevention and control such as community needs assessments.
Funding Information
- Funding Amount: $10,000.
- Funding Period: September 30, 2024–September 29, 2025.
Geographic Diversity
UIHI wants to have a broad reach across the United States.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for funding under this application, the organization must be one of the following:
- An Urban Indian Organization (UIO) – a Title V program as defined by the Indian Health Service;
- A member of the National Urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC);
- A not-for-profit urban Indian organization whose leadership and board are made up of a majority of urban Indians, and whose mission is to provide public health services to urban Indians may be eligible to apply on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants must also participate in performance measurement, evaluation activities, and a chronic disease community of practice (includes annual webinar-based trainings and optional technical assistance services) to be coordinated by UIHI.
For more information, visit UIHI.
