Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement

This program's ultimate outcomes are 1) decreased morbidity and mortality among American Indians (AI) and Alaska Natives (AN); 2) advanced capacity of Indian Country to identify, respond to, and mitigate public health threats; 3) improved capacity of the workforce to deliver essential public health services; 4) increased culturally-appropriate practice-based evidence programs and policies that are effective and sustainable throughout Indian Country; and 5) improved capacity to collaboratively and strategically address AI/AN health needs and advance health equity.

Executive Order 13175, �Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,� 65 FR 67, 249, issued by President Clinton on November 6, 2000, and the Presidential Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Tribal Consultation, 74 FR 57881, signed by President Obama on November 5, 2009 [http://www.gsa.gov/portal /content/101569] encourage strengthening intergovernmental relations between the federal government and AI/AN tribal nations. As such, eligibility for this CoAg is limited to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal nations and regional tribally designated organizations. AI/AN tribal nations have the right of self-determination and governance over their citizens. In addition, AI/AN tribal nations and regional tribally designated organizations have a unique understanding of AI/AN cultures, fluency in Native languages, knowledge of indigenous history and traditional practices. These entities are the best qualified to address AI/AN public health needs in an efficient, effective, and culturally-appropriate manner. AI/AN tribal public health infrastructure and capacity initiatives and quality improvements are more likely to be sustained when they begin as tribal initiatives rather than as external initiatives. This CoAg will further efforts in Indian Country by supporting a culturally- appropriate approach...

Refer to the NOFO at www.grants.gov for specific details. An objective review panel with experience working with tribes or tribal organizations will evaluate complete applications. Reviewers will be primarily selected from a pool of CDC subject matter experts with demonstrated experience working with tribes or in tribal settings to establish cultural competence. The specific objective reviewer scores will be used to produce a rank order of proposals. However, proposals may be funded out of rank order based upon the following criteria: health conditions and geographical diversity of populations that the applicants will directly serve.

Match: none required (federal program listing). This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.