At a glance
The Office of Minority Health is funding cooperative agreements to support research, education, service, partnership development, technical assistance, and related activities to reduce obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic conditions among either American Indian and Alaska Native people or Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people. Eligible applicants include public or private nonprofit entities in U.S. states and territories, including tribal governments and organizations, faith-based groups, community-based organizations, and nonprofit colleges and universities. The program expects to make 2 to 4 awards of $500,000 to $1,000,000 each, with $2,000,000 total available, over a 24-month period. No cost share or matching is required. Applications must focus on only one Indigenous population, and they must identify the geographic area served and the chronic disease outcomes addressed.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
This notice solicits applications for projects under the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health (CIIH) initiative. CIIH will support efforts, including research, education, service, partnership development and technical assistance, to address the documented chronic disease burden and health care access gaps experienced by American Indian and Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations.Funded projects should implement evidence-based frameworks and community-based strategies to prevent and improve chronic disease outcomes, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and related conditions, within one Indigenous population of focus.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
- State governments