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CDC-RFA-DP-24-0025: A Cultural Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC)

Closed Closed June 28, 2024 Opportunity CDC-RFA-DP-24-0025 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$1.4 million
• Award floor$300,000
• Total funding$103 million
• Expected awards30
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Component 1: Federally recognized American Indian Tribes/Alaska Native Villages, and Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs).Component 2: Tribal organizations that support all American Indian Tribes/Alaska Native Villages in their Area (12 IHS Administrative Areas), or Urban Indian Organizations (Urban Area defined for this NOFO) and have at least 4 Tribes/Villages or UIOs in their Area. Component 3: Tribal organizations that support all American Indian Tribes/Alaska Native Villages in their Area (12 IHS Administrative Areas), or Urban Indian Organizations (Urban Area defined for this NOFO) and have at least 4 Tribes/Villages or UIOs in their Area. Note: Unless otherwise defined, the term “Area” in this NOFO refers to the 12 IHS Administrative Areas and the Urban Area defined for this NOFO as the group of UIOs listed at: https://www.ihs.gov/urban/nationalprograms/.Eligibility is limited to a) Federally Recognized American Indian Tribes/Alaska Native Villages, b) Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) that have current Title V Indian Health Care Improvement Act contracts with the Indian Health Services, and c) American Indian or Alaska Native Tribal Organizations. In fiscal year (FY) 2019, Conference Report (CR), HR 115-862, provided that funding was included to "expand the Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country program" stating that the "Good Health initiative supports efforts by American Indian and Alaska Native communities to implement holistic and culturally adapted approaches to reduce tobacco use, improve physical activity and nutrition, and increase health literacy." This language builds on support for the program expressed in reports accompanying previous appropriations (e.g., the Explanatory Statement to the FY 2017 Appropriations stated that CDC should be guided by HR 114-699, that provided that “CDC is expected to build on these existing programs ‘Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country’ (GHWIC) to allow for a more comprehensive public health infrastructure in tribal communities and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve good health and wellness in Indian Country.”In subsequent FYs, funding was either continued at previous enacted levels or increased.FY 2023, HR 117-403, recommended an increase of $4,000,000.FY 2022, HR 117-96, included an increase of $5,000,000.FY 2021, HR 116-450, recommended an increase of $2,000,000.FY 2020, HR116-62, provided for continued funding at the FY 2019 enacted level.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country awards averaged $2.0 million; this notice allows up to $1.4 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (92% over five years) went to tribes.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Leading with culture, A Cultural Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) strategies combine (1) community-chosen cultural practices that are family centered to build resilience and connections to community, family, culture, and wellness; (2) policy, systems, and environmental changes (PSE) to build clinical-community linkages (CCLs) to support screening and assessing for chronic diseases and their risk factors (commercial tobacco use, diabetes and pre-diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and oral disease), and making referrals to clinical care, community-based organizations, and/or social service organizations for evidence-based and evidence-informed chronic disease prevention and management programs, including self-management and self-monitoring; and (3) PSEs and programs that promote wellness, prevent disease, and address nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes (built environment, food and nutrition, tobacco-free policy, and social connectedness), in a culturally appropriate manner.GHWIC has three (3) separate, competitive components with eligibility and scope of work requirements for each. Applicants must submit a separate application for each component for which they are applying. Component 1 (C1) applicants must propose at least one activity from each of three strategies. Applicants should describe their plans to implement evidence-informed and culturally appropriate activities to improve the health of their community members to prevent chronic diseases and their risk factors, (e.g., commercial tobacco use, diabetes and pre-diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and oral disease), establish CCLs, and address barriers to participation in clinical care and prevention and wellness activities. Recipients will include federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs).Component 2 (C2) applicants must propose allocating at least 50% of their annual award in subawards to at least four (4) American Indian Tribes/Alaska Native Villages, UIOs, or other tribal entities within their IHS Area to implement all C1 strategies. With remaining award funds, C2 applicants must propose providing technical assistance, training, and resources for all Area Tribes/Villages/UIOs/other tribal entities in their IHS Area to support the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of all C1 strategies.

Category: Health.

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