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Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects (93.237)

Also known as (Indian Health)

Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects (Assistance Listing 93.237) is run by the Indian Health Service, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $624 million in 567 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.1 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $593,440. Half of the 567 awards fell between $275,945 and $1.1 million, and they ranged from $2 to $23.2 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To promote improved health care among American Indians/Alaska Natives through special diabetes prevention and treatment services with objectives and priorities determined at the local level. Since FY 2016, this program includes a new grant application process that directs Community-Directed Diabetes Programs to identify and implement at least one Indian Health Diabetes Best Practice with defined goals, objectives and key measures based on community assessment and results of diabetes care and outcomes audit. The funding mechanism is a competitive grant program.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

The Public Health Service Act, as amended, states that the following groups are eligible to apply for grants: Indian Health Service (IHS) entities: Indian tribes or tribal organizations who operate an Indian Health program. This includes program under a contract, grant, cooperative agreement or compact with the IHS under the Indian Self-Determination Act; and Urban Indian organizations that operate an urban Indian Health program. This includes programs under a grant or contract with the IHS under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The SDPI program funds competitive grant programs to implement primary, secondary, and tertiary diabetic prevention and treatment and related data collection. The award amount will include both direct and indirect costs. Grant funds may not be used for any other purpose. Funding may not be used as matching funds for other Federal programs.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects (93.237) awarded$624 million across 567 grant awards, an average of $1.1 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Indian Health ServiceArizona2$36.1 million
Cherokee NationOklahoma2$34.9 million
Navajo Nation Tribal GovernmentArizona1$19.3 million
Gila River Healthcare CorporationArizona2$17.3 million
Choctaw Nation of OklahomaOklahoma2$17.2 million
United South & Eastern Tribes IncTennessee2$10.2 million
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health CorpAlaska2$9.7 million
Southcentral FoundationAlaska2$9.7 million
Phoenix Area Indian Health SvcArizona3$9.2 million
San Carlos Apache Healthcare CorporationArizona2$8.5 million
Indian Health ServiceMontana2$7.6 million
Chickasaw NationOklahoma2$6.6 million
Lawton Indian HospitalOklahoma2$6.5 million
Tuba City Regional Health Care CorporationArizona2$6.5 million
Muscogee (Creek) NationOklahoma1$6.4 million
Citizen Potawatomi NationOklahoma2$6.0 million
Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc.California2$5.7 million
Dena Nena HenashAlaska2$5.6 million
Tohono O'Odham NationArizona1$5.6 million
Southeast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumAlaska2$5.4 million

Top states: Arizona ($134 million), Oklahoma ($114 million), Alaska ($53.0 million), California ($47.3 million), New Mexico ($32.2 million), Montana ($29.9 million), South Dakota ($26.7 million), Washington ($22.3 million), Nevada ($20.3 million), Wisconsin ($17.3 million).

Who usually wins

Tribal governments and organizations received 78% of the money, nonprofits 11% and colleges and universities 0.1%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Tribal governments and organizations424$489 million78%
Nonprofits66$71.5 million11%
Other76$62.9 million10%
Colleges and universities1$687,7890.1%

By state

31 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Arizona49$134 million
Oklahoma53$114 million
Alaska40$53.0 million
California69$47.3 million
New Mexico48$32.2 million
Montana23$29.9 million
South Dakota19$26.7 million
Washington50$22.3 million
Nevada27$20.3 million
Wisconsin24$17.3 million
Minnesota18$16.4 million
North Dakota10$14.6 million
Michigan24$11.5 million
Tennessee4$10.5 million
Utah12$9.1 million
Oregon17$8.9 million
Nebraska9$8.3 million
Idaho8$5.1 million
North Carolina2$5.0 million
New York6$4.8 million
Wyoming4$4.6 million
Kansas9$4.2 million
Colorado6$4.1 million
Mississippi1$4.0 million
Texas7$3.6 million
Maine6$2.0 million
Iowa2$1.7 million
Florida2$1.6 million
Illinois2$1.6 million
Virginia4$1.4 million
Louisiana4$1.2 million
Alabama1$907,436
South Carolina2$841,679
Connecticut2$756,526
Rhode Island1$368,794
District of Columbia1$210,000
Massachusetts1$136,600

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.