# Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (93.479)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-479-good-health-and-wellness-in-indian-country/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $56.9 million in 28 grants, about $2.0 million per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of this Assistance Listing (AL) is to reduce rates of death and disability from commercial tobacco use, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, reduce the prevalence of obesity and other chronic disease risk factors and conditions, (e.g., oral health, dementia, COPD). This AL 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.
The AL combines evidence-informed policy, systems, and environmental changes, and clinical-community linkages strategies which may be culturally adapted to meet the needs of Native American Tribe and Alaska Native Village communities.
The long-term outcomes of this AL are:
• Increased purchasing of healthy foods.
• Increased physical activity with an emphasis on walking.
• Reduced prevalence of commercial tobacco use.
• Reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes.
• Reduced prevalence of high blood pressure.
• Reduced prevalence of high blood cholesterol.
This is a five-year funding opportunity (five year period of performance, one year budget period).

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $19.7 million | 28 |
| 2022 | $19.7 million | 28 |
| 2023 | $19.0 million | 28 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | -$1.4 million | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Alaska | $6.3 million |
| California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. | California | $4.3 million |
| United South & Eastern Tribes Inc | Tennessee | $3.7 million |
| Seattle Indian Health Board | Washington | $3.7 million |
| Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Foundation | Oklahoma | $3.7 million |
| Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. | Wisconsin | $3.7 million |
| Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board | Oregon | $3.6 million |
| Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc | New Mexico | $3.3 million |
| Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council | Montana | $2.8 million |
| Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board | South Dakota | $2.8 million |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc | Arizona | $2.6 million |
| Central Oklahoma American Indian Health Council, Inc. | Oklahoma | $1.1 million |
| Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. | Arizona | $1.1 million |
| Cherokee Nation | Oklahoma | $1.1 million |
| Three Affiliated Tribes | North Dakota | $1.1 million |
| Pinoleville Pomo Nation | California | $1.1 million |
| Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | Michigan | $1.1 million |
| Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California | Nevada | $1.1 million |
| Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center | Oregon | $1.1 million |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | New Mexico | $1.1 million |