Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement

For programmatic or technical questions:
Alleen Weathers
CSTLTSTribalCoAg@cdc.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Rose Mosley
RMosley@cdc.gov

Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreements provide funding to strengthen and improve the public health infrastructure and performance of tribal public health systems.

This is a supplemental funding opportunity. Only current grantees are able to apply for the following projects based on the region.

• Establishing a peer network for National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle coaches and coordinators in tribal organizations: For all HHS regions
• Evaluation of colonoscopy screening within the Alaska Tribal Health System: For HHS regions VIII, IX, and X
• Expanding wastewater surveillance in tribal communities: For all HHS regions
• Strengthening vaccine confidence and demand through communication, education, and outreach: For all HHS regions
• Supporting the use of data for policy decision- making: For HHS regions V, VI, and VII
• Technical assistance for Tribal Nations to build capacity for preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks: For all HHS regions
• Tribal epidemiology center drug and opioid overdose capacity support: For all HHS regions
• Tribal maternal mortality review: Planning for implementation: For all HHS regions
• Tribal maternal mortality review: Technical assistance for access and use of Vital Records Data: For HHS regions VIII, IX, and X
• Tribal public health data modernization - Focused investments: For all HHS regions

Eligible applicants include American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized, state-recognized, and other than federally recognized) and American Indian or Alaska Native tribally designated organizations.

Only the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal nations and regional AI/AN tribally designated organizations that were awarded under CDC-RFA-OT18-1803: Tribal Public Health Capacity-Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement are eligible to submit applications under this supplemental funding.

Average award: Up to $250,000 based on the project type
Project period: 1 year
Number of awards: 18
Total funding available: $7,500,000

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.

A supplemental funding opportunity is available for organizations that were awarded under CDC-RFA-OT18-1803. The deadline to apply for the supplemental funds is June 10, 2022.