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Strong Systems, Stronger Communities: Strengthening Tribal Public Health Systems

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Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Indian Health Board
Deadlines
Jan 12, 2024
Contact

Jessica Dean
jdean@nihb.org

Purpose

Strong Systems, Stronger Communities: Strengthening Tribal Public Health Systems (formerly the Tribal Accreditation Support Initiative) provides funding and technical assistance for projects designed to build the public health capacity of tribes.

Applicants may choose between performance improvement (PI) projects to build public health capacity and system improvement (SI) projects which focus on incorporating health equity, collaboration, and interconnection of various systems that can impact the public health of the community.

Categories of work include:

  1. Tribal Health Assessments and/or Health Improvement Plans
  2. Strategic Plan
  3. Workforce Development
  4. Performance Management System
  5. Quality Improvement Activity/Project
  6. General PHAB Accreditation/ Pathways Recognition Readiness
  7. Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health Activity/Project
  8. System Interconnection/Coordination and Collaboration Activity/Project
Eligibility

Eligible participants include official health entities of federally recognized tribal governments, tribal organizations, and inter-tribal consortia.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $23,000 and travel funds to attend in-person meetings
Project period: February 5, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Estimated number of awards: 4

Technical assistance (TA) includes an in person awardee meeting for each cohort, monthly TA for awardees, national webinars, training opportunities, a Tribal Accreditation Learning Community (TALC), and networking with other Tribal, national and regional resources.

Application process

Download the application package, and email the completed application and required attachments to Jessica Dean.

Applicant webinar recording
Passcode: !37WUF99

Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Health disparities · Needs assessment methods and resources · Networking and collaboration · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Public health · Social determinants of health

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