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Funding by Topic: American Indian or Alaska Native

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Indian Health Service Zero Suicide Initiative Coordinating Center Inactive
Cooperative agreement to operate a Zero Suicide Initiative Coordinating Center to provide technical assistance to tribal grantees working to implement Zero Suicide projects in Indian Country.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 17, 2023
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program (EJG2G) Inactive
Competition to support projects that transform overburdened and underserved communities into healthy, thriving communities capable of addressing the environmental and public health challenges they have historically faced. Projects addressing climate change, disaster resiliency, and/or emergency preparedness and projects in rural/tribal areas will be given priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Inactive
Grants for projects designed to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease, specifically for African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 11, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program Inactive
Funding to support community-based organizations to use the EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model to develop and implement community-driven solutions that address environmental and/or public health issues for underserved communities. Special consideration will be given to projects located in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 10, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
AmeriCorps Seniors Native Nations and Indigenous Elders Senior Demonstration Program Inactive
Funding for projects that engage adults ages 55 and older in volunteerism in underserved indigenous and native communities. Program priorities include public health, climate, the environment, education, and economic opportunity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2023
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Park and Recreation Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse Inactive
Grants for local parks and recreation agencies to use evidence-based mentoring programs to support youth living in communities with high rates of substance misuse who have experienced substance misuse directly in the home or personally, with special focus on youth facing barriers to youth development opportunities, including those in low-income and rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Available in 24 U.S. states
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2023
Sponsor: National Recreation and Park Association
Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants to promote the wellness of young children from birth to 8 years by addressing the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of their development to ensure children are thriving in safe, supportive environments, and entering school ready to learn and able to succeed. Projects should work to advance equity for all, and to identify racial, ethnic, sexual and gender minority, and rural populations at highest risk for experiencing behavioral health disparities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mayo Clinic Native American Pathways Summer Program Inactive
A 5-week summer program designed to prepare American Indian/Alaska Native undergraduate students for health careers. The 2023 session will be offered through distance learning from July 10 through August 11, 2023.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2023
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Office for Education Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
California MAT Access Points Project: Tribal and Urban Indian Community-Defined Best Practices Inactive
Funding to support the integration of community-defined best practices in substance use disorder services in California tribal and urban Indian communities.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2023
Sponsors: California Department of Health Care Services, The Center at Sierra Health Foundation
Medication Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction Inactive
Funding to expand or enhance access to medication assisted treatment services for individuals with opioid use disorder.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Mar 7, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services