Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2011 IHS EPI 0001
Apply for HHS 2011 IHS EPI 0001
- The Indian Health Service in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.231 Epidemiology Cooperative Agreements.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 21, 2011 and posted on Jun 3, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- AI/AN Tribes, Tribal organizations, and eligible intertribal consortia or urban Indian organizations as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(e) may be eligible for a TEC cooperative agreement. Such entities must represent or serve a population of at least 60,000 AI/AN to be eligible as demonstrated by Tribal resolutions or the equivalent documentation from urban Indian clinic directors/Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). Applicants must describe the population of AI/ANs and Tribes that will be represented. The number of AI/ANs served must be substantiated by documentation describing IHS user populations, United States Census Bureau data, clinical catchment data, or any method that is scientifically and epidemiologically valid. An intertribal consortium or urban Indian organization is eligible to receive a cooperative agreement if it is incorporated for the primary purpose of improving AI/AN health, and represents the Tribes, AN villages, or urban Indian communities in which it is located. Resolutions from each Tribe, AN village and equivalent documentation from each urban Indian community represented must be included in the application package. Collaborations with IHS Areas, Federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State, academic institutions or other organizations are encouraged (letters of support and collaboration should be included in the application).
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, titled "Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities" (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2011 IHS EPI 0001), is a discretionary Indian Health Service (IHS) cooperative agreement designed to strengthen and expand epidemiology capacity for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations served by IHS. The core aim is to fund Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) operated by eligible Tribes, Tribal organizations, intertribal consortia, and urban Indian organizations so they can provide ongoing public health and epidemiologic support across Indian Country and urban Indian communities. IHS stated an intent to fund multiple TECs so that coverage extends across all 12 IHS Administrative Areas, meaning the program is structured for broad regional reach rather than a single national awardee.
The program is focused on practical, public health-oriented epidemiology work that directly supports disease prevention and control in the communities served. Funded TEC activities are expected to include strengthening surveillance systems for disease and other health conditions; conducting epidemiologic analysis, interpretation, and sharing of surveillance findings; investigating disease outbreaks; and designing and implementing epidemiologic studies that can identify causes, trends, and risk factors. Beyond data collection and analysis, TECs are also expected to translate findings into action by helping develop and implement disease control and prevention programs, and by assessing how well AI/AN public health programs are working. Another important piece is coordination: TECs are meant to work alongside other public health authorities in their region so that responses to outbreaks, emerging issues, and ongoing prevention efforts are aligned and effective.
Because this is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, the expectation is that IHS will have substantial involvement in the funded work, with TECs functioning in close partnership with the agency to meet shared public health goals. The announcement also clarifies an important operational and legal point about data access: while carrying out their public health responsibilities under the cooperative agreement, TECs may receive Protected Health Information (PHI) when needed to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability. Examples named in the announcement include reporting disease and injury, handling vital events such as births and deaths, conducting public health surveillance and investigations, and implementing public health interventions for the Tribal and urban Indian communities they serve. TECs operating under this agreement are treated as public health authorities, and the disclosure of PHI by covered entities is permitted under the HIPAA Privacy Rule at 45 CFR 164.512(b), which is the provision that allows certain disclosures for public health activities.
Eligibility is limited to AI/AN Tribes, Tribal organizations, eligible intertribal consortia, and urban Indian organizations as defined in federal law (including 25 U.S.C. 1603(e)). A key threshold requirement is that the applicant must represent or serve at least 60,000 AI/AN individuals. Applicants must describe the AI/AN population and Tribes represented and back up their population figures with defensible documentation. The announcement lists several acceptable data sources and methods for substantiation, such as IHS user population data, U.S. Census Bureau data, clinical catchment data, or other scientifically and epidemiologically valid approaches. For intertribal consortia and urban Indian organizations, the application must demonstrate that the entity is incorporated primarily to improve AI/AN health and represents the Tribes, Alaska Native villages, or urban Indian communities in its area. The application must include formal support documentation: resolutions from each Tribe or Alaska Native village represented, and equivalent documentation from each urban Indian community represented (for example, from clinic directors or CEOs). While not mandatory, collaboration is explicitly encouraged, particularly with IHS Area offices, CDC, state health agencies, academic institutions, and other partners, and the announcement indicates that letters of support and collaboration should be included.
Funding details indicate an estimated total of $4,500,000 with an expectation of 12 awards. Individual awards were projected to range from a floor of $350,000 to a ceiling of $1,000,000, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted June 3, 2011, with an original and current closing date of July 15, 2011, and an archive date of August 14, 2011. The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.231, labeled "Epidemiology Cooperative Agreements." Administrative questions about accessing the full announcement were directed to the IHS grants systems contact, Paul Gettys, Grant Systems Coordinator (phone 301-443-2114).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities" and the Funding Opportunity Number is HHS 2011 IHS EPI 0001.
2. What type of funding mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary Indian Health Service (IHS) cooperative agreement (not a standard grant). The cooperative agreement structure indicates IHS is expected to have substantial involvement in the funded work.
3. What is the overall purpose of the program?
The purpose is to strengthen and expand epidemiology capacity for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations served by IHS by funding Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) that provide ongoing public health and epidemiologic support across Indian Country and urban Indian communities.
4. Who is this funding intended to support?
The program is intended to support Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) operated by eligible AI/AN Tribes, Tribal organizations, intertribal consortia, and urban Indian organizations.
5. Is IHS planning to fund one organization or multiple organizations?
IHS stated an intent to fund multiple TECs. The program is structured to extend coverage across all 12 IHS Administrative Areas, indicating broad regional reach rather than a single national award.
6. What kinds of activities are TECs expected to carry out with these funds?
Expected TEC activities include strengthening surveillance systems; conducting epidemiologic analysis, interpretation, and sharing of surveillance findings; investigating disease outbreaks; and designing and implementing epidemiologic studies to identify causes, trends, and risk factors.
7. Does the program emphasize applying findings to public health action?
Yes. TECs are expected to translate findings into action by helping develop and implement disease prevention and control programs and by assessing how well AI/AN public health programs are working.
8. Is coordination with other public health authorities part of the expectation?
Yes. TECs are intended to coordinate with other public health authorities in their region so responses to outbreaks, emerging issues, and ongoing prevention efforts are aligned and effective.
9. What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
It means IHS is expected to be substantially involved in the funded work, and funded TECs are expected to function in close partnership with IHS to meet shared public health goals.
10. Can funded TECs receive Protected Health Information (PHI) under this program?
Yes. While carrying out their public health responsibilities under the cooperative agreement, TECs may receive PHI when needed to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability.
11. Under what legal basis can PHI be disclosed to TECs?
The announcement indicates TECs operating under this agreement are treated as public health authorities, and covered entities may disclose PHI under the HIPAA Privacy Rule provision for public health activities at 45 CFR 164.512(b).
12. What PHI-related public health activities are specifically referenced in the announcement?
Examples include reporting disease and injury, handling vital events such as births and deaths, conducting public health surveillance and investigations, and implementing public health interventions for the Tribal and urban Indian communities served.
13. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to AI/AN Tribes, Tribal organizations, eligible intertribal consortia, and urban Indian organizations as defined in federal law (including 25 U.S.C. 1603(e)).
14. Is there a minimum population threshold an applicant must serve or represent?
Yes. A key threshold requirement is that the applicant must represent or serve at least 60,000 AI/AN individuals.
15. What must applicants provide to document the 60,000 AI/AN population requirement?
Applicants must describe the AI/AN population and Tribes represented and provide defensible documentation supporting their population figures.
16. What types of data sources are considered acceptable to substantiate population figures?
The announcement lists examples such as IHS user population data, U.S. Census Bureau data, clinical catchment data, or other scientifically and epidemiologically valid approaches.
17. Are there additional requirements for intertribal consortia and urban Indian organizations?
Yes. The application must demonstrate that the entity is incorporated primarily to improve AI/AN health and represents the Tribes, Alaska Native villages, or urban Indian communities in its area.
18. What formal support documentation is required in the application?
The application must include resolutions from each Tribe or Alaska Native village represented, and equivalent documentation from each urban Indian community represented (for example, documentation from clinic directors or CEOs).
19. Are collaborations or partnerships required?
Collaboration is not described as mandatory, but it is explicitly encouraged. The announcement notes collaboration with IHS Area offices, CDC, state health agencies, academic institutions, and other partners, and indicates letters of support and collaboration should be included.
20. How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The estimated total funding is $4,500,000, with an expectation of 12 awards.
21. What is the expected award size?
Individual awards were projected to range from a floor of $350,000 to a ceiling of $1,000,000.
22. Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
23. What are the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on June 3, 2011. The original and current closing date is July 15, 2011. The archive date is August 14, 2011.
24. What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number is 93.231, labeled "Epidemiology Cooperative Agreements."
25. Who can be contacted for administrative questions about accessing the full announcement?
Administrative questions about accessing the full announcement were directed to Paul Gettys, Grant Systems Coordinator. Phone: 301-443-2114.
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