Funding to Strengthen American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
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IHS received $32.1 million from the MHAF this fiscal year for the ETHIC project. The funds support tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations’ activities that address HIV, hepatitis C, and STIs. The following organizations received funding:
| Grantee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Maniilaq Association | $6,161,077 |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | $3,154,821 |
| Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Foundation | $2,098,541 |
| Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board | $6,674,750 |
| Cherokee Nation | $2,844,877 |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. | $533,980 |
| Denver Indian Health and Family Services, Inc. | $513,443 |
| Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation | $1,277,464 |
| Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board | $467,233 |
| Squaxin Island Tribe | $1,087,757 |
| Muscogee (Creek) Nation | $497,955 |
| Texas Native Health | $3,321,406 |
| Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma | $1,450,474 |
| Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians | $517,541 |
| Native American Community Clinic of Minneapolis | $1,495,576 |
| TOTAL | $32,096,897 |
IHS, an agency within HHS, provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.8 million AI/ANs who belong to 575 federally recognized tribes across 37 states. OIDP is part of OASH and provides strategic leadership and management, and encourages collaboration, coordination, and innovation among federal agencies and stakeholders to reduce the burden of infectious diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, and STIs. OIDP manages the MHAF.