What to know
The US federal government offers many funding opportunities through cooperative agreements, grants, and partnerships for organizations to use to address specific jurisdictional issues and disasters. Links to several of these funding opportunities can be found below.
Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services in Indian Country
In August 2023, CDC launched a new 5-year cooperative agreement—CDC-RFA-TO-23-0001: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services in Indian Country. Its purpose is to strengthen the quality, performance, and infrastructure of tribal public health systems. The emphasis is on workforce, data and information systems, and programs and services. Learn More.
Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement
CDC’s National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce awarded a five-year cooperative agreement to 25 American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal nations and regional AI/AN tribally designated organizations under the OT18-1803: Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement. Learn More.
COVID-19 Funding for Tribes
This noncompetitive (CDC-RFA-OT20-2004) grant supported tribal public health capacity in coronavirus preparedness and response. The grant was awarded to 346 tribal recipients, including 290 tribal nations, 25 tribal consortia, and 31 tribal organizations. Recipients can use funds to perform surveillance and epidemiology activities, laboratory capacity, infection control, mitigation, communication, and other COVID-19 preparedness and response activities. Learn More.