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HHS-2024-IHS-INMED-0001
American Indians into Medicine
Department of Health and Human Services
Indian Health Service

General Information

Document Type:Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:HHS-2024-IHS-INMED-0001
Funding Opportunity Title:American Indians into Medicine
Opportunity Category:Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type:Grant
Category of Funding Activity:Education
Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:4
Assistance Listings:93.970 -- Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No
Version:Synopsis 1
Posted Date:Mar 05, 2024
Last Updated Date:Mar 05, 2024
Original Closing Date for Applications:May 14, 2024
Current Closing Date for Applications:May 14, 2024
Archive Date:Jun 13, 2024
Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 1,461,104
Award Ceiling:$700,000
Award Floor:$230,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:A public or nonprofit private college or university that: 1. Has a medical or other allied health program, other than a nursing program. 2. Is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. 3. Has a target population for its proposed program that does not include Indian Tribes within the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana. The existing University of North Dakota InMed grant program serves these states.

Additional Information

Agency Name:Indian Health Service
Description:

The purpose of this program is to add to the number of Indian health professionals serving Indians by encouraging Indians to enter the health professions and removing barriers to serving Indians.


Allowable activities

• Provide outreach and recruitment of people to serve Indian communities in the health professions. Include recruitment and outreach at elementary and secondary schools as well as community colleges located on Indian reservations that your program will serve

• Incorporate a program advisory board of representatives from the Tribes and communities you will serve

• Provide summer preparatory programs for Indian students who need enrichment in the subjects of math and science needed to pursue training in the health professions

• Provide tutoring, counseling, and support to students who are enrolled in a health career program of study at your college or university

• Employ qualified Indians in the program, to the maximum extent feasible. Describe the college or university’s ability to meet this requirement

• Address the opioid crisis, which is an HHS priority, by educating and training students in opioid addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Division of Grants Management
Phone 301-443-5204