Tribal Self-Governance Study
Description of Program,
Service, Function or Activity (PSFA)
INVENTORY
1. Agency Name: Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Science
2. Program Name: Cooperative Agreements to Improve the Health Status of Minority Populations
3. CFDA #: 93.004
4. Program Objectives: To provide support for activities which have the potential to improve the health status and/or quality of life of racial/ethnic minorities, with the objective of reducing the excessive burden and death borne by minority and disadvantaged populations in the United States.
5. Titles and Descriptions of at least Three Funded Grantees:
American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), Capacity Building Program for Tribal Colleges and Universities Project promotes the creation of a strategic plan to increase the capacity of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to provide biomedical and health care career opportunities for students and to conduct research, through capacity building and infrastructure development at TCUs. The project also intends to establish an AIHEC Central Office Liaison for American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities to support health care and biotechnical capacity building efforts.
Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP), National Native American Youth Initiative works to increase the number of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth entering the biomedical and allied health careers and to encourage students to consider future career options with the Department of health and Human Services (DHHS). This project also increases students’ awareness of health issues and their information base on the extent and quality of health education, prevention, and promotion activities targeting AI/ANs. The nine-day summer program provides approximately 50 Native high school students with exposure to DHHS agencies and an overview of relevant health and biomedical programs.
Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc. (SHIRE), Developing a United Health Agenda for Communities of Color: A campaign to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health convened a national Multi-cultural Working Summit among communities of color to create and advocate for a united health agenda. The project is a collaborative effort between SHIRE, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Latino Council of Alcohol and Tobacco, and the National Indian Council on Aging, Inc. to respond to the President’s Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Initiative to eliminate health disparities by 2010. The project proposes to empower each racial and ethnic community to work towards equity in health for all Americans.
AUTHORITY
6. Authorizing Statute(s): Public Health Service Act, as amended, Title XVII, Section 1707 (e)(1), 42 U.S.C.
7. Regulatory/Administrative Requirements: 45 CFR 74 and 92
8. Mandatory Statutory Changes Needed to Operate PSFA as a Demonstration: Authority would need to modify the grant making process, enable the Department to make self-governance funding awards, and alter federal monitoringing mandates.
APPLICANTS, BENEFICIARIES and FORMULAS
9. Type of Funding: Discretionary
10. Eligible Applicants: Private nonprofit entities and public organizations
11. Allotment Formulas, Etc.: None
12. Applicant Provisions/Allotments in Law for Indians: None
13. Eligible Beneficiaries: Members of the minority and disadvantaged groups: American Indians or Alaska Natives; Asians; Blacks or African Americans; Hispanics or Latinos; Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders; or subgroups.
14. Beneficiary Provisions/Allotments in Law for Indians: None
15. Amount and Percent of Total that is Mandatory for Indians: None
FINANCIAL
16. Total FY 2000 Funding: $16,736,674
17. Amount and Percent of Total Funding Awarded to Indians: $1,079,050; 6%
18. For Awards to Tribes: Number, Range and Average Amounts: 2; $508,050-$571,000; $539,525
19. Total FY 2001 Funding and Amount for Indians, If Known: Not known
OTHER
20. – how long assistance is funded: The cooperative agreements have project period not to exceed 5 years with 12 month budget period. Following the initial budget period, continued funding is subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory program performance.
-- fund use restrictions: Funds are not to be used for the provision of health care services, construction, augmentation of ongoing Office of Minority Health- supported demonstrations, or supplantation of ongoing project activities.
-- reporting requirements: Semi-annual or quarterly progress reports may be required with a final performance report due 90 days after the end of the project period. Financial Status Reports are due 90 days after the end of each budget period with a final Financial Status Report due 90 days after the end of the project period.
-- audit requirements: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 “Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,” and nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit.
CONTACTS
21. DHHS Workgroup Contact: Tuey Dong, 301-443-5084
22. HHS Agency/Program Contact: Nina Darling, OMH, telephone: 301-594-0769