Tribal Epidemiology Centers Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI)

Background
The Tribal Epidemiology Centers Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI) funding opportunity aims to strengthen the public health capacity and infrastructure of Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs), Tribes, and Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIOs) to meet national public health accreditation standards and deliver the 10 essential public health services. The purpose is to address underlying social determinants of health, reduce persistent health disparities, and improve the overall health and wellbeing of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations.

Grant Details
The funding opportunity will fund up to 12 Component A recipients and one Component B recipient. Component A recipients will implement activities to strengthen TECs/Tribes/UIOs public health capacity and infrastructure to meet National Public Health Accreditation Standards and deliver the 10 Essential Public Health Services. Recipients will increase capacity and infrastructure of the TEC and the tribes and UIOs in their Area to deliver at least 3 of the 10 Essential Public Health Services, plan, implement, evaluate public health programs, implement data-driven, culturally relevant, practice-based public health programs, use evaluation data for program improvement, train staff on public health core competencies, and demonstrate program impact.

Eligibility Requirements
Open competition for eligible applicants. Funding Instrument Type: CA (Cooperative Agreement). The NOFO will fund up to 12 Component A awards and up to 1 Component B award. The total period of performance funding is $33,499,995 with an average one-year award amount of $509,592. Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program.

Period of Performance
The total period of performance length is 5 years with an estimated award date of August 31, 2022.

Grant Value
$33,499,995 total period of performance funding with an average one-year award amount of $509,592.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed in each Indian Health Service (IHS) Area including the Urban IHS Area as defined in the glossary of this NOFO. The IHS Areas include Alaska Area, Albuquerque Area, Bemidji Area, Billings Area, California Area, Great Plains Area, Nashville Area, Navajo Area, Oklahoma City Area, Portland Area, Phoenix/Tucson Area.