CE254407
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Congressional directed spending for construction projects - Ilanka Community Health Center (ICHC) is a tribal federally qualified health center (FQHC) owned and operated by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE).
ICHC serves the entire Cordova community.
ICHC primary care services include prevention, wellness, prenatal, urgent care, laboratory, behavioral health, and nutritional services.
The NVE is P.L. 93-638 tribe and also operates the ICHC under a Title V agreement with the Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide health care services to IHS beneficiaries.
Cordova is an isolated and remote community located on the eastern portion of Prince Williams Sound.
It is only accessible through commercial airlines or large ocean vessels.
With the closest healthcare hub located 150 air miles away in Anchorage, Alaska, ICHC plays a critical role in providing services that might otherwise be deferred due to formidable travel costs and time.
This deferment creates a demand for more costly treatment down the road, burdening the healthcare system unnecessarily.
Maintaining appropriate, locally available services decreases health costs and reduces morbidity and mortality, increasing quality of life.
To meet the healthcare needs of our rural community, including traveling seasonal workers, ICHC provides expanded services not typically seen in a general or family practice clinic such as ultrasound, in-house labs, fracture management, IV hydration, complex wound care, home visits, laceration repair, complex chronic disease management, lactation consulting, birthing classes, referral services, provider dispensary, and medication assisted treatment for substance use disorders.
These additional services require an increase in staffing and the need for an expanded healthcare space.
The Native Village of Eyak (NVE) has identified an urgent need to replace our aging healthcare facility with a modern, code-compliant facility that will meet the current and future healthcare needs of Cordova.
Due to no other alternatives for continuing services, NVE purchased its current building in 2023 from the Cordova Electrical Cooperative.
Renovations have been initiated to address the most critical deficiencies cited in the 2017 Property Condition Assessment Study by Benteh-Eeis which revealed numerous life safety and code violations due to years of deferred maintenance.
Due to its age, the facility is operating under grandfathered building code requirements.
In addition, a portion of the antiquated building is being remodeled to house our new dental clinic.
NVE is in the process of assuming the local dental practice to maintain and ensure access to dental services upon his retirement in 2024.
These renovations are only a temporary solution until a new, fully compliant facility can be constructed.
NVE is proposing to build a 23,670 SF new healthcare facility on a previously purchased lot at 1101 Copper River Highway, located approximately half a mile from ICHC’s current location.
$1.5 million has been invested in resources for the development of a new community health center including multiple property assessments.
The next actionable steps will be planning, development, and construction of a new healthcare facility that is estimated to cost $30 million.
ICHC serves the entire Cordova community.
ICHC primary care services include prevention, wellness, prenatal, urgent care, laboratory, behavioral health, and nutritional services.
The NVE is P.L. 93-638 tribe and also operates the ICHC under a Title V agreement with the Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide health care services to IHS beneficiaries.
Cordova is an isolated and remote community located on the eastern portion of Prince Williams Sound.
It is only accessible through commercial airlines or large ocean vessels.
With the closest healthcare hub located 150 air miles away in Anchorage, Alaska, ICHC plays a critical role in providing services that might otherwise be deferred due to formidable travel costs and time.
This deferment creates a demand for more costly treatment down the road, burdening the healthcare system unnecessarily.
Maintaining appropriate, locally available services decreases health costs and reduces morbidity and mortality, increasing quality of life.
To meet the healthcare needs of our rural community, including traveling seasonal workers, ICHC provides expanded services not typically seen in a general or family practice clinic such as ultrasound, in-house labs, fracture management, IV hydration, complex wound care, home visits, laceration repair, complex chronic disease management, lactation consulting, birthing classes, referral services, provider dispensary, and medication assisted treatment for substance use disorders.
These additional services require an increase in staffing and the need for an expanded healthcare space.
The Native Village of Eyak (NVE) has identified an urgent need to replace our aging healthcare facility with a modern, code-compliant facility that will meet the current and future healthcare needs of Cordova.
Due to no other alternatives for continuing services, NVE purchased its current building in 2023 from the Cordova Electrical Cooperative.
Renovations have been initiated to address the most critical deficiencies cited in the 2017 Property Condition Assessment Study by Benteh-Eeis which revealed numerous life safety and code violations due to years of deferred maintenance.
Due to its age, the facility is operating under grandfathered building code requirements.
In addition, a portion of the antiquated building is being remodeled to house our new dental clinic.
NVE is in the process of assuming the local dental practice to maintain and ensure access to dental services upon his retirement in 2024.
These renovations are only a temporary solution until a new, fully compliant facility can be constructed.
NVE is proposing to build a 23,670 SF new healthcare facility on a previously purchased lot at 1101 Copper River Highway, located approximately half a mile from ICHC’s current location.
$1.5 million has been invested in resources for the development of a new community health center including multiple property assessments.
The next actionable steps will be planning, development, and construction of a new healthcare facility that is estimated to cost $30 million.
Awardee
Funding Goals
PSEUDO NOFO
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Cordova,
Alaska
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
HRSA-24-115
Native Village Of Eyak was awarded
ILANKA Community Health Center (ICHC) Construction Grant
Project Grant CE254407
worth $5,000,000
from the HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Cordova Alaska United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.493 Congressional Directives.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 10/4/24
Period of Performance
9/30/24
Start Date
9/29/27
End Date
Funding Split
$5.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$5.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
CE254407
SAI Number
CE254407-1635234109
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
75RJ00 HRSA OFFICE OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT
Funding Office
75RR00 HRSA HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS BUREAU
Awardee UEI
X4SJKU5C1ET5
Awardee CAGE
1XHM4
Performance District
AK-00
Senators
Lisa Murkowski
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
Modified: 10/4/24