IHS Awards Tribal Management Grants to Support Tribal Self-Determination

The Indian Health Service has awarded nearly $1 million in tribal management grants to 10 tribes and tribal organizations as part of a competitive program to develop and improve tribal capacity to manage health programs under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

The Tribal Management Grant Program is designed to prepare tribes and tribal organizations for assuming all or part of existing IHS programs, functions, services, and activities, and to further develop and improve their health management capabilities. The program consists of four project types with funding amounts and project periods: Feasibility Study; Planning; Evaluation Study; and Health Management Structure.

The following tribes and tribal organizations received funding for fiscal year 2024:

Grant Recipient	City	State	Amount
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma	Shawnee	OK	$70,000
California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.	Roseville	CA	$50,000
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe	Flandreau	SD	$100,000
Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes	Poplar	MT	$47,677
Indian Health Council, Inc.	Valley Center	CA	$130,078
Knik Tribe	Wasilla	AK	$99,804
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation	Sisseton	SD	$150,000
Snoqualmie Tribe	Snoqualmie	WA	$101,748
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indian in Oklahoma	Tahlequah	OK	$50,000
Wyandotte Nation	Wyandotte	OK	$70,000

These awards highlight the agency’s commitment to supporting tribal self-determination. The IHS will continue to work with tribes or tribal organizations interested in assuming part or all of existing IHS programs to support the shared goal of providing quality health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives across Indian Country.

The IHS Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes is responsible for a wide range of agency functions that are critical to the IHS' relationships with tribes and tribal organizations. They also coordinate and collaborate with the Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee to host a national forum for all tribal leaders to discuss best practices, partnerships, and resources to improve the Indian health care delivery system.