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93.905:  Indian Health Service Research

Objectives:  To conduct research and developmental activities in areas of Indian health care which further the performance of health responsibilities of the Indian Health Service.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

93.905 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  There are two groups of eligible applicants: (1) Federally-recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are contracting with the Indian Health Service under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, 25 U.S.C. 450; and (2) Indian Health Service components, including Service units and area offices.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  There are two groups of eligible applicants: (1) Federally-recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are contracting with the Indian Health Service under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, 25 U.S.C. 450; and (2) Indian Health Service components, including Service units and area offices.

Credentials/Documentation:  If the applicant is a tribe or tribal organization, support of the project must be evidenced by signature of the Tribal Chairperson or designee. If more than one tribe is affected, it is urged that letters of support be provided. If the applicant is an Indian Health Service component, resolutions from tribes involved in the research and letter(s) of support from Indian Health Service unit(s) affected by the proposed research must be submitted. An Indian Health Service component must obtain clearance signatures from the Area Contracting Officer if any purchasing, contracting, or consultant hiring actions are requested in the project. If an application proposes the use of human subjects, the applicant must submit a Form HHS 596. Applicants must provide documentation of the process which will be established to protect the confidentiality of data collected and the privacy of patients to include protection of patient records. Costs will be determined in accordance with the applicable cost principles, either OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments including Indian tribes or with OMB Circular No. A-122 for Nonprofit Organizations. Indian Health Service components must comply with the requirements of the Public Health Service Grants Administration Manual (GAM) Part 135.

93.905 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  Preapplications are required as specifically requested in the program announcement. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. An environmental impact statement is not required. Anyone interested in submitting an application under this program is encouraged to contact Dr. William Freeman, Program Coordinator, for technical assistance. Phone: (505) 248-4141.

Application Procedure:  The standard application forms, as furnished by the Public Health Service and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must be used for this program. This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR, Part 92 for Indian Tribes and 45 CFR, Part 74 for nonprofit organizations. Application kits may be obtained from the Indian Health Service Headquarters, Grants Management Branch. Phone: (301) 443-5204. Use the same numbers for FTS.

Award Procedure:  Grants are awarded on a competitive basis with a thorough, objective review to determine selection. Ineligible or incomplete applications will be returned to applicants without review. Applications are processed and grants are awarded by Indian Health Service Headquarters.

Deadlines:  For specific information on the application deadline, contact the Grants Management Branch on (301) 443-5204.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  About 180 days.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  Projects are required to resubmit and recompute each year for renewal of awards.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  The proposals will undergo a dual review process. In the initial review stage, the technical review committee reviews all applications based upon the following criteria: (1) Specific aims; (2) background in research literature; (3) progress report (for competing continuation studies only); (4) research design and methods to be used; (5) data sources, management, quality control, and analysis; (6) originality; (7) importance of the health problem(s) for the community(ies) and service units involved; (8) importance of the health problem(s) for all American Indian and Alaska Native people and the IHS Area; (9) setting of the study; (10) utility of the product and experience to the community(ies) involved; (11) utility of the product and experience to the IHS and other American Indian and Alaska Native people; (12) budget; and (13) key personnel and research team.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  The range is from $9,000 to $50,000; $30,000.

93.905 RELATED PROGRAMS:

93.905 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

93.905 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $0; FY 00 est $100,000; and FY 01 est $100,000.

Budget Account Number:  75-0390-0-1-551.

Authorization:  Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Section 208, Public Law 94-437, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 1621g.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Program guidelines are available from the Headquarters Office program and grants management contacts. Grants with tribes or tribal organizations will be administered in accordance with either 45 CFR 92 or 45 CFR 74, whichever is applicable. Indian Health Service components shall comply with the requirements of the Grants Administration Manual Part 135. The PHS Grants Policy Statement, DHHS Publication No. 94-50,000 (Rev.) April 1, 1994.

93.905 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  Program Contact: Dr. William Freeman, Program Coordinator, IHS Research Program, Headquarters West, 5300 Homestead Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. Phone: (505) 248-4141. Grants Management Contact: Ms. M. Kay Carpentier, Grants Management Branch, Division of Acquisition and Grants Operations, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: (301) 443-5204. Use the same numbers for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

93.905 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Assistance is normally available for a 1-year period. Expenditure of funding is limited by language in the annual appropriations legislation. Payment of grant funds to tribal recipients is made through the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Payment Management System (PMS). Information will be forwarded to grantees regarding the process of obtaining funds.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Recipient organizations must be Indian tribes or tribal organizations contracting with the Indian Health Service under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, 25 U.S.C. 450. In accordance with the authorizing legislation, applications from tribes and tribal organizations will be given an equal opportunity to compete with those from Indian Health Service components. Grants under this program are limited to research and development activities in areas of health care which impact the health of the American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and which are within the health services responsibilities of the Indian Health Service. Areas of consideration for funding are studies related to: (l) Basic epidemiology, risk factors and/or preventive strategies involving chronic diseases; (2) understanding of behavioral changes and their acceptance in Indian communities, regarding health promotion/disease prevention strategies which rely on individual, family, or community acceptance of responsibility for improving health status; (3) etiology, morbidity, adjunctive treatment alternatives or preventive strategies for dealing with alcohol or substance abuse, mental health problems and their impact on non-afflicted family members; (4) functional status, burden of illness or social support systems for health care of the elderly, and estimates of demand for extended care services; (5) involvement of professional nursing in reproductive health care, infant care, patient education, compliance with self-care, and the influence of social support systems on the behavior of pregnant women, as well as questions of job-satisfaction in nursing; (6) intervention alternatives for family dysfunction problems such as interpersonal violence, alcohol or drug abuse, poor school or work performance, mental health problems and inappropriate utilization of health services; (7) alternative configurations for the delivery of health care services.

93.905 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Reporting requirements are consistent with 45 CFR, Part 92 for Indian tribes and with 45 CFR, Part 74 for nonprofit tribal organizations. Quarterly and final program progress reports will be required. A final status report is also required. Indian Health Service components shall comply with the same terms and conditions applicable to nonfederal grantees.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," 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 requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspection and audits by DHHS and other Federal government officials.

Records:  DHHS and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of a grantee, subgrantee, contractor, or subcontractor, which are pertinent to the grant in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records for three years after the end of a budget period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the three year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular three year period, whichever is later.