Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement

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CDC announces a new cooperative agreement (CoAg) for eligible federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal nations and regional AI/AN tribally designated organizations to strengthen and improve the public health infrastructure and performance of tribal public health systems. The intent of this program is to assist in public health infrastructure improvement; workforce development; tribal data and information systems enhancement, including surveillance; and development and adaptation of evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions to increase the long-term sustainability of the collective tribal public health system. This program’s ultimate outcomes are 1) decreased morbidity and mortality among AI/ANs; 2) advanced capacity of Indian Country to identify, respond to, and mitigate public health threats; 3) improved capacity of the workforce to deliver essential public health services; 4) increased culturally-appropriate practice-based evidence programs and policies that are effective and sustainable throughout Indian Country; and 5) improved capacity to collaboratively and strategically address AI/AN health needs and advance health equity.An applicant’s program is expected to demonstrate measurable progress towards two or more of the following outcomes:Increased implementation of tools and processes that build operational capacity and effectivenessIncreased use of core and discipline-specific public health competencies among public health workersImproved collection, maintenance, interpretation, and dissemination of tribal health dataTranslation of evidence-based and evidence-informed practices into culturally appropriate public health programs, policies, and servicesDevelopment of culturally relevant public health resources and communication toolsEstablished multi-sector partnerships (e.g., schools, healthcare, public safety, commerce) to address capacity building and quality improvementIncreased use of nationally established standards, such as those for public health department accreditationIncreased number of qualified public health workersImplementation of culturally practice-based evidence programs and servicesIncreased coordination of multisector partnerships to generate collect public health impact

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