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Total Revenue
▼$1.4M
Total Contributions
$1.4M
Total Expenses
▼$1.4M
Total Assets
$150.4K
Total Liabilities
▼$127.3K
Net Assets
$23.1K
Officer Compensation
→$140K
Other Salaries
$0
Investment Income
▼$140
Fundraising
▼$0
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Total Federal Funding (partial)
$2.9B
Awards Found
200+
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| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $599.8M | FY2012 | Oct 2011 – Sep 2035 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER | $67.9M | FY2003 | Nov 2002 – Dec 2027 |
| Department of the Interior | THE CHEROKEE NATION | $64M | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of the Interior | THE CHEROKEE NATION | $61.6M | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | PA-25 | $60.8M | — | — – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM | $60.4M | FY1998 | Jun 1998 – Mar 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER | $60.2M | FY2003 | Nov 2002 – Dec 2020 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AIAN HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START | $55.8M | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Oct 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEAD START - FULL YEAR/PART DAY - T/TA & EARLY HEAD START - T/TA | $55.5M | — | — – Jun 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START | $52.5M | FY2020 | Jul 2020 – Jun 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AIAN HEAD START AND AIAN EARLY HEAD START | $49.4M | FY2016 | Nov 2015 – Aug 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START | $46.2M | FY2015 | Jul 2015 – Jun 2021 |
| Department of Agriculture | THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PRIORITIZE AND FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC GROUP OF WORKERS THAT ARE OFTENOVERLOOKED IN TIMES OF NEED. CHEROKEE NATION S FY22 FARM AND MEATPACKING WORKERS RELIEF PROGRAMWILL BENEFIT 81,748 CHEROKEE NATION CN CITIZENS NATIONWIDE AND ALL FARM AND MEATPACKING EMPLOYEESWITHIN THE 14-COUNTY CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION BY PROVIDING A ONE-TIME FLAT PAYMENT OF 600BETWEEN MAY 2022 AND MAY 2024. THESE PAYMENTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP OFFSET UNEXPECTED COSTSBROUGHT ON BY COVID-19, SUCH AS PURCHASING PROTECTIVE GEAR, PAYING FOR TESTING, AND COSTS ASSOCIATEDWITH QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH FARM AND MEATPACKING WORKERS. CHEROKEE NATION HASEXPERIENCE IN DISBURSING PAYMENTS TO A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS USING ITS ONLINE SYSTEM, THE GADUGIPORTAL, TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS. THIS PORTAL SYSTEM HAS VARIOUS OTHER SERVICE APPLICATIONS AND THERE AREALREADY A LARGE NUMBER OF CITIZENS REGISTERED, APPROXIMATELY 283,604 AS OF MARCH 1, 2022. ADDITIONALLY,BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCALORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS TAHLEQUAH FARMERS MARKET, OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL BEDEVELOPED AND EXPANDED. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE PROMOTING THIS PROGRAM AT LOCALMEETINGS, WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION TO THEIR CONTACTS, AND HELPING ELIGIBLEINDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS. AN OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP ANETWORK THAT WILL REACH A SPECIFIC SUBSET OF CHEROKEE NATION CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO AREFARM AND FOOD WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, SO THAT FUTURE SUPPORT IN RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THESEINDIVIDUALS CAN BE QUICKLY AND EASILY PROVIDED. | $45.9M | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Oct 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2019 CCDF | $41.5M | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2021 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2018 CCDF | $40.7M | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of the Interior | SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL: BASE INITIAL AMENDMENT SY 2019-2020 (NO FUND AMENDMENT). | $36.5M | FY2019 | Jul 2019 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Transportation | INFRA PROGRAM FUNDING | $32.1M | FY2026 | Dec 2025 – Dec 2029 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $31.7M | FY2010 | Mar 2010 – — |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS | $31.3M | FY2012 | Oct 2011 – Sep 2034 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $30.6M | FY2012 | Oct 2011 – Sep 2028 |
| Department of Commerce | THE PROJECT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, BROADBAND SERVICES AMONG TRIBAL MEMBERS: INSTALL FIBER AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS LOCATED IN 16 TRIBAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH A 3-PHASED PROJECT THAT WILL LAY 240 MILES OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND CONSTRUCT 16 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS THAT WILL SUPPORT WIRELESS AND CELL SERVICES. COMPLETE A FIBER LOOP AROUND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE RESERVATION. DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS TO OFFER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN PROJECT-RELATED CAREERS. CONNECT TRIBAL MEMBERS LOCATED IN 16 RURAL, UNSERVED, LOW-INCOME CHEROKEE COMMUNITIES IN OKLAHOMA TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, AND FUTURE-PROOFED BROADBAND SERVICES. INCREASE TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES. ENHANCE AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS FOR K-12+. OFFER ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH CARE. PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. CREATE APPROXIMATELY 35 JOBS IN PROJECT-RELATED CAREERS SUCH AS HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERA | $29.7M | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Aug 2027 |
| Department of the Interior | CHEROKEE NATION - TPA BASE CR1 DIST. | $29M | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $28.7M | — | — – — |
| Department of the Interior | CHEROKEE NATION - TPA BASE CR1 DISTRIBUTION | $28.2M | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION DIABETES PROGRAM - CHEROKEE NATION IS THE LARGEST FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE WITH APPROXIMATELY 420,952 REGISTERED TRIBAL CITIZENS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 266,425 ENROLLED CHEROKEES RESIDING IN OKLAHOMA AND CURRENTLY 135,029 CITIZENS RESIDE WITHIN THE RESERVATION OF THE CHEROKEE NATION, THE FINAL BOUNDARIES OF WHICH WERE FIXED BY TREATY IN 1866. THE RESERVATION COVERS ALL OF SIX COUNTIES AND PARTS OF AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 6,950 SQUARE MILES AND 4,447,716 ACRES. OUR HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDES ONE HOSPITAL AND NINE AMBULATORY HEALTH CENTERS, WITH A USER POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 151,000, AND NEARLY 11,200 DIABETES PATIENTS. CHEROKEE NATION (SDPI) PROGRAM IS PRIMARILY CLINIC-BASED AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SYSTEM. OUR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE DIRECTION AND RESOURCES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM’S CAPACITY TO PREVENT/TREAT COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES AND PREVENT/DELAY THE ONSET OF DIABETES. THE KEY HEALTH ISSUES IN OUR DIABETES PATIENT POPULATION INCLUDE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND DIABETIC FOOT COMPLICATIONS. THE HIGH PREVALENCE OF OBESITY IN OUR POPULATION, LOW LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND UNHEALTHY NUTRITION ARE THE KEY ISSUES INCREASING THE RISK OF DIABETES IN OUR POPULATION. FOR FY 2023, WE HAVE SELECTED “FOOT EXAM” AS THE BEST PRACTICE WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS’ VASCULAR AND SENSATION STATUS IN THEIR FEET, AND TO HELP IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITH HIGH-RISK FEET THAT NEED DIABETIC SHOES AS PART OF OUR LIMB SALVAGE PROGRAM. OUR ACTIVITY FOR THIS BEST PRACTICE WILL BE NURSE-PERFORMED COMPREHENSIVE FOOT EXAMS OF PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS WITH DIABETES WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 11,200 PATIENTS RECEIVING THEIR COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES CARE MANAGEMENT AT A CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERVICES FACILITY. WE WILL ALSO CONDUCT FIVE ACTIVITIES/SERVICES NOT RELATED TO THE BEST PRACTICE, INCLUDING: 1) DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR DIABETES PATIENTS, INCLUDING CHEROKEE NATION DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM CLASSES (ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES CARE & EDUCATION SPECIALISTS), BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL CLASSES, AND ONE-ON-ONE DIABETES EDUCATION BY DIABETES PROGRAM REGISTERED NURSES FOR NEW ONSET DIABETES, PATIENTS WITH AN A1C>9%, GESTATIONAL DIABETES, OR INSULIN EDUCATION, WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF 3,150 PATIENTS. 2) NUTRITION EDUCATION BY REGISTERED DIETITIANS, BOTH FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES (NEWLY DIAGNOSED; THOSE WITH AN A1C 7.0-9.0% OR PATIENTS WITH AN A1C >9% ENROLLED IN INTENSIVE DIABETES MANAGEMENT SUPPORT CLASSES) AND PATIENTS AT-RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES (PREDIABETES; OBESITY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; GESTATIONAL DIABETES; AND PRENATAL PATIENTS), WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF 8,450 PATIENTS. 3) DIABETES LIMB SALVAGE PROGRAM AND FOOT CARE SERVICES FOR DIABETES PATIENTS, INCLUDING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT PATHOLOGIES BY PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND/OR PODIATRISTS, NAIL-TRIMMING CLINICS CONDUCTED BY REGISTERED NURSES WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION IN DIABETIC FOOT CARE; AND PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC FOOTWEAR FOR DIABETES PATIENTS WITH HIGH-RISK FEET, WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF 1,500 PATIENTS. 4) NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH 42 RURAL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION, TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR A TARGET POPULATION OF 5,000 AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. 5) DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM CLASSES AT CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH OUTPATIENT HEALTH CENTERS OR CHEROKEE NATION FITNESS CENTERS, CONDUCTED BY PERSONAL TRAINERS, DIETITIANS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SPECIALISTS FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH A BMI=>25 OR PATIENTS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF PREDIABETES OR A HISTORY OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES, WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF 100 PARTICIPANTS. THE BEST PRACTICE AND OUR FIVE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ALL ADDRESS OUR KEY DIABETES-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES. | $26.9M | FY2023 | Jan 2023 – Dec 2027 |
| Department of the Interior | CHEROKEE NATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT CR1 BASE FUNDING DIST. | $26M | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $25.9M | FY2009 | Oct 2008 – — |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $25.5M | FY2012 | Oct 2011 – Sep 2035 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $25.5M | FY2008 | Oct 2007 – — |
| Department of the Interior | CHEROKEE NATION - FY14 TPA BASE CR1 DIST | $25.4M | FY2014 | Oct 2013 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of the Interior | 2013 TPA BASE DISTRIBUTION FOR C.R. #1 (THROUGH MARCH 27, 2013) | $23.5M | FY2013 | Oct 2012 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND SAFETY AWARD | $20.8M | — | — – — |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS | $20.4M | FY2021 | Jul 2021 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AIAN HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START | $19.7M | FY2020 | Feb 2020 – Jan 2026 |
| Department of Justice | EBCI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY | $18M | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Dec 2011 |
| Department of the Interior | CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB AMENDMENT #10 | $18M | FY2012 | Jul 2012 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FTC6-2022 | $17.5M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $17M | — | — – — |
| Department of the Interior | CHEROKEE CENTRAL SCHOOLS - INITIAL | $16.1M | FY2014 | Jul 2014 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AIAN HEAD START AND AIAN EARLY HEAD START | $15.4M | FY2014 | Feb 2014 – Jan 2020 |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $15.2M | — | — – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2017 CCDF | $14.5M | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $14.4M | — | — – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2016 CCDF | $14.2M | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $14M | — | — – — |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $13.9M | — | — – — |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $13.9M | — | — – — |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $13.8M | FY2018 | Nov 2017 – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEAD START - FULL YEAR/FULL DAY - EARLY HEAD START - T/TA | $13.7M | — | — – Jan 2014 |
| Department of the Interior | INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT | $13.5M | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS | $13.2M | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 |
| Department of Transportation | NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL PROJECTS | $12.9M | — | — – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2015 CCDF | $12.4M | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM | $12.3M | FY1998 | Jun 1998 – Mar 2012 |
| Agency for International Development | EPIDEMIC CONTROL OF HIV BY AVERTING NEW INFECTIONS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND IMPROVE RESILIENCE AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS LIVING WITH HIV BY INCREASING ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE SERVICES. | $11.9M | FY2023 | Jun 2023 – Jun 2026 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT (FORMULA) | $11.9M | FY2009 | Oct 2008 – Aug 2009 |
| Department of Agriculture | SNAP FDPIR SAE | $11.9M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of the Interior | FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF 12/13 ISEP AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDS | $11.8M | FY1992 | Dec 1991 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START | $11.5M | FY2025 | Jul 2025 – Jun 2030 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR INDIANS | $11.4M | FY1998 | Jun 1998 – Mar 2016 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2014 CCDF | $11.2M | FY2014 | Oct 2013 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2008 CCDF | $10.3M | FY2008 | Oct 2007 – Sep 2010 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2013 CCDF | $10.2M | FY2013 | Oct 2012 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Agriculture | COMMUNITY WLDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT COMPETETIVE PASS THRU | $10M | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Sep 2029 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2012 CCDF | $9.9M | FY2012 | Oct 2011 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of the Interior | SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL: GRANT A22AV00877; INITIAL SY 2022 - 2023 GRANT AMENDMENT. | $9.8M | FY2022 | Jul 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2010 CCDF | $9.5M | FY2010 | Oct 2009 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (ICDBG) | $9.4M | FY2020 | May 2020 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2009 CCDF | $9.4M | FY2009 | Oct 2008 – Sep 2010 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2011 CCDF | $9.3M | FY2011 | Oct 2010 – Sep 2012 |
| Department of the Interior | SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL SY 2016-2017 | $8.3M | FY2016 | Jul 2016 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of the Interior | THE CHEROKEE NATION DBA SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL (SHS)` | $8.2M | FY2018 | Jul 2018 – Dec 2019 |
| Department of the Interior | THE CHEROKEE NATION DBA SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL / SY 2017-2018 GRANT # A17AV00755. | $8M | FY2017 | Jul 2017 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Homeland Security | NEXT GENERATION WARNING SYSTEM GRANT PROGRAM | $8M | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2028 |
| Department of the Interior | SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL | $7.9M | FY2014 | Jul 2014 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS | $7.5M | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Dec 2029 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION STRATEGIC TRIBAL INITIATIVE TO TREAT AND CURE HEPATITIS C VIRUS (STITCH) PROGRAM - USING A SAME-DAY TEST AND TREAT MODEL, THE CHEROKEE NATION STRATEGIC TRIBAL INITIATIVE TO TREAT AND CURE HCV (STITCH) PROGRAM AIMS TO ELIMINATE HCV FROM THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION BY TESTING INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH-RISK OF INFECTION, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING INSECURITIES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS), AND MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES. THERE IS AN ESTIMATED 2.4 MILLION INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CHRONIC HCV IN THE UNITED STATES (US). AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE (AI/AN) INDIVIDUALS HAVE A HIGHER INCIDENCE RATE OF HCV INFECTION AND MORTALITY RATE COMPARED TO OTHER POPULATIONS. AI/AN PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHEROKEE PEOPLE, EXPERIENCE HIGHER PREVALENCE OF HOMELESSNESS, SUD, AND MENTAL ILLNESS, INCLUDING SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI). BETWEEN OCTOBER 2012 AND JULY 2024, CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERVICES (CNHS) SCREENED APPROXIMATELY 87,000 UNIQUE PATIENTS FOR HCV INFECTION. AS OF APRIL 2025, OVER 2,000 PATIENTS HAD TESTED POSITIVE, WITH APPROXIMATELY 54% INITIATING TREATMENT. TO ACHIEVE HCV ELIMINATION IN CHEROKEE NATION, THERE REMAINS A CRITICAL NEED TO IDENTIFY AND SCREEN HARD-TO-REACH POPULATIONS AND TO STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT IN CARE AND TREATMENT INITIATION AMONG THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH HCV INFECTIONS WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION. SECONDARY GOALS ARE TO INCREASE THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF HIV AND SYPHILIS, AS WELL AS IMPROVING THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AMONG HIGH-RISK CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS OF TRIBAL NATIONS WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION. THE RESERVATION COVERS 14 TOTAL COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA, INCLUDING ALL OF SIX COUNTIES AND PARTS OF AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT COUNTIES. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO INTEGRATE COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES WITH CLINICAL SERVICES TO SCREEN, DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND PREVENT HCV ALONG WITH HIV, AND SYPHILIS INFECTIONS IN CHEROKEE NATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY. WHEN INDIVIDUALS ENGAGE WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY WILL BE INVITED TO RECEIVE TESTING FOR HCV USING RNA POINT-OF-CARE KITS AND HIV/SYPHILIS USING ANTIBODY-BASED POINT-OF-CARE KITS. INDIVIDUALS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR HCV WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR A SAME DAY VISIT WITH A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO REVIEW RESULTS, DISCUSS NEXT STEPS, AND INITIATE TREATMENT AS APPROPRIATE. STAFF WILL FOLLOW STANDARD PROTOCOLS TO SUPPORT CARE CONTINUITY, INCLUDING CONTACTING PATIENTS VIA TELEPHONE AND MAIL FOR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS, REMINDERS AND RESCHEDULING AS NEEDED. ALL PATIENTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ANY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AS INDICATED. AS PART OF THE CLINICAL SERVICES APPROACH, CNHS WILL PRIORITIZE INCREASING PROVIDER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF CURRENT HCV SCREENING AND TREATMENT GUIDELINES. FURTHER, CNHS WILL DEPLOY PATIENT NAVIGATORS TO SUPPORT PATIENTS THROUGH THE HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CASCADE OF CARE. FINALLY, CNHS WILL USE INCENTIVE-BASED STRATEGIES – INTEGRATED ACROSS BOTH COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL SETTINGS - TO ENHANCE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN SCREENING AND HCV TREATMENT. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATED TO GUIDE AND REFINE IMPLEMENTATION THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PERIOD. | $7.5M | FY2025 | Sep 2025 – Sep 2027 |
| Department of the Interior | THE CHEROKEE NATION - SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL INITIAL SY 1516 GRANT | $7.5M | FY2015 | Jul 2015 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE | $7M | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Sep 2021 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION "MANY PATHS" PROJECT | $6.8M | FY2007 | Sep 2007 – Sep 2010 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2021 TANF | $6.7M | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Labor | NEG | $6.5M | FY2015 | Jul 2015 – Jun 2017 |
| Agency for International Development | THE GOAL OF THIS AWARD IS TO PREVENT NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITY AMONG ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN (AGYW) IN ESWATINI. THIS ACTIVITY WILL WORK IN AT LEAST 4 PRIORITY TINKHUNDLA WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF HHOHHO. THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN MITIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF HIV, REDUCTION IN NEW HIV INFECTIONS, AND IMPROVED HIV CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS. | $6.5M | FY2021 | Dec 2020 – Nov 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CCDX-2024 | $6.4M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2028 |
| Department of Agriculture | CNP SME EBT BENEFITS NON APPR | $6.4M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Energy | THE TRIBAL ENTITY WITH PROJECT PARTNERS WILL WORK TO EXECUTE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN IRA PROVISION 50122 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HOME ELECTRIFICATION AND APPLIANCE REBATES (HEAR) TO BENEFIT U.S. HOUSEHOLDS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS TO INITIATE A NEW FULLY CONDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT ALL FUNDING AND ACTIONS ON THIS AWARD ARE FULLY CONDITIONAL PENDING FURTHER AWARD NEGOTIATION. A FUTURE MODIFICATION IS REQUIRED TO LIFT CONDITIONS. | $6.4M | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Dec 2029 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION CAN | $6.3M | FY2006 | Sep 2006 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM | $6.1M | FY1998 | Jun 1998 – Mar 2009 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2025 TANF | $6M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2024 TANF | $6M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2023 TANF | $6M | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2022 TANF | $6M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2020 TANF | $6M | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2020 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD OF $5,925,000 UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) TO THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS. THIS AGREEMENT IS TO REPLACE EXISTING SCHOOL BUSES WITH CLEAN AND ZERO-EMISSION (ZE) SCHOOL BUSES. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REPLACING 15 CLASS 7 DIESEL SCHOOL BUSES WITH 15 CLASS 7 ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES, PURCHASING, AND PURCHASING 3 DC FAST CHARGERS AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE. THE NEW SCHOOL BUSES WILL SERVE CHEROKEE CENTRAL SCHOOLS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 15 NEW ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES TO ENTIRELY ELECTRIFY THE BUS FLEET; 3 NEW DC FAST CHARGERS WITH 3 DISPENSERS EACH (9 PORTS TOTAL); THREE TRAININGS PROVIDED TO STAFF, BUS DRIVERS, TECHNICIANS, AND MECHANICS; 650 STUDENTS TRANSPORTED TO SCHOOL ON ESBS; AND THE PUBLICATION OF AT LEAST THREE PUBLIC OUTREACH ITEMS, INCLUDING WEBSITE/BLOG, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, WEBINARS, AND OUTREACH EVENTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE REDUCED EMISSIONS RESULTING IN A HEALTHIER RIDING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF; BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THE LOCAL ECONOMY, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, AND THE WELFARE OF RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY; IMPROVED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ESB AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE; CHANGES IN DRIVER BEHAVIOR, SUCH AS REDUCED IDLING OPERATIONS OF CLEAN SCHOOL BUSES OR OPTIMIZING EFFICIENCY OF EV POWERTRAIN OPERATIONS; INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE AMONG OTHER FLEET MANAGERS CONSIDERING ELECTRIFICATION; AND INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF EVS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY IS THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS. ADDITIONAL BENEFICIARIES ARE THE CHEROKEE CENTRAL SCHOOL, THE CHILDREN WHO ARE BROUGHT TO THE SCHOOL ON ESBS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE TOWN OF CHEROKEE, NC, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF JACKSON AND SWAIN COUNTIES. | $5.9M | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Aug 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION NATIVE AMERICANRESEARCH CENTER FOR HEALTH | $5.9M | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION PUBLIC HEALTH GA-DU-GI ? A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER INITIATIVE | $5.8M | FY2021 | Aug 2021 – Aug 2025 |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $5.8M | — | — – — |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $5.7M | — | — – — |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS | $5.3M | FY2020 | Jun 2020 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | NARCH 12 - PROJECT SUMMARY MAJOR HEALTH INEQUITIES CONTINUE TO IMPACT TRIBAL NATIONS, YET A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF SCIENTISTS WHO CONDUCT TRIBALLY ENGAGED RESEARCH AIMED AT ALLEVIATING HEALTH DISPARITIES AFFECTING AMERICAN INDIAN (AI) PEOPLE PERSISTS. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, CHEROKEE NATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (OU) SYSTEM AND THE OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (OMRF) HAVE PARTNERED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY BUILDING TRIBAL RESEARCH CAPACITY THROUGH THE NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTERS FOR HEALTH (NARCH) MECHANISM. IN THIS CYCLE OF NARCH FUNDING, THE PARTNERSHIP AMONG CHEROKEE NATION, OU AND OMRF CONTINUES AND, IMPORTANTLY FOR STUDENT CAREER ENHANCEMENT, EXPANDS TO INCLUDE THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) SYSTEM AS A KEY PARTNER FOR STUDENT CAREER ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES. THE OVERALL MISSION OF CHEROKEE NATION NARCH IS TO DEVELOP DURABLE RESEARCH CAPACITY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL NATION TO ADDRESS HEALTH INEQUITIES AFFECTING THE AI POPULATION OF NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE FIVE SPECIFIC AIMS OF CHEROKEE NATION NARCH ARE: 1. TO STRENGTHEN ADMINISTRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING A LEADERSHIP TEAM (LT) AND A TRIBAL-CAMPUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TCAC), THAT ENSURES INTEGRATION OF CAREER ENHANCEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; 2. TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS TO ENGAGE MEANINGFULLY WITH CHEROKEE NATION IN THE CONTEXT OF TRIBAL RESEARCH, FOCUSING ON UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS; 3. TO BUILD TRIBAL CAPACITY BY DEVELOPING A SET OF RESEARCH CODES TO GOVERN THE CONDUCT OF GENOMIC AND OTHER BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PREDICATED ON THE CONCEPT OF TRIBAL DATA SOVEREIGNTY; 4. TO CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH CAPABLE OF SEEDING FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS PERFORMED BY RESEARCHERS SEEKING TO WORK WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION SETTING; AND 5. TO EVALUATE ACTIVITIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP, INCLUDING MONITORING PROGRESS OF STUDENT CAREER ENHANCEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND EVALUATION OF THE OVERALL CHEROKEE NATION NARCH PROGRAM. CHEROKEE NATION NARCH PROVIDES A CRUCIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SOLIDIFY THE FOUNDATION FOR TRIBAL CAPACITY IN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH. THE ADDITION OF OSU STRENGTHENS THIS PROJECT, AS OSU HAS DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN THE EDUCATION OF AI STUDENTS IN SCIENTIFIC AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS FIELDS, INCLUDING THE ADVENT OF THE FIRST TRIBALLY AFFILIATED MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE US. CHEROKEE NATION NARCH THEREFORE PROVIDES AN UNPRECEDENTED ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH A TRIBE, TWO RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES WITH LARGE NA STUDENT POPULATIONS (OU AND OSU), AND A BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (OMRF) WILL WORK SYNERGISTICALLY TO REDUCE THE UNACCEPTABLE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH THAT CONTINUE TO AFFECT AI PEOPLE. | $5.3M | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Jul 2026 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES A CAPITALIZATION GRANT, FUNDED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PL 117-58), FOR THE RECIPIENT'S DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND (DWSRF) PROGRAM. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DWSRF - ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE IDENTIFICATION, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINES. THE AWARD FURTHERS THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION OBJECTIVES OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA).ACTIVITIES:THE RECIPIENT OF THESE FUNDS WILL PROVIDE LOW-INTEREST RATE FINANCING TO ELIGIBLE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE DRINKING WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THE RECIPIENT MAY ALSO USE SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC SET-ASIDES. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DWSRF - ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE IDENTIFICATION, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINES.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE FINANCING, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. DELIVERABLES WILL ALSO BE USED TO INCREASE THE LEAD SERVICE LINE-RELATED TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. | $5.2M | FY2025 | Jun 2025 – Sep 2027 |
| Department of Transportation | IMPROVE EXISTING AIRPORT | $5.1M | FY2020 | Aug 2020 – Aug 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION CAN | $5.1M | FY2014 | Sep 2014 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of Agriculture | SNAP FDPIR SAE | $5M | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2027 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS | $5M | FY2022 | May 2022 – Mar 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2021 CCDF TRIBAL CONSTRUCTION | $5M | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT (COMPETITIVE) | $5M | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Sep 2009 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,999,999.00 TO PROVIDE FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS. THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPLEMENT GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) REDUCTION PROGRAMS, POLICIES, PROJECTS, AND MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN A PRIORITY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (PCAP) DEVELOPED UNDER A CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANTS (CPRG) PLANNING GRANT. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED THROUGH THIS GRANT WILL BENEFIT ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE QUALLA BOUNDARY THROUGH FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES WHICH INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF AMBITIOUS MEASURES THAT WILL ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT CUMULATIVE GHG REDUCTIONS BY 2030 AND BEYOND, PURSUIT OF MEASURES THAT WILL ACHIEVE SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS, PARTICULARLY IN LOW INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, COMPLEMENTING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO MAXIMIZE THESE GHG REDUCTIONS AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND PURSUIT OF INNOVATIVE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE REPLICABLE AND CAN BE 'SCALED UP' ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPORTING ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. FIRST, A MICROGRID WILL BE DEVELOPED AT THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB (CBC) TO SUPPORT THEIR ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS FLEET AND A CLASS 8 ELECTRIC WASTE HAULING TRUCK. THIS MICROGRID WILL BE POWERED BY A SOLAR ARRAY AND A BIODIESEL BACKUP GENERATOR. ALTHOUGH THE SCHOOL BUSES AND CHARGERS CONNECTED TO THE MICROGRID ARE FUNDED BY OTHER SOURCES, THE WASTE-HAULING TRUCK AND THE MICROGRID COMPONENTS WILL BE FINANCED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, SOLAR ARRAYS WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE ROOFTOPS OF TWO PUBLIC TRIBAL BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE POWER. FURTHERMORE, 20 PUBLIC CHARGING STATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED ACROSS THE QUALLA BOUNDARY TO FACILITATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE USAGE IN THE COMMUNITY, WITH TEN OF THESE STATIONS SUPPORTED BY A MINI MICROGRID AND AN EXTRA BIODIESEL BACKUP GENERATOR. TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND BENEFITS OF THESE INITIATIVES, AN EXPERIENCED PROGRAM MANAGER, A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, AND A STUDIES, ASSESSMENTS, AND DATA COLLECTION TEAM WILL BE HIRED TO MONITOR AND ASSESS AIR QUALITY AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS RESULTING FROM THESE OBJECTIVES. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES FOR THIS INITIATIVE SPAN SEVERAL KEY AREAS. ON THE GOVERNMENTAL FRONT, THEY INCLUDE A TRIBAL COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND A COMPLETED GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) INVENTORY. IN TERMS OF DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION, THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER TWO ROOFTOP SOLAR ARRAYS WITH CAPACITIES OF 52.08KW AND 120.96KW, A MICROGRID SUPPORTED BY A 400KW SOLAR ARRAY, A DEPLOYED CLASS 8 ELECTRIC WASTE-HAULING TRUCK, AND TWENTY ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATIONS. FOR DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION, THE DELIVERABLES CONSIST OF A DATA ANALYSIS AND IMPACT EVALUATION PLAN, ADDITIONAL GHG DATA TO INFORM THE INVENTORY, A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, AN EVALUATION OF THE FULL PROJECT IMPACTS, AND A SUBCONTRACT WITH THE STUDIES, ASSESSMENTS, AND DATA COLLECTION (SAD) TEAM TO SUPPORT THESE OUTPUTS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE HIRING A PROGRAM MANAGER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, ALONG WITH SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING FOR THE WORKFORCE. COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL RESULT IN A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN, SAFETY AND ORIENTATION TRAINING WITH LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS, SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ELOHI DINIGATIYI ADVISORY BOARD, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FLYERS AND INFOGRAPHICS TO DESCRIBE THE PROJECT'S IMPACTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE EQUALLY COMPREHENSIVE. IN TERMS OF ELECTRICITY USE AND GENERATION, THE PROJECT AIMS TO GENERATE ENERGY WITH SOLAR ARRAYS, STORE ENERGY WITH MICROGRID BATTERIES, REDUCE ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR THE TRIBE, INCREASE MILES DRIVEN BY THE ELECTRIC TRUCK, BOOST THE USE OF EV CHARGING STATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ENCOURAGE MORE EV PURCHASES BY THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT FLEET. RE | $5M | FY2025 | Dec 2024 – Nov 2029 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | TRIBAL DIABETES PROGRAM THROUGH CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY. - WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH GEORGIA, EASTERN TENNESSEE, MOST OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND PARTS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA HAVE BEEN THE HOMELAND OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE FOR MANY CENTURIES. THE MUSEUM OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS LINKS CHEROKEE ANCESTRY BACK AS MANY AS 10,000 YEARS. THE EASTERN BAND OF THE CHEROKEE (EBCI) MEMBERS ARE DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION AND THE OCONALUFTEE CHEROKEE OF 1817 AND 1819. THE OCONALUFTEE CHEROKEE INCLUDE THOSE WHO AVOIDED THE CHEROKEES' FORCED REMOVAL TO OKLAHOMA IN THE 1830'S "TRAIL OF TEARS”, AS WELL AS, THOSE THAT RETURNED AFTER THE REMOVAL. EBCI WAS DULY INCORPORATED IN 1889 UNDER A CORPORATE CHARTER AND THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF EBCI’S RECOGNITION AS A SOVEREIGN NATION. ENROLLMENT TODAY IS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 ENROLLED MEMBERS AND AT THIS TIME EBCI IS THE ONLY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE IN NORTH CAROLINA. APPROXIMATELY 12,000 AI/ANS ARE CONSIDERED ACTIVE USERS OF THE TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEM REFERRED TO AS THE CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY. WITH THE ENCROACHMENT OF WHITE SETTLERS IN 1500, AND MANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT OF THE CHEROKEE’S CHOOSING, THE PEOPLE HAD TO CHANGE THEIR WAY OF LIFE. 20,000 MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE WALKED THE TRAIL OF TEARS TO OKLAHOMA. OF THOSE LEFT BEHIND, SOME WERE PLACED IN BOARDING SCHOOLS AND NO LONGER HAD THEIR TRADITIONAL FOODS AVAILABLE. THEY WERE STRIPPED OF THEIR IDENTITY AND MADE TO BE MORE LIKE THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS. OTHERS WERE LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES IN AN EVER CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. OVER TIME AND PRESSURES FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, THE CHEROKEE ADAPTED INTO A MODERN WAY OF LIFE. THIS HAS BROUGHT ON A CHANGE IN THE PEOPLE THAT HAS LEFT THE TRADITIONAL WAYS IN THE BACKGROUND. TODAY, THE CHEROKEE ENJOY ALL THE CONVENIENCES OF THE MODERN WAY OF LIFE. THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO HUNT FOR THEIR MEAT OR PLANT AND TEND GARDENS FOR THEIR PRODUCE. THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO PHYSICALLY WORK FOR THEIR FOOD AND WAY OF LIFE. THIS FACT AND HISTORICAL STRESSORS HAVE BROUGHT CHANGES TO THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE TRIBE. CHEROKEE MEN AND WOMEN ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE OBESE AS MEMBERS OF OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE PREVALENCE RATE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AMONG CHEROKEE MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED IS 20%. THIS RATE IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE COMBINED RATE FOR MEN AND WOMEN FROM ALL OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE CHEROKEE DIABETES PROGRAM WORKS TO EASE THE BURDEN OF DIABETES ON THE TRIBE AND ITS MEMBERS. WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES THROUGH RELATIONSHIP BASED CARE. EBCI HAS IDENTIFIED DIABETES AS A PRIORITY FOR THE TRIBE. SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM FOR INDIANS (SDPI) PROVIDES A MEANS FOR ADDRESSING THIS PRIORITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, USE OF EVIDENCE BASED BEST PRACTICES AND WORKING WITH TARGETED GROUPS FOR IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. SDPI STAFF WORK WITH PATIENTS ON VARIED ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE GLYCEMIC CONTROL SUCH AS EDUCATION, GROUP MEETINGS AROUND SUPPORT OR WEIGHT LOSS, SCHEDULING TIME WITH THE EXERCISE SPECIALIST, AND FILLING PILL BOXES. WE ARE ALSO USING CARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO CARE. THE SDPI FUNDING IS ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDING OUR SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE DIABETIC PATIENTS WITHIN THE TRIBE. THE FUNDS ARE ESSENTIAL PREVENTION EFFORTS FOR THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND FOR COMPREHENSIVE CARE THE DIABETIC PATIENTS OF CHEROKEE. SO THEREFORE, WE REQUEST ACCEPTANCE OF OUR APPLICATION AND TO RECEIVE OUR FULL FUNDING FOR THE COMING YEARS OF THIS APPLICATION. | $5M | FY2023 | Jan 2023 – Dec 2027 |
| Department of Agriculture | SNAP FDPIR SAE | $5M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Transportation | APPLICATION PURPOSE: CONSTRUCT A NEW ADMINISTRATION/OPERATIONS FACILITY FOR CHEROKEE AREA TRANSIT SERVICE (CATS).; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE ALL NECESSARY TASKS TO COMPLETE A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE/OPERATIONS FACILITY FOR CATS. THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SITE PREPARATION CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPING AND FUEL PAD INSTALLATION.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE NEW CATS ADMINISTRATIVE/OPERATIONS FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE DELIVERY OF TRANSIT SERVICE FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY THE NEW FACILITY PROVIDES FOR POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF TRANSIT SERVICE WITHIN THE COUNTY.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS OF CHEROKEE COUNTY.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE. | $4.9M | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Mar 2032 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM | $4.8M | FY2003 | Sep 2003 – Mar 2021 |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSIT PROGRAM | $4.8M | — | — – — |
| Department of Labor | DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS | $4.7M | FY2020 | Jun 2020 – Jun 2023 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO RURAL WATER DISTRICT NO. 1, CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO DECOMMISSION THE ANTIQUATED WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND BEGIN PURCHASING POTABLE WATER FROM ANOTHER PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM WHOSE WATER DOES MEET THE REQUIRED WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WILL ENABLE CHEROKEE COUNTY RURAL WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 TO DELIVER THIS NEW POTABLE WATER SUPPLY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, MAINTAIN ADEQUATE STORAGE CAPACITIES, WHILE ALSO REDUCING SIGNIFICANT WATER LOSSES PROMOTING WATER CONSERVATION. THIS AGREEMENT WILL IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT AS DIRECTED IN THE 2022 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT.ACTIVITIES:SCOPE OF WORK: PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE: 1. DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FROM DISTRICT 7 AND TO REDUCE WATER LOSS IN RANGER CREEK AREA: - LINE REPLACEMENTS - PRESSURE REDUCTION STATION 2. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF WATER FROM DISTRICT 7: - 6-INCH WATER LINE - 8-INCH WATER LINE - 200 GALLON PER MINUTE (GPM) PUMP STATION WITH STANDBY POWER - EXPANSION OF EXISTING PUMP STATION - 200,000 GALLON TANK - RESURFACING, TELEMETRY AND MISCELLANEOUSSUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ARE: 1. DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE ADEQUATE POTABLE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE DISTRICT'S CUSTOMERS; 2. DEVELOP AN ADEQUATE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A NEW POTABLE WATER SUPPLY TO DISTRICT'S CUSTOMERS AND REDUCE WATER LOSSES; AND 3. COMPLY WITH THE CONSENT ORDER NO. 21-037 TASK G. TO COMPLETE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND DECOMMISSION WATER TREATMENT PLANT BY MARCH 1, 2024. WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO A SAFE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. | $4.7M | FY2023 | Aug 2023 – Dec 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS | $4.6M | FY2021 | Oct 2020 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM | $4.5M | FY2016 | Jul 2016 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2026 TANF | $4.5M | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION BREAST & CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION | $4.4M | FY2007 | Jun 2007 – Jun 2012 |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS | $4.4M | FY2020 | Jul 2020 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $4.4M | — | — – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FY2026 TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE GRANT | $4.3M | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CD10-1011STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES | $4.2M | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Mar 2015 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM ANDCHEROKEE NATION COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM | $4.2M | FY2017 | Jun 2017 – Jun 2022 |
| Department of Homeland Security | DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) | $4.2M | FY2013 | Apr 2013 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of Energy | TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY RECOVERY ACT: HOUSING ENERGY AUDITS, COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY, CONSTRUCTION OF A RECYCLING CENTER, CONSTRUCTION OF | $4.2M | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE CHEROKEE NATION FINDING HOPE PROJECT | $4.2M | FY2012 | Sep 2012 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FY2022 TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT - CHEROKEE NATION’S TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF TREATMENT, PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS WITH OPIOID AND STIMULANT USE DISORDERS. OUR PROGRAM SERVICE AREA IS THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION, WHICH COVERS ALL OF SIX COUNTIES AND PARTS OF AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 6,950 SQUARE MILES AND 4,447,716 ACRES. THESE COUNTIES INCLUDE ADAIR, CHEROKEE, CRAIG, DELAWARE, MAYES, MCINTOSH, MUSKOGEE, NOWATA, OTTAWA, ROGERS, SEQUOYAH, TULSA, WAGONER, AND WASHINGTON. THE CN TOR PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, TO 150 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 300 OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS, AND PREVENTION SERVICES. THE PRIMARY GOALS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO TREATMENT, HARM REDUCTION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN TRIBAL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, TO IMPROVE COMPETENCIES OF THE WORKFORCE SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND TO REDUCE STIGMA AROUND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN CHEROKEE NATION COMMUNITIES. | $4.2M | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC ADMIN EXPENSES | $4.2M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2009 CCDFS | $4.1M | FY2009 | Oct 2008 – Sep 2010 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE PROJECT (TOR4) - CHEROKEE NATION’S TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE (CN TOR) PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF TREATMENT, PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR AMERICAN INDIANS, ALL AGES, WITH OR IMPACTED BY OPIOID AND STIMULANT USE DISORDERS. OUR PROGRAM SERVICE AREA IS THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE CN TOR PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, FOR 110 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE AND 120 IN YEARS TWO THROUGH FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 590 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE ENTIRE FIVE YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE HARM REDUCTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES FOR 675 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE, 685 IN YEAR TWO, 695 IN YEAR THREE, 705 IN YEAR FOUR, AND 715 IN YEAR FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 3475 OVER THE FIVE YEAR PROJECT. THE PRIMARY GOALS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY TAILORED TREATMENT, RECOVERY, HARM REDUCTION, AND PREVENTION SERVICES TRIBAL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, ENHANCE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, AND TO INCREASE COLLABORATION AND PROMOTION OF RECOVERY THROUGHOUT CHEROKEE NATION COMMUNITIES. | $4.1M | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Sep 2029 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN | $4.1M | FY2011 | Oct 2010 – Sep 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FY 2025 COMPREHENSIVE TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES | $4.1M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THE CHEROKEE NATION CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS - THE CHEROKEE NATION IS THE LARGEST TRIBE IN THE NATION WITH OVER 347,329 TRIBAL MEMBERS. CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS IN OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS ALL OKLAHOMANS. RECENT CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY DATA FOR THE CHEROKEE NATION INDICATE A GROWING BURDEN OF CANCER AMONG CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION. THE CHEROKEE NATION BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM (CNBCCEDP) WILL BUILD ON PREVIOUS WORK AND CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO LEAD AND IMPLEMENT ALL COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM. THE CNBCCEDP WILL FACILITATE EARLIER SCREENING AND ENSURE PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER TARGETING LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN. CNBCCEDP WILL FACILITATE IMPROVED EFFECTIVE OUTREACH TO POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING HEALTH INEQUITIES FOR BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER AND IDENTIFY PRIORITY POPULATIONS TO IMPROVE SCREENING RATES. SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED THROUGH A REGIONAL NETWORK OF NINE (9) CHEROKEE NATION OPERATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AND STATE PARTNERSHIPS. THESE EFFORTS AIM TO IMPACT NOT ONLY CHEROKEE CITIZENS BUT ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE TRIBAL SERVICE AREA. THE CHEROKEE NATION COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM’S (CNCCC) PROPOSED PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT CANCER COALITION EFFORTS THAT LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE THE PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CANCER; SUPPORT CANCER EARLY DETECTION EFFORTS; ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CANCER SURVIVORS; AND PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY. THE CHEROKEE NATION CCC PROJECT ENCOMPASSES FOUR (4) COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PRIORITIES; ADDRESSING PRIMARY PREVENTION, SUPPORTING EARLY DETECTION, ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS AND REDUCING CANCER DISPARITIES. | $4.1M | FY2022 | Jun 2022 – Jun 2027 |
| Department of Agriculture | SNAP FDPIR SAE | $4M | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC FOOD EXPENSE | $3.9M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Agriculture | THIS AGREEMENT RESTORES FIRE ADAPTED FORESTS AND REDUCES WILDFIRE RISK ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS WILL DEVELOP AND DEPLOY A TRIBAL WILDLAND FIRE MODULE FOR HAZARDOUS FUELS MITIGATION IN AREAS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE, INCREASING BOTH TRIBAL AND FOREST SERVICE CAPACITY TO CONDUCT HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION, IMPLEMENT PRESCRIBED BURNS, AND MONITOR FIRE-ADAPTED LANDSCAPES. | $3.9M | FY2025 | Sep 2025 – Sep 2030 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION CONNECTING UNDERSERVED WITH RESOURCES FOR ELIMINATION (C.U.R.E.) PROGRAM - AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE (AI/AN) INDIVIDUALS HAVE HEALTH DISPARITIES RELATED TO HCV, HIV, AND SYPHILIS INFECTIONS. IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE HCV AND HIV AND CURB THE SYPHILIS EPIDEMIC IN CHEROKEE NATION, THERE IS A NEED TO IDENTIFY AND SCREEN HARD TO REACH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND TO IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE AND TREATMENT INITIATION AMONG INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH THESE INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SYSTEM. THE CHEROKEE NATION CONNECTING UNDERSERVED WITH RESOURCES FOR ELIMINATION (C.U.R.E.) PROGRAM AIMS TO INTEGRATE COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES WITH CLINICAL SERVICES TO SCREEN, DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND PREVENT HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS INFECTIONS IN CHEROKEE NATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE UNDERSERVED AI/AN POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND HOUSING INSECURITIES. WHEN INDIVIDUALS SHOW UP TO THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERVICES (CNHS) WILL INVITE PARTICIPANTS TO BE SCREENED FOR HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS USING RAPID TESTING KITS. FOR AI/AN PARTICIPANTS WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS, A STAFF MEMBER WILL SCHEDULE THE PARTICIPANT FOR A SAME DAY TELEHEALTH VISIT WITH A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO DISCUSS TEST RESULTS AND NEXT STEPS. STAFF WILL ALSO COLLECT LABORATORY SAMPLES IN ORDER TO CONDUCT CONFIRMATION TESTING. BEFORE THE AI/AN PARTICIPANT LEAVES, STAFF WILL SCHEDULE A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO DISCUSS RESULTS OF THE HCV CONFIRMATION TEST AND TO START TREATMENT, AS NEEDED. STAFF WILL PROVIDE THE STANDARD PROTOCOLS OF REACHING OUT TO PATIENTS BY TELEPHONE AND MAIL FOR APPOINTMENT REMINDERS AND RESCHEDULES. STAFF WILL ALSO IDENTIFY AND ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO PROMOTE SCREENING ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE HIV AT HOME TESTING KITS TO THOSE INTERESTED. FURTHER, CNHS WILL DEVELOP A COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE THAT DETAIL LOCAL RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAY HELP INDIVIDUALS REDUCE THEIR RISK OF HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS. AS FOR THE CLINICAL SERVICES APPROACH, CNHS WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING PROVIDER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS IN REGARDS TO HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS SCREENING AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. FURTHER, CNHS WILL DEPLOY PATIENT NAVIGATORS TO HELP PATIENTS THROUGH THE HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS CASCADE OF CARE. FINALLY, CNHS WILL USE INCENTIVES THROUGH BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL APPROACHES TO IMPROVE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN SCREENING AND TREATMENT OF HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, CNHS WILL EVALUATE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO INFORM PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD. | $3.9M | FY2024 | Sep 2024 – Aug 2029 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | LWC5-2021 | $3.9M | FY2021 | May 2021 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Agriculture | SNAP FDPIR SAE | $3.9M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN | $3.9M | FY2010 | Oct 2009 – Sep 2010 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CCDD-2025 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARY | $3.8M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CCDD-2024 | $3.8M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN | $3.8M | FY2013 | Oct 2012 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC FOOD EXPENSE | $3.8M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION PUBLIC HEALTH YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY AND SCHOOL HEALTH PROFILES | $3.8M | FY2018 | Aug 2018 – Aug 2024 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC ADMIN EXPENSES | $3.7M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM | $3.7M | FY2003 | Sep 2003 – Mar 2028 |
| Department of Education | TAHLEQUAH ROAR PROJECT FOR SCHOOL CLIMATE TRANSFORMATION | $3.7M | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Education | TAHLEQUAH ROAR - REMOVING OBSTACLES, ACHIEVING RESULTS | $3.7M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Labor | NEG | $3.7M | FY2014 | Jul 2014 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN | $3.7M | FY2012 | Oct 2011 – Sep 2012 |
| Department of Energy | TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY RECOVERY ACT: BLOCK GRANT FOR ARRA FUNDING. NEW AWARD FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA | $3.7M | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Sep 2012 |
| Department of Energy | TAS::89 0328::TAS RECOVERY ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS INC WILL MODIFY EXISTING POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS (PLC) EQUIPMENT INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT A | $3.6M | FY2010 | May 2010 – Feb 2016 |
| Department of Labor | AWARD PURPOSE QUEST DWG PROJECTS ADVANCE THE DEPARTMENT'S PROMISE TO CREATE HIGH-QUALITY JOBS AND A SKILLED WORKFORCE AND REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATION'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WORKERS TO OVERCOME THE EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC, AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE GRANTS ENABLE INDIVIDUALS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUITIES THAT THE PANDEMIC EXACERBATED TO ENTER, RETURN TO, OR ADVANCE IN HIGH-QUALITY JOBS IN GROWTH INDUSTRIES SUCH AS INFRASTRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, THE CARE ECONOMY, AND OTHER CRITICAL SECTORS. QUEST DWGS ALSO ADDRESS BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY NEEDS FOR A RESILIENT AND SKILLED WORKFORCE. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ENHANCED CAREER SERVICES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING THAT LEADS TO WORK-BASED TRAINING SUCH AS REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP, AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WITH HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYERS IN PRIORITY INDUSTRIES, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ENSURE PARTICIPANT SUCCESS. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES WILL EXPAND UPON RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY REGIONAL MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP VOCATIONAL TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND JOB PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PRIORITY INDUSTRIES. COMMUNITY AND POTENTIAL PARTICIPANT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TARGETED OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS USING SOCIAL AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEDIA, PRINTED MATERIALS, IN-PERSON PRESENCE AT JOB FAIRS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND PARTNERS SUCH AS THE LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARDS TO ENGAGE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WILL EXPAND REGIONAL EMPLOYERS' WORKFORCE PIPELINE VIA WORK-BASED AND ONSITE WORKER TRAINING. DELIVERABLES 800 PLANNED PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED INTENDED BENEFICIARY INDIVIDUALS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OR GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES NO APPLICABLE | $3.6M | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Feb 2024 |
| Department of Education | AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES | $3.6M | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Nov 2021 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC ADMIN EXPENSES | $3.6M | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Education | NATIVE AMERICAN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM | $3.5M | FY2011 | Oct 2010 – Sep 2013 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC TECH FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE | $3.5M | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS | $3.5M | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (ICDBG) | $3.5M | FY2022 | Jan 2022 – Dec 2025 |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS | $3.4M | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2021 |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS | $3.4M | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC FOOD EXPENSE | $3.4M | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN | $3.4M | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Sep 2015 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN | $3.3M | FY2014 | Oct 2013 – Sep 2014 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN; INFANTS; AND CHILDREN | $3.2M | FY2020 | Oct 2019 – Sep 2020 |
| Department of Transportation | IMPROVE EXISTING AIRPORT | $3.2M | FY2008 | Jun 2008 – Jun 2011 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CHEROKEE NATION COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL & CANCER EARLY DETECTION | $3.2M | FY2012 | Jun 2012 – Jun 2017 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN | $3.2M | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CCDD-2026 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARY | $3.2M | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2028 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START | $3.2M | FY2022 | Dec 2021 – Nov 2024 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC ADMIN EXPENSES | $3.2M | FY2026 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Education | CHEROKEE NATION VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES | $3.1M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN; INFANTS; AND CHILDREN | $3.1M | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN | $3.1M | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | THRIVE: AN INTEGRATED, DEVELOPMENTAL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR YOUTHAND THEIR CAREGIVERS: SCREENING, REFERRAL, TREATMENT AND TRAINING - TITLE: THRIVE: AN INTEGRATED, DEVELOPMENTAL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS: SCREENING, REFERRAL, TREATMENT AND TRAINING THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR CHEROKEE HEALTH SYSTEMS’ (CHS) PROJECT IS CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 18 AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WHO ARE UNDERSERVED, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, AND/OR FROM MINORITY OR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. PROPOSED SCREENING, INTERVENTION, AND TRAINING COMPONENTS ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF CARE AND FACILITATE EARLY INTERVENTION WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO ARE AT HIGHEST RISK FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. 86% OF CHS PATIENTS IN THE POPULATION OF FOCUS HAVE TENNCARE INSURANCE COVERAGE OR ARE UNINSURED (PROXY MEASURES OF POVERTY). THE PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN 10 CLINICS LOCATED IN ANDERSON, BLOUNT, KNOX, HAMBLEN, LOUDON, AND SEVIER COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE, AND BY SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN ANDERSON, BLOUNT, KNOX, AND SEVIER COUNTIES. OVERALL GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCREASE ACCESS TO THE FULL CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND INCREASE WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY TREAT YOUTH. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INCREASES IN PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS, REFERRALS, AND EARLY INTERVENTIONS AS WELL AS EXPANSIONS TO WRAP-AROUND SERVICES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE PROVIDER COMPETENCE IN THE UTILIZATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO TREAT YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. CHS WILL STRENGTHEN ITS ROBUST TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED SCREENING AND CARE, IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, ENHANCE CLINICAL RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS; ALL PROPOSED COMPONENTS AIM TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES VIA ENHANCED PROVIDER EXPERTISE, COORDINATION OF CARE, THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT, AND THE USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO EFFECTIVELY TREAT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. IN EACH YEAR OF FUNDING, CHS PROPOSES TO SERVE 400 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS. | $3.1M | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Oct 2023 |
| Department of Transportation | PROJECT TITLE: EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDING FY 2025 :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ALL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROVIDED BY FHWA TO EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE UNDER THE FHWA OTT PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR FY25 | $3.1M | — | — – — |
| Department of Energy | BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) – PREVENTING OUTAGES AND ENHANCING THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC GRID FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC GRID AGAINST DISRUPTIVE EVENTS. | $3.1M | FY2024 | Dec 2023 – Apr 2032 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $3M | FY2011 | Aug 2011 – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | SAFEGUARDING THE FUTURE | $3M | FY2013 | Jul 2013 – Jun 2018 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2011 CONSTRUCTION | $3M | FY2011 | Oct 2010 – Sep 2012 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC FOOD EXPENSE | $3M | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FOSTER-2022 | $3M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PR | $3M | FY2017 | Oct 2016 – Sep 2017 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | LWC6-2021 | $3M | FY2021 | May 2021 – Sep 2023 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN; INFANTS; AND CHILDREN | $3M | FY2018 | Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $3M | FY2012 | Feb 2012 – — |
| Department of Transportation | TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $2.9M | — | — – — |
| Department of Health and Human Services | WORKFORCE SEGMENTS ACROSS TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS | $2.9M | FY2018 | Aug 2018 – Aug 2023 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS | $2.9M | — | — – — |
| Department of Agriculture | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS | $2.9M | FY2016 | Oct 2015 – Sep 2016 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR | $2.9M | FY2009 | Oct 2008 – Aug 2009 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FOSTER-2024 | $2.9M | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| Department of Agriculture | WIC ADMIN EXPENSES | $2.9M | FY2022 | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 |
| Department of the Interior | COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND THE CHEROKEE NATION FOR WILDLAND FIRE RESPONSE ON TRUST LAND. | $2.9M | FY2020 | Mar 2020 – Mar 2027 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CCDD-2023 | $2.9M | FY2023 | Oct 2022 – Sep 2025 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FY10 TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION: REPLICATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS (TIER 1) | $2.9M | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Aug 2015 |
| Department of Agriculture | SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN; INFANTS; AND CHILDREN | $2.9M | FY2019 | Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | FOSTER-2025 - FOSTER CARE | $2.8M | FY2025 | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$599.8M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of Health and Human Services
$67.9M
HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER
Department of the Interior
$64M
THE CHEROKEE NATION
Department of the Interior
$61.6M
THE CHEROKEE NATION
Department of Health and Human Services
$60.8M
PA-25
Department of Health and Human Services
$60.4M
DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$60.2M
HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER
Department of Health and Human Services
$55.8M
AIAN HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
Department of Health and Human Services
$55.5M
HEAD START - FULL YEAR/PART DAY - T/TA & EARLY HEAD START - T/TA
Department of Health and Human Services
$52.5M
HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
Department of Health and Human Services
$49.4M
AIAN HEAD START AND AIAN EARLY HEAD START
Department of Health and Human Services
$46.2M
HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
Department of Agriculture
$45.9M
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PRIORITIZE AND FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC GROUP OF WORKERS THAT ARE OFTENOVERLOOKED IN TIMES OF NEED. CHEROKEE NATION S FY22 FARM AND MEATPACKING WORKERS RELIEF PROGRAMWILL BENEFIT 81,748 CHEROKEE NATION CN CITIZENS NATIONWIDE AND ALL FARM AND MEATPACKING EMPLOYEESWITHIN THE 14-COUNTY CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION BY PROVIDING A ONE-TIME FLAT PAYMENT OF 600BETWEEN MAY 2022 AND MAY 2024. THESE PAYMENTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP OFFSET UNEXPECTED COSTSBROUGHT ON BY COVID-19, SUCH AS PURCHASING PROTECTIVE GEAR, PAYING FOR TESTING, AND COSTS ASSOCIATEDWITH QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH FARM AND MEATPACKING WORKERS. CHEROKEE NATION HASEXPERIENCE IN DISBURSING PAYMENTS TO A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS USING ITS ONLINE SYSTEM, THE GADUGIPORTAL, TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS. THIS PORTAL SYSTEM HAS VARIOUS OTHER SERVICE APPLICATIONS AND THERE AREALREADY A LARGE NUMBER OF CITIZENS REGISTERED, APPROXIMATELY 283,604 AS OF MARCH 1, 2022. ADDITIONALLY,BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCALORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS TAHLEQUAH FARMERS MARKET, OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL BEDEVELOPED AND EXPANDED. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE PROMOTING THIS PROGRAM AT LOCALMEETINGS, WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION TO THEIR CONTACTS, AND HELPING ELIGIBLEINDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS. AN OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP ANETWORK THAT WILL REACH A SPECIFIC SUBSET OF CHEROKEE NATION CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO AREFARM AND FOOD WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, SO THAT FUTURE SUPPORT IN RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THESEINDIVIDUALS CAN BE QUICKLY AND EASILY PROVIDED.
Department of Health and Human Services
$41.5M
2019 CCDF
Department of Health and Human Services
$40.7M
2018 CCDF
Department of the Interior
$36.5M
SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL: BASE INITIAL AMENDMENT SY 2019-2020 (NO FUND AMENDMENT).
Department of Transportation
$32.1M
INFRA PROGRAM FUNDING
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$31.7M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$31.3M
INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$30.6M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of Commerce
$29.7M
THE PROJECT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, BROADBAND SERVICES AMONG TRIBAL MEMBERS: INSTALL FIBER AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS LOCATED IN 16 TRIBAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH A 3-PHASED PROJECT THAT WILL LAY 240 MILES OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND CONSTRUCT 16 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS THAT WILL SUPPORT WIRELESS AND CELL SERVICES. COMPLETE A FIBER LOOP AROUND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE RESERVATION. DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS TO OFFER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN PROJECT-RELATED CAREERS. CONNECT TRIBAL MEMBERS LOCATED IN 16 RURAL, UNSERVED, LOW-INCOME CHEROKEE COMMUNITIES IN OKLAHOMA TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, AND FUTURE-PROOFED BROADBAND SERVICES. INCREASE TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES. ENHANCE AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS FOR K-12+. OFFER ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH CARE. PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. CREATE APPROXIMATELY 35 JOBS IN PROJECT-RELATED CAREERS SUCH AS HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERA
Department of the Interior
$29M
CHEROKEE NATION - TPA BASE CR1 DIST.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$28.7M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of the Interior
$28.2M
CHEROKEE NATION - TPA BASE CR1 DISTRIBUTION
Department of Health and Human Services
$26.9M
CHEROKEE NATION DIABETES PROGRAM - CHEROKEE NATION IS THE LARGEST FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE WITH APPROXIMATELY 420,952 REGISTERED TRIBAL CITIZENS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 266,425 ENROLLED CHEROKEES RESIDING IN OKLAHOMA AND CURRENTLY 135,029 CITIZENS RESIDE WITHIN THE RESERVATION OF THE CHEROKEE NATION, THE FINAL BOUNDARIES OF WHICH WERE FIXED BY TREATY IN 1866. THE RESERVATION COVERS ALL OF SIX COUNTIES AND PARTS OF AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 6,950 SQUARE MILES AND 4,447,716 ACRES. OUR HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDES ONE HOSPITAL AND NINE AMBULATORY HEALTH CENTERS, WITH A USER POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 151,000, AND NEARLY 11,200 DIABETES PATIENTS. CHEROKEE NATION (SDPI) PROGRAM IS PRIMARILY CLINIC-BASED AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SYSTEM. OUR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE DIRECTION AND RESOURCES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM’S CAPACITY TO PREVENT/TREAT COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES AND PREVENT/DELAY THE ONSET OF DIABETES. THE KEY HEALTH ISSUES IN OUR DIABETES PATIENT POPULATION INCLUDE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND DIABETIC FOOT COMPLICATIONS. THE HIGH PREVALENCE OF OBESITY IN OUR POPULATION, LOW LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND UNHEALTHY NUTRITION ARE THE KEY ISSUES INCREASING THE RISK OF DIABETES IN OUR POPULATION. FOR FY 2023, WE HAVE SELECTED “FOOT EXAM” AS THE BEST PRACTICE WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS’ VASCULAR AND SENSATION STATUS IN THEIR FEET, AND TO HELP IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITH HIGH-RISK FEET THAT NEED DIABETIC SHOES AS PART OF OUR LIMB SALVAGE PROGRAM. OUR ACTIVITY FOR THIS BEST PRACTICE WILL BE NURSE-PERFORMED COMPREHENSIVE FOOT EXAMS OF PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS WITH DIABETES WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 11,200 PATIENTS RECEIVING THEIR COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES CARE MANAGEMENT AT A CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERVICES FACILITY. WE WILL ALSO CONDUCT FIVE ACTIVITIES/SERVICES NOT RELATED TO THE BEST PRACTICE, INCLUDING: 1) DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR DIABETES PATIENTS, INCLUDING CHEROKEE NATION DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM CLASSES (ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES CARE & EDUCATION SPECIALISTS), BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL CLASSES, AND ONE-ON-ONE DIABETES EDUCATION BY DIABETES PROGRAM REGISTERED NURSES FOR NEW ONSET DIABETES, PATIENTS WITH AN A1C>9%, GESTATIONAL DIABETES, OR INSULIN EDUCATION, WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF 3,150 PATIENTS. 2) NUTRITION EDUCATION BY REGISTERED DIETITIANS, BOTH FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES (NEWLY DIAGNOSED; THOSE WITH AN A1C 7.0-9.0% OR PATIENTS WITH AN A1C >9% ENROLLED IN INTENSIVE DIABETES MANAGEMENT SUPPORT CLASSES) AND PATIENTS AT-RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES (PREDIABETES; OBESITY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; GESTATIONAL DIABETES; AND PRENATAL PATIENTS), WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF 8,450 PATIENTS. 3) DIABETES LIMB SALVAGE PROGRAM AND FOOT CARE SERVICES FOR DIABETES PATIENTS, INCLUDING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT PATHOLOGIES BY PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND/OR PODIATRISTS, NAIL-TRIMMING CLINICS CONDUCTED BY REGISTERED NURSES WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION IN DIABETIC FOOT CARE; AND PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC FOOTWEAR FOR DIABETES PATIENTS WITH HIGH-RISK FEET, WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF 1,500 PATIENTS. 4) NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH 42 RURAL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION, TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR A TARGET POPULATION OF 5,000 AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. 5) DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM CLASSES AT CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH OUTPATIENT HEALTH CENTERS OR CHEROKEE NATION FITNESS CENTERS, CONDUCTED BY PERSONAL TRAINERS, DIETITIANS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SPECIALISTS FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH A BMI=>25 OR PATIENTS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF PREDIABETES OR A HISTORY OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES, WITH A TARGET POPULATION OF 100 PARTICIPANTS. THE BEST PRACTICE AND OUR FIVE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ALL ADDRESS OUR KEY DIABETES-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES.
Department of the Interior
$26M
CHEROKEE NATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT CR1 BASE FUNDING DIST.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$25.9M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$25.5M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$25.5M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of the Interior
$25.4M
CHEROKEE NATION - FY14 TPA BASE CR1 DIST
Department of the Interior
$23.5M
2013 TPA BASE DISTRIBUTION FOR C.R. #1 (THROUGH MARCH 27, 2013)
Department of Transportation
$20.8M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND SAFETY AWARD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$20.4M
INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS
Department of Health and Human Services
$19.7M
AIAN HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
Department of Justice
$18M
EBCI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Department of the Interior
$18M
CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB AMENDMENT #10
Department of Health and Human Services
$17.5M
FTC6-2022
Department of Transportation
$17M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of the Interior
$16.1M
CHEROKEE CENTRAL SCHOOLS - INITIAL
Department of Health and Human Services
$15.4M
AIAN HEAD START AND AIAN EARLY HEAD START
Department of Transportation
$15.2M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$14.5M
2017 CCDF
Department of Transportation
$14.4M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$14.2M
2016 CCDF
Department of Transportation
$14M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Transportation
$13.9M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Transportation
$13.9M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Transportation
$13.8M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$13.7M
HEAD START - FULL YEAR/FULL DAY - EARLY HEAD START - T/TA
Department of the Interior
$13.5M
INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT
Department of Health and Human Services
$13.2M
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS
Department of Transportation
$12.9M
NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL PROJECTS
Department of Health and Human Services
$12.4M
2015 CCDF
Department of Health and Human Services
$12.3M
DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
Agency for International Development
$11.9M
EPIDEMIC CONTROL OF HIV BY AVERTING NEW INFECTIONS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND IMPROVE RESILIENCE AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS LIVING WITH HIV BY INCREASING ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE SERVICES.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$11.9M
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT (FORMULA)
Department of Agriculture
$11.9M
SNAP FDPIR SAE
Department of the Interior
$11.8M
FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF 12/13 ISEP AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDS
Department of Health and Human Services
$11.5M
HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
Department of Health and Human Services
$11.4M
SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR INDIANS
Department of Health and Human Services
$11.2M
2014 CCDF
Department of Health and Human Services
$10.3M
2008 CCDF
Department of Health and Human Services
$10.2M
2013 CCDF
Department of Agriculture
$10M
COMMUNITY WLDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT COMPETETIVE PASS THRU
Department of Health and Human Services
$9.9M
2012 CCDF
Department of the Interior
$9.8M
SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL: GRANT A22AV00877; INITIAL SY 2022 - 2023 GRANT AMENDMENT.
Department of Health and Human Services
$9.5M
2010 CCDF
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$9.4M
INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (ICDBG)
Department of Health and Human Services
$9.4M
2009 CCDF
Department of Health and Human Services
$9.3M
2011 CCDF
Department of the Interior
$8.3M
SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL SY 2016-2017
Department of the Interior
$8.2M
THE CHEROKEE NATION DBA SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL (SHS)`
Department of the Interior
$8M
THE CHEROKEE NATION DBA SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL / SY 2017-2018 GRANT # A17AV00755.
Department of Homeland Security
$8M
NEXT GENERATION WARNING SYSTEM GRANT PROGRAM
Department of the Interior
$7.9M
SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$7.5M
INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS
Department of Health and Human Services
$7.5M
CHEROKEE NATION STRATEGIC TRIBAL INITIATIVE TO TREAT AND CURE HEPATITIS C VIRUS (STITCH) PROGRAM - USING A SAME-DAY TEST AND TREAT MODEL, THE CHEROKEE NATION STRATEGIC TRIBAL INITIATIVE TO TREAT AND CURE HCV (STITCH) PROGRAM AIMS TO ELIMINATE HCV FROM THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION BY TESTING INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH-RISK OF INFECTION, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING INSECURITIES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS), AND MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES. THERE IS AN ESTIMATED 2.4 MILLION INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CHRONIC HCV IN THE UNITED STATES (US). AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE (AI/AN) INDIVIDUALS HAVE A HIGHER INCIDENCE RATE OF HCV INFECTION AND MORTALITY RATE COMPARED TO OTHER POPULATIONS. AI/AN PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHEROKEE PEOPLE, EXPERIENCE HIGHER PREVALENCE OF HOMELESSNESS, SUD, AND MENTAL ILLNESS, INCLUDING SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI). BETWEEN OCTOBER 2012 AND JULY 2024, CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERVICES (CNHS) SCREENED APPROXIMATELY 87,000 UNIQUE PATIENTS FOR HCV INFECTION. AS OF APRIL 2025, OVER 2,000 PATIENTS HAD TESTED POSITIVE, WITH APPROXIMATELY 54% INITIATING TREATMENT. TO ACHIEVE HCV ELIMINATION IN CHEROKEE NATION, THERE REMAINS A CRITICAL NEED TO IDENTIFY AND SCREEN HARD-TO-REACH POPULATIONS AND TO STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT IN CARE AND TREATMENT INITIATION AMONG THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH HCV INFECTIONS WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION. SECONDARY GOALS ARE TO INCREASE THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF HIV AND SYPHILIS, AS WELL AS IMPROVING THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AMONG HIGH-RISK CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS OF TRIBAL NATIONS WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION. THE RESERVATION COVERS 14 TOTAL COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA, INCLUDING ALL OF SIX COUNTIES AND PARTS OF AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT COUNTIES. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO INTEGRATE COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES WITH CLINICAL SERVICES TO SCREEN, DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND PREVENT HCV ALONG WITH HIV, AND SYPHILIS INFECTIONS IN CHEROKEE NATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY. WHEN INDIVIDUALS ENGAGE WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY WILL BE INVITED TO RECEIVE TESTING FOR HCV USING RNA POINT-OF-CARE KITS AND HIV/SYPHILIS USING ANTIBODY-BASED POINT-OF-CARE KITS. INDIVIDUALS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR HCV WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR A SAME DAY VISIT WITH A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO REVIEW RESULTS, DISCUSS NEXT STEPS, AND INITIATE TREATMENT AS APPROPRIATE. STAFF WILL FOLLOW STANDARD PROTOCOLS TO SUPPORT CARE CONTINUITY, INCLUDING CONTACTING PATIENTS VIA TELEPHONE AND MAIL FOR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS, REMINDERS AND RESCHEDULING AS NEEDED. ALL PATIENTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ANY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AS INDICATED. AS PART OF THE CLINICAL SERVICES APPROACH, CNHS WILL PRIORITIZE INCREASING PROVIDER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF CURRENT HCV SCREENING AND TREATMENT GUIDELINES. FURTHER, CNHS WILL DEPLOY PATIENT NAVIGATORS TO SUPPORT PATIENTS THROUGH THE HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CASCADE OF CARE. FINALLY, CNHS WILL USE INCENTIVE-BASED STRATEGIES – INTEGRATED ACROSS BOTH COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL SETTINGS - TO ENHANCE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN SCREENING AND HCV TREATMENT. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATED TO GUIDE AND REFINE IMPLEMENTATION THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PERIOD.
Department of the Interior
$7.5M
THE CHEROKEE NATION - SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL INITIAL SY 1516 GRANT
Department of Health and Human Services
$7M
CHEROKEE NATION TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE
Department of Health and Human Services
$6.8M
CHEROKEE NATION "MANY PATHS" PROJECT
Department of Health and Human Services
$6.7M
2021 TANF
Department of Labor
$6.5M
NEG
Agency for International Development
$6.5M
THE GOAL OF THIS AWARD IS TO PREVENT NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITY AMONG ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN (AGYW) IN ESWATINI. THIS ACTIVITY WILL WORK IN AT LEAST 4 PRIORITY TINKHUNDLA WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF HHOHHO. THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN MITIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF HIV, REDUCTION IN NEW HIV INFECTIONS, AND IMPROVED HIV CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS.
Department of Health and Human Services
$6.4M
CCDX-2024
Department of Agriculture
$6.4M
CNP SME EBT BENEFITS NON APPR
Department of Energy
$6.4M
THE TRIBAL ENTITY WITH PROJECT PARTNERS WILL WORK TO EXECUTE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN IRA PROVISION 50122 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HOME ELECTRIFICATION AND APPLIANCE REBATES (HEAR) TO BENEFIT U.S. HOUSEHOLDS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS TO INITIATE A NEW FULLY CONDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT ALL FUNDING AND ACTIONS ON THIS AWARD ARE FULLY CONDITIONAL PENDING FURTHER AWARD NEGOTIATION. A FUTURE MODIFICATION IS REQUIRED TO LIFT CONDITIONS.
Department of Health and Human Services
$6.3M
CHEROKEE NATION CAN
Department of Health and Human Services
$6.1M
DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$6M
2025 TANF
Department of Health and Human Services
$6M
2024 TANF
Department of Health and Human Services
$6M
2023 TANF
Department of Health and Human Services
$6M
2022 TANF
Department of Health and Human Services
$6M
2020 TANF
Environmental Protection Agency
$5.9M
DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD OF $5,925,000 UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) TO THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS. THIS AGREEMENT IS TO REPLACE EXISTING SCHOOL BUSES WITH CLEAN AND ZERO-EMISSION (ZE) SCHOOL BUSES. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REPLACING 15 CLASS 7 DIESEL SCHOOL BUSES WITH 15 CLASS 7 ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES, PURCHASING, AND PURCHASING 3 DC FAST CHARGERS AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE. THE NEW SCHOOL BUSES WILL SERVE CHEROKEE CENTRAL SCHOOLS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 15 NEW ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES TO ENTIRELY ELECTRIFY THE BUS FLEET; 3 NEW DC FAST CHARGERS WITH 3 DISPENSERS EACH (9 PORTS TOTAL); THREE TRAININGS PROVIDED TO STAFF, BUS DRIVERS, TECHNICIANS, AND MECHANICS; 650 STUDENTS TRANSPORTED TO SCHOOL ON ESBS; AND THE PUBLICATION OF AT LEAST THREE PUBLIC OUTREACH ITEMS, INCLUDING WEBSITE/BLOG, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, WEBINARS, AND OUTREACH EVENTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE REDUCED EMISSIONS RESULTING IN A HEALTHIER RIDING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF; BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THE LOCAL ECONOMY, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, AND THE WELFARE OF RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY; IMPROVED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ESB AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE; CHANGES IN DRIVER BEHAVIOR, SUCH AS REDUCED IDLING OPERATIONS OF CLEAN SCHOOL BUSES OR OPTIMIZING EFFICIENCY OF EV POWERTRAIN OPERATIONS; INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE AMONG OTHER FLEET MANAGERS CONSIDERING ELECTRIFICATION; AND INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF EVS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY IS THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS. ADDITIONAL BENEFICIARIES ARE THE CHEROKEE CENTRAL SCHOOL, THE CHILDREN WHO ARE BROUGHT TO THE SCHOOL ON ESBS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE TOWN OF CHEROKEE, NC, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF JACKSON AND SWAIN COUNTIES.
Department of Health and Human Services
$5.9M
CHEROKEE NATION NATIVE AMERICANRESEARCH CENTER FOR HEALTH
Department of Health and Human Services
$5.8M
CHEROKEE NATION PUBLIC HEALTH GA-DU-GI ? A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER INITIATIVE
Department of Transportation
$5.8M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Transportation
$5.7M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$5.3M
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Health and Human Services
$5.3M
NARCH 12 - PROJECT SUMMARY MAJOR HEALTH INEQUITIES CONTINUE TO IMPACT TRIBAL NATIONS, YET A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF SCIENTISTS WHO CONDUCT TRIBALLY ENGAGED RESEARCH AIMED AT ALLEVIATING HEALTH DISPARITIES AFFECTING AMERICAN INDIAN (AI) PEOPLE PERSISTS. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, CHEROKEE NATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (OU) SYSTEM AND THE OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (OMRF) HAVE PARTNERED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY BUILDING TRIBAL RESEARCH CAPACITY THROUGH THE NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTERS FOR HEALTH (NARCH) MECHANISM. IN THIS CYCLE OF NARCH FUNDING, THE PARTNERSHIP AMONG CHEROKEE NATION, OU AND OMRF CONTINUES AND, IMPORTANTLY FOR STUDENT CAREER ENHANCEMENT, EXPANDS TO INCLUDE THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) SYSTEM AS A KEY PARTNER FOR STUDENT CAREER ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES. THE OVERALL MISSION OF CHEROKEE NATION NARCH IS TO DEVELOP DURABLE RESEARCH CAPACITY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL NATION TO ADDRESS HEALTH INEQUITIES AFFECTING THE AI POPULATION OF NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE FIVE SPECIFIC AIMS OF CHEROKEE NATION NARCH ARE: 1. TO STRENGTHEN ADMINISTRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING A LEADERSHIP TEAM (LT) AND A TRIBAL-CAMPUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TCAC), THAT ENSURES INTEGRATION OF CAREER ENHANCEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; 2. TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS TO ENGAGE MEANINGFULLY WITH CHEROKEE NATION IN THE CONTEXT OF TRIBAL RESEARCH, FOCUSING ON UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS; 3. TO BUILD TRIBAL CAPACITY BY DEVELOPING A SET OF RESEARCH CODES TO GOVERN THE CONDUCT OF GENOMIC AND OTHER BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PREDICATED ON THE CONCEPT OF TRIBAL DATA SOVEREIGNTY; 4. TO CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH CAPABLE OF SEEDING FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS PERFORMED BY RESEARCHERS SEEKING TO WORK WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION SETTING; AND 5. TO EVALUATE ACTIVITIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP, INCLUDING MONITORING PROGRESS OF STUDENT CAREER ENHANCEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND EVALUATION OF THE OVERALL CHEROKEE NATION NARCH PROGRAM. CHEROKEE NATION NARCH PROVIDES A CRUCIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SOLIDIFY THE FOUNDATION FOR TRIBAL CAPACITY IN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH. THE ADDITION OF OSU STRENGTHENS THIS PROJECT, AS OSU HAS DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN THE EDUCATION OF AI STUDENTS IN SCIENTIFIC AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS FIELDS, INCLUDING THE ADVENT OF THE FIRST TRIBALLY AFFILIATED MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE US. CHEROKEE NATION NARCH THEREFORE PROVIDES AN UNPRECEDENTED ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH A TRIBE, TWO RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES WITH LARGE NA STUDENT POPULATIONS (OU AND OSU), AND A BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (OMRF) WILL WORK SYNERGISTICALLY TO REDUCE THE UNACCEPTABLE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH THAT CONTINUE TO AFFECT AI PEOPLE.
Environmental Protection Agency
$5.2M
DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES A CAPITALIZATION GRANT, FUNDED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PL 117-58), FOR THE RECIPIENT'S DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND (DWSRF) PROGRAM. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DWSRF - ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE IDENTIFICATION, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINES. THE AWARD FURTHERS THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION OBJECTIVES OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA).ACTIVITIES:THE RECIPIENT OF THESE FUNDS WILL PROVIDE LOW-INTEREST RATE FINANCING TO ELIGIBLE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE DRINKING WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THE RECIPIENT MAY ALSO USE SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC SET-ASIDES. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DWSRF - ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE IDENTIFICATION, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINES.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE FINANCING, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. DELIVERABLES WILL ALSO BE USED TO INCREASE THE LEAD SERVICE LINE-RELATED TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Department of Transportation
$5.1M
IMPROVE EXISTING AIRPORT
Department of Health and Human Services
$5.1M
CHEROKEE NATION CAN
Department of Agriculture
$5M
SNAP FDPIR SAE
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$5M
INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS
Department of Health and Human Services
$5M
2021 CCDF TRIBAL CONSTRUCTION
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$5M
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT (COMPETITIVE)
Environmental Protection Agency
$5M
DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,999,999.00 TO PROVIDE FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS. THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPLEMENT GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) REDUCTION PROGRAMS, POLICIES, PROJECTS, AND MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN A PRIORITY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (PCAP) DEVELOPED UNDER A CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANTS (CPRG) PLANNING GRANT. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED THROUGH THIS GRANT WILL BENEFIT ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE QUALLA BOUNDARY THROUGH FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES WHICH INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF AMBITIOUS MEASURES THAT WILL ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT CUMULATIVE GHG REDUCTIONS BY 2030 AND BEYOND, PURSUIT OF MEASURES THAT WILL ACHIEVE SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS, PARTICULARLY IN LOW INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, COMPLEMENTING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO MAXIMIZE THESE GHG REDUCTIONS AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND PURSUIT OF INNOVATIVE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE REPLICABLE AND CAN BE 'SCALED UP' ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPORTING ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. FIRST, A MICROGRID WILL BE DEVELOPED AT THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB (CBC) TO SUPPORT THEIR ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS FLEET AND A CLASS 8 ELECTRIC WASTE HAULING TRUCK. THIS MICROGRID WILL BE POWERED BY A SOLAR ARRAY AND A BIODIESEL BACKUP GENERATOR. ALTHOUGH THE SCHOOL BUSES AND CHARGERS CONNECTED TO THE MICROGRID ARE FUNDED BY OTHER SOURCES, THE WASTE-HAULING TRUCK AND THE MICROGRID COMPONENTS WILL BE FINANCED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, SOLAR ARRAYS WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE ROOFTOPS OF TWO PUBLIC TRIBAL BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE POWER. FURTHERMORE, 20 PUBLIC CHARGING STATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED ACROSS THE QUALLA BOUNDARY TO FACILITATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE USAGE IN THE COMMUNITY, WITH TEN OF THESE STATIONS SUPPORTED BY A MINI MICROGRID AND AN EXTRA BIODIESEL BACKUP GENERATOR. TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND BENEFITS OF THESE INITIATIVES, AN EXPERIENCED PROGRAM MANAGER, A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, AND A STUDIES, ASSESSMENTS, AND DATA COLLECTION TEAM WILL BE HIRED TO MONITOR AND ASSESS AIR QUALITY AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS RESULTING FROM THESE OBJECTIVES. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES FOR THIS INITIATIVE SPAN SEVERAL KEY AREAS. ON THE GOVERNMENTAL FRONT, THEY INCLUDE A TRIBAL COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND A COMPLETED GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) INVENTORY. IN TERMS OF DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION, THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER TWO ROOFTOP SOLAR ARRAYS WITH CAPACITIES OF 52.08KW AND 120.96KW, A MICROGRID SUPPORTED BY A 400KW SOLAR ARRAY, A DEPLOYED CLASS 8 ELECTRIC WASTE-HAULING TRUCK, AND TWENTY ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATIONS. FOR DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION, THE DELIVERABLES CONSIST OF A DATA ANALYSIS AND IMPACT EVALUATION PLAN, ADDITIONAL GHG DATA TO INFORM THE INVENTORY, A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, AN EVALUATION OF THE FULL PROJECT IMPACTS, AND A SUBCONTRACT WITH THE STUDIES, ASSESSMENTS, AND DATA COLLECTION (SAD) TEAM TO SUPPORT THESE OUTPUTS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE HIRING A PROGRAM MANAGER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, ALONG WITH SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING FOR THE WORKFORCE. COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL RESULT IN A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN, SAFETY AND ORIENTATION TRAINING WITH LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS, SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ELOHI DINIGATIYI ADVISORY BOARD, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FLYERS AND INFOGRAPHICS TO DESCRIBE THE PROJECT'S IMPACTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE EQUALLY COMPREHENSIVE. IN TERMS OF ELECTRICITY USE AND GENERATION, THE PROJECT AIMS TO GENERATE ENERGY WITH SOLAR ARRAYS, STORE ENERGY WITH MICROGRID BATTERIES, REDUCE ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR THE TRIBE, INCREASE MILES DRIVEN BY THE ELECTRIC TRUCK, BOOST THE USE OF EV CHARGING STATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ENCOURAGE MORE EV PURCHASES BY THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT FLEET. RE
Department of Health and Human Services
$5M
TRIBAL DIABETES PROGRAM THROUGH CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY. - WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH GEORGIA, EASTERN TENNESSEE, MOST OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND PARTS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA HAVE BEEN THE HOMELAND OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE FOR MANY CENTURIES. THE MUSEUM OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS LINKS CHEROKEE ANCESTRY BACK AS MANY AS 10,000 YEARS. THE EASTERN BAND OF THE CHEROKEE (EBCI) MEMBERS ARE DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION AND THE OCONALUFTEE CHEROKEE OF 1817 AND 1819. THE OCONALUFTEE CHEROKEE INCLUDE THOSE WHO AVOIDED THE CHEROKEES' FORCED REMOVAL TO OKLAHOMA IN THE 1830'S "TRAIL OF TEARS”, AS WELL AS, THOSE THAT RETURNED AFTER THE REMOVAL. EBCI WAS DULY INCORPORATED IN 1889 UNDER A CORPORATE CHARTER AND THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF EBCI’S RECOGNITION AS A SOVEREIGN NATION. ENROLLMENT TODAY IS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 ENROLLED MEMBERS AND AT THIS TIME EBCI IS THE ONLY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE IN NORTH CAROLINA. APPROXIMATELY 12,000 AI/ANS ARE CONSIDERED ACTIVE USERS OF THE TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEM REFERRED TO AS THE CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY. WITH THE ENCROACHMENT OF WHITE SETTLERS IN 1500, AND MANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT OF THE CHEROKEE’S CHOOSING, THE PEOPLE HAD TO CHANGE THEIR WAY OF LIFE. 20,000 MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE WALKED THE TRAIL OF TEARS TO OKLAHOMA. OF THOSE LEFT BEHIND, SOME WERE PLACED IN BOARDING SCHOOLS AND NO LONGER HAD THEIR TRADITIONAL FOODS AVAILABLE. THEY WERE STRIPPED OF THEIR IDENTITY AND MADE TO BE MORE LIKE THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS. OTHERS WERE LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES IN AN EVER CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. OVER TIME AND PRESSURES FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, THE CHEROKEE ADAPTED INTO A MODERN WAY OF LIFE. THIS HAS BROUGHT ON A CHANGE IN THE PEOPLE THAT HAS LEFT THE TRADITIONAL WAYS IN THE BACKGROUND. TODAY, THE CHEROKEE ENJOY ALL THE CONVENIENCES OF THE MODERN WAY OF LIFE. THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO HUNT FOR THEIR MEAT OR PLANT AND TEND GARDENS FOR THEIR PRODUCE. THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO PHYSICALLY WORK FOR THEIR FOOD AND WAY OF LIFE. THIS FACT AND HISTORICAL STRESSORS HAVE BROUGHT CHANGES TO THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE TRIBE. CHEROKEE MEN AND WOMEN ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE OBESE AS MEMBERS OF OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE PREVALENCE RATE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AMONG CHEROKEE MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED IS 20%. THIS RATE IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE COMBINED RATE FOR MEN AND WOMEN FROM ALL OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE CHEROKEE DIABETES PROGRAM WORKS TO EASE THE BURDEN OF DIABETES ON THE TRIBE AND ITS MEMBERS. WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES THROUGH RELATIONSHIP BASED CARE. EBCI HAS IDENTIFIED DIABETES AS A PRIORITY FOR THE TRIBE. SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM FOR INDIANS (SDPI) PROVIDES A MEANS FOR ADDRESSING THIS PRIORITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, USE OF EVIDENCE BASED BEST PRACTICES AND WORKING WITH TARGETED GROUPS FOR IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. SDPI STAFF WORK WITH PATIENTS ON VARIED ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE GLYCEMIC CONTROL SUCH AS EDUCATION, GROUP MEETINGS AROUND SUPPORT OR WEIGHT LOSS, SCHEDULING TIME WITH THE EXERCISE SPECIALIST, AND FILLING PILL BOXES. WE ARE ALSO USING CARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO CARE. THE SDPI FUNDING IS ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDING OUR SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE DIABETIC PATIENTS WITHIN THE TRIBE. THE FUNDS ARE ESSENTIAL PREVENTION EFFORTS FOR THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND FOR COMPREHENSIVE CARE THE DIABETIC PATIENTS OF CHEROKEE. SO THEREFORE, WE REQUEST ACCEPTANCE OF OUR APPLICATION AND TO RECEIVE OUR FULL FUNDING FOR THE COMING YEARS OF THIS APPLICATION.
Department of Agriculture
$5M
SNAP FDPIR SAE
Department of Transportation
$4.9M
APPLICATION PURPOSE: CONSTRUCT A NEW ADMINISTRATION/OPERATIONS FACILITY FOR CHEROKEE AREA TRANSIT SERVICE (CATS).; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE ALL NECESSARY TASKS TO COMPLETE A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE/OPERATIONS FACILITY FOR CATS. THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SITE PREPARATION CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPING AND FUEL PAD INSTALLATION.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE NEW CATS ADMINISTRATIVE/OPERATIONS FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE DELIVERY OF TRANSIT SERVICE FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY THE NEW FACILITY PROVIDES FOR POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF TRANSIT SERVICE WITHIN THE COUNTY.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS OF CHEROKEE COUNTY.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE.
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.8M
RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM
Department of Transportation
$4.8M
TRIBAL TRANSIT PROGRAM
Department of Labor
$4.7M
DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS
Environmental Protection Agency
$4.7M
DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO RURAL WATER DISTRICT NO. 1, CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO DECOMMISSION THE ANTIQUATED WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND BEGIN PURCHASING POTABLE WATER FROM ANOTHER PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM WHOSE WATER DOES MEET THE REQUIRED WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WILL ENABLE CHEROKEE COUNTY RURAL WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 TO DELIVER THIS NEW POTABLE WATER SUPPLY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, MAINTAIN ADEQUATE STORAGE CAPACITIES, WHILE ALSO REDUCING SIGNIFICANT WATER LOSSES PROMOTING WATER CONSERVATION. THIS AGREEMENT WILL IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT AS DIRECTED IN THE 2022 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT.ACTIVITIES:SCOPE OF WORK: PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE: 1. DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FROM DISTRICT 7 AND TO REDUCE WATER LOSS IN RANGER CREEK AREA: - LINE REPLACEMENTS - PRESSURE REDUCTION STATION 2. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF WATER FROM DISTRICT 7: - 6-INCH WATER LINE - 8-INCH WATER LINE - 200 GALLON PER MINUTE (GPM) PUMP STATION WITH STANDBY POWER - EXPANSION OF EXISTING PUMP STATION - 200,000 GALLON TANK - RESURFACING, TELEMETRY AND MISCELLANEOUSSUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ARE: 1. DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE ADEQUATE POTABLE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE DISTRICT'S CUSTOMERS; 2. DEVELOP AN ADEQUATE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A NEW POTABLE WATER SUPPLY TO DISTRICT'S CUSTOMERS AND REDUCE WATER LOSSES; AND 3. COMPLY WITH THE CONSENT ORDER NO. 21-037 TASK G. TO COMPLETE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND DECOMMISSION WATER TREATMENT PLANT BY MARCH 1, 2024. WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO A SAFE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.
Department of Agriculture
$4.6M
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.5M
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.5M
2026 TANF
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.4M
CHEROKEE NATION BREAST & CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION
Department of Agriculture
$4.4M
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Transportation
$4.4M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.3M
FY2026 TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE GRANT
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.2M
CD10-1011STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.2M
CHEROKEE NATION BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM ANDCHEROKEE NATION COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM
Department of Homeland Security
$4.2M
DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS)
Department of Energy
$4.2M
TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY RECOVERY ACT: HOUSING ENERGY AUDITS, COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY, CONSTRUCTION OF A RECYCLING CENTER, CONSTRUCTION OF
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.2M
THE CHEROKEE NATION FINDING HOPE PROJECT
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.2M
FY2022 TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT - CHEROKEE NATION’S TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF TREATMENT, PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS WITH OPIOID AND STIMULANT USE DISORDERS. OUR PROGRAM SERVICE AREA IS THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION, WHICH COVERS ALL OF SIX COUNTIES AND PARTS OF AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 6,950 SQUARE MILES AND 4,447,716 ACRES. THESE COUNTIES INCLUDE ADAIR, CHEROKEE, CRAIG, DELAWARE, MAYES, MCINTOSH, MUSKOGEE, NOWATA, OTTAWA, ROGERS, SEQUOYAH, TULSA, WAGONER, AND WASHINGTON. THE CN TOR PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, TO 150 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 300 OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS, AND PREVENTION SERVICES. THE PRIMARY GOALS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO TREATMENT, HARM REDUCTION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN TRIBAL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, TO IMPROVE COMPETENCIES OF THE WORKFORCE SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND TO REDUCE STIGMA AROUND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN CHEROKEE NATION COMMUNITIES.
Department of Agriculture
$4.2M
WIC ADMIN EXPENSES
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.1M
2009 CCDFS
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.1M
TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE PROJECT (TOR4) - CHEROKEE NATION’S TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE (CN TOR) PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF TREATMENT, PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR AMERICAN INDIANS, ALL AGES, WITH OR IMPACTED BY OPIOID AND STIMULANT USE DISORDERS. OUR PROGRAM SERVICE AREA IS THE CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE CN TOR PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, FOR 110 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE AND 120 IN YEARS TWO THROUGH FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 590 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE ENTIRE FIVE YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE HARM REDUCTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES FOR 675 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE, 685 IN YEAR TWO, 695 IN YEAR THREE, 705 IN YEAR FOUR, AND 715 IN YEAR FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 3475 OVER THE FIVE YEAR PROJECT. THE PRIMARY GOALS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY TAILORED TREATMENT, RECOVERY, HARM REDUCTION, AND PREVENTION SERVICES TRIBAL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, ENHANCE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, AND TO INCREASE COLLABORATION AND PROMOTION OF RECOVERY THROUGHOUT CHEROKEE NATION COMMUNITIES.
Department of Agriculture
$4.1M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.1M
FY 2025 COMPREHENSIVE TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.1M
THE CHEROKEE NATION CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS - THE CHEROKEE NATION IS THE LARGEST TRIBE IN THE NATION WITH OVER 347,329 TRIBAL MEMBERS. CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS IN OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS ALL OKLAHOMANS. RECENT CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY DATA FOR THE CHEROKEE NATION INDICATE A GROWING BURDEN OF CANCER AMONG CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION. THE CHEROKEE NATION BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM (CNBCCEDP) WILL BUILD ON PREVIOUS WORK AND CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO LEAD AND IMPLEMENT ALL COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM. THE CNBCCEDP WILL FACILITATE EARLIER SCREENING AND ENSURE PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER TARGETING LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN. CNBCCEDP WILL FACILITATE IMPROVED EFFECTIVE OUTREACH TO POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING HEALTH INEQUITIES FOR BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER AND IDENTIFY PRIORITY POPULATIONS TO IMPROVE SCREENING RATES. SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED THROUGH A REGIONAL NETWORK OF NINE (9) CHEROKEE NATION OPERATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AND STATE PARTNERSHIPS. THESE EFFORTS AIM TO IMPACT NOT ONLY CHEROKEE CITIZENS BUT ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE TRIBAL SERVICE AREA. THE CHEROKEE NATION COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM’S (CNCCC) PROPOSED PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT CANCER COALITION EFFORTS THAT LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE THE PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CANCER; SUPPORT CANCER EARLY DETECTION EFFORTS; ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CANCER SURVIVORS; AND PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY. THE CHEROKEE NATION CCC PROJECT ENCOMPASSES FOUR (4) COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PRIORITIES; ADDRESSING PRIMARY PREVENTION, SUPPORTING EARLY DETECTION, ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS AND REDUCING CANCER DISPARITIES.
Department of Agriculture
$4M
SNAP FDPIR SAE
Department of Agriculture
$3.9M
WIC FOOD EXPENSE
Department of Agriculture
$3.9M
THIS AGREEMENT RESTORES FIRE ADAPTED FORESTS AND REDUCES WILDFIRE RISK ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS WILL DEVELOP AND DEPLOY A TRIBAL WILDLAND FIRE MODULE FOR HAZARDOUS FUELS MITIGATION IN AREAS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE, INCREASING BOTH TRIBAL AND FOREST SERVICE CAPACITY TO CONDUCT HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION, IMPLEMENT PRESCRIBED BURNS, AND MONITOR FIRE-ADAPTED LANDSCAPES.
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.9M
CHEROKEE NATION CONNECTING UNDERSERVED WITH RESOURCES FOR ELIMINATION (C.U.R.E.) PROGRAM - AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE (AI/AN) INDIVIDUALS HAVE HEALTH DISPARITIES RELATED TO HCV, HIV, AND SYPHILIS INFECTIONS. IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE HCV AND HIV AND CURB THE SYPHILIS EPIDEMIC IN CHEROKEE NATION, THERE IS A NEED TO IDENTIFY AND SCREEN HARD TO REACH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND TO IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE AND TREATMENT INITIATION AMONG INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH THESE INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SYSTEM. THE CHEROKEE NATION CONNECTING UNDERSERVED WITH RESOURCES FOR ELIMINATION (C.U.R.E.) PROGRAM AIMS TO INTEGRATE COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES WITH CLINICAL SERVICES TO SCREEN, DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND PREVENT HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS INFECTIONS IN CHEROKEE NATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE UNDERSERVED AI/AN POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND HOUSING INSECURITIES. WHEN INDIVIDUALS SHOW UP TO THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERVICES (CNHS) WILL INVITE PARTICIPANTS TO BE SCREENED FOR HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS USING RAPID TESTING KITS. FOR AI/AN PARTICIPANTS WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS, A STAFF MEMBER WILL SCHEDULE THE PARTICIPANT FOR A SAME DAY TELEHEALTH VISIT WITH A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO DISCUSS TEST RESULTS AND NEXT STEPS. STAFF WILL ALSO COLLECT LABORATORY SAMPLES IN ORDER TO CONDUCT CONFIRMATION TESTING. BEFORE THE AI/AN PARTICIPANT LEAVES, STAFF WILL SCHEDULE A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO DISCUSS RESULTS OF THE HCV CONFIRMATION TEST AND TO START TREATMENT, AS NEEDED. STAFF WILL PROVIDE THE STANDARD PROTOCOLS OF REACHING OUT TO PATIENTS BY TELEPHONE AND MAIL FOR APPOINTMENT REMINDERS AND RESCHEDULES. STAFF WILL ALSO IDENTIFY AND ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO PROMOTE SCREENING ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE HIV AT HOME TESTING KITS TO THOSE INTERESTED. FURTHER, CNHS WILL DEVELOP A COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE THAT DETAIL LOCAL RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAY HELP INDIVIDUALS REDUCE THEIR RISK OF HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS. AS FOR THE CLINICAL SERVICES APPROACH, CNHS WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING PROVIDER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS IN REGARDS TO HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS SCREENING AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. FURTHER, CNHS WILL DEPLOY PATIENT NAVIGATORS TO HELP PATIENTS THROUGH THE HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS CASCADE OF CARE. FINALLY, CNHS WILL USE INCENTIVES THROUGH BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL APPROACHES TO IMPROVE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN SCREENING AND TREATMENT OF HCV/HIV/SYPHILIS. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, CNHS WILL EVALUATE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO INFORM PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.9M
LWC5-2021
Department of Agriculture
$3.9M
SNAP FDPIR SAE
Department of Agriculture
$3.9M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.8M
CCDD-2025 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARY
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.8M
CCDD-2024
Department of Agriculture
$3.8M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Department of Agriculture
$3.8M
WIC FOOD EXPENSE
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.8M
CHEROKEE NATION PUBLIC HEALTH YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY AND SCHOOL HEALTH PROFILES
Department of Agriculture
$3.7M
WIC ADMIN EXPENSES
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.7M
RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM
Department of Education
$3.7M
TAHLEQUAH ROAR PROJECT FOR SCHOOL CLIMATE TRANSFORMATION
Department of Education
$3.7M
TAHLEQUAH ROAR - REMOVING OBSTACLES, ACHIEVING RESULTS
Department of Labor
$3.7M
NEG
Department of Agriculture
$3.7M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Department of Energy
$3.7M
TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY RECOVERY ACT: BLOCK GRANT FOR ARRA FUNDING. NEW AWARD FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA
Department of Energy
$3.6M
TAS::89 0328::TAS RECOVERY ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS INC WILL MODIFY EXISTING POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS (PLC) EQUIPMENT INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT A
Department of Labor
$3.6M
AWARD PURPOSE QUEST DWG PROJECTS ADVANCE THE DEPARTMENT'S PROMISE TO CREATE HIGH-QUALITY JOBS AND A SKILLED WORKFORCE AND REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATION'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WORKERS TO OVERCOME THE EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC, AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE GRANTS ENABLE INDIVIDUALS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUITIES THAT THE PANDEMIC EXACERBATED TO ENTER, RETURN TO, OR ADVANCE IN HIGH-QUALITY JOBS IN GROWTH INDUSTRIES SUCH AS INFRASTRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, THE CARE ECONOMY, AND OTHER CRITICAL SECTORS. QUEST DWGS ALSO ADDRESS BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY NEEDS FOR A RESILIENT AND SKILLED WORKFORCE. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ENHANCED CAREER SERVICES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING THAT LEADS TO WORK-BASED TRAINING SUCH AS REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP, AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WITH HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYERS IN PRIORITY INDUSTRIES, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ENSURE PARTICIPANT SUCCESS. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES WILL EXPAND UPON RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY REGIONAL MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP VOCATIONAL TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND JOB PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PRIORITY INDUSTRIES. COMMUNITY AND POTENTIAL PARTICIPANT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TARGETED OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS USING SOCIAL AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEDIA, PRINTED MATERIALS, IN-PERSON PRESENCE AT JOB FAIRS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND PARTNERS SUCH AS THE LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARDS TO ENGAGE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WILL EXPAND REGIONAL EMPLOYERS' WORKFORCE PIPELINE VIA WORK-BASED AND ONSITE WORKER TRAINING. DELIVERABLES 800 PLANNED PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED INTENDED BENEFICIARY INDIVIDUALS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OR GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES NO APPLICABLE
Department of Education
$3.6M
AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Department of Agriculture
$3.6M
WIC ADMIN EXPENSES
Department of Education
$3.5M
NATIVE AMERICAN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$3.5M
WIC TECH FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE
Department of Agriculture
$3.5M
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$3.5M
INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (ICDBG)
Department of Agriculture
$3.4M
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Agriculture
$3.4M
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Agriculture
$3.4M
WIC FOOD EXPENSE
Department of Agriculture
$3.4M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Department of Agriculture
$3.3M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Department of Agriculture
$3.2M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN; INFANTS; AND CHILDREN
Department of Transportation
$3.2M
IMPROVE EXISTING AIRPORT
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.2M
CHEROKEE NATION COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL & CANCER EARLY DETECTION
Department of Agriculture
$3.2M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.2M
CCDD-2026 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARY
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.2M
HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
Department of Agriculture
$3.2M
WIC ADMIN EXPENSES
Department of Education
$3.1M
CHEROKEE NATION VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Department of Agriculture
$3.1M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN; INFANTS; AND CHILDREN
Department of Agriculture
$3.1M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.1M
THRIVE: AN INTEGRATED, DEVELOPMENTAL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR YOUTHAND THEIR CAREGIVERS: SCREENING, REFERRAL, TREATMENT AND TRAINING - TITLE: THRIVE: AN INTEGRATED, DEVELOPMENTAL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS: SCREENING, REFERRAL, TREATMENT AND TRAINING THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR CHEROKEE HEALTH SYSTEMS’ (CHS) PROJECT IS CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 18 AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WHO ARE UNDERSERVED, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, AND/OR FROM MINORITY OR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. PROPOSED SCREENING, INTERVENTION, AND TRAINING COMPONENTS ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF CARE AND FACILITATE EARLY INTERVENTION WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO ARE AT HIGHEST RISK FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. 86% OF CHS PATIENTS IN THE POPULATION OF FOCUS HAVE TENNCARE INSURANCE COVERAGE OR ARE UNINSURED (PROXY MEASURES OF POVERTY). THE PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN 10 CLINICS LOCATED IN ANDERSON, BLOUNT, KNOX, HAMBLEN, LOUDON, AND SEVIER COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE, AND BY SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN ANDERSON, BLOUNT, KNOX, AND SEVIER COUNTIES. OVERALL GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCREASE ACCESS TO THE FULL CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND INCREASE WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY TREAT YOUTH. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INCREASES IN PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS, REFERRALS, AND EARLY INTERVENTIONS AS WELL AS EXPANSIONS TO WRAP-AROUND SERVICES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE PROVIDER COMPETENCE IN THE UTILIZATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO TREAT YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. CHS WILL STRENGTHEN ITS ROBUST TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED SCREENING AND CARE, IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, ENHANCE CLINICAL RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS; ALL PROPOSED COMPONENTS AIM TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES VIA ENHANCED PROVIDER EXPERTISE, COORDINATION OF CARE, THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT, AND THE USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO EFFECTIVELY TREAT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. IN EACH YEAR OF FUNDING, CHS PROPOSES TO SERVE 400 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS.
Department of Transportation
$3.1M
PROJECT TITLE: EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDING FY 2025 :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ALL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROVIDED BY FHWA TO EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE UNDER THE FHWA OTT PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR FY25
Department of Energy
$3.1M
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) – PREVENTING OUTAGES AND ENHANCING THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC GRID FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC GRID AGAINST DISRUPTIVE EVENTS.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$3M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of Health and Human Services
$3M
SAFEGUARDING THE FUTURE
Department of Health and Human Services
$3M
2011 CONSTRUCTION
Department of Agriculture
$3M
WIC FOOD EXPENSE
Department of Health and Human Services
$3M
FOSTER-2022
Department of Agriculture
$3M
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PR
Department of Health and Human Services
$3M
LWC6-2021
Department of Agriculture
$3M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN; INFANTS; AND CHILDREN
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$3M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of Transportation
$2.9M
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.9M
WORKFORCE SEGMENTS ACROSS TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$2.9M
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS
Department of Agriculture
$2.9M
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
$2.9M
INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.9M
FOSTER-2024
Department of Agriculture
$2.9M
WIC ADMIN EXPENSES
Department of the Interior
$2.9M
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND THE CHEROKEE NATION FOR WILDLAND FIRE RESPONSE ON TRUST LAND.
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.9M
CCDD-2023
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.9M
FY10 TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION: REPLICATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS (TIER 1)
Department of Agriculture
$2.9M
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN; INFANTS; AND CHILDREN
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.8M
FOSTER-2025 - FOSTER CARE
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
No officer or director compensation data available for this organization.
This data is sourced from IRS Form 990, Part VII. It may not be available if the organization files Form 990-N (e-Postcard) or has not yet been enriched.
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $150.4K | $23.1K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.7M | $141.4K | $7,424 |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $962.6K | $358.5K | $223.3K |
| 2020 | $310K | $310K | $357.9K | $137.9K |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (Tax Year 2023)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File · ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| -$77.9K |
| 2019 | $457.4K | $428.9K | $434.4K | $118.3K | -$30K |
| 2018 | $181K | $169K | $199.2K | $72.7K | -$53K |
| 2017 | $326.2K | $261.1K | $301.1K | $111.7K | -$34.8K |
| 2016 | $241K | $57K | $149.8K | $111.5K | -$59.8K |
| 2015 | $641.3K | $422.2K | $1.3M | $57.2K | -$151K |
| 2014 | $1.2M | $954K | $620.6K | $689.8K | $526.4K |
| 2013 | $664.7K | $350.4K | $818.1K | $7,149 | -$53.8K |
| 2012 | $974K | $564K | $877.9K | $133.6K | $99.7K |
| 2011 | $554.4K | $196.9K | $574.8K | $31.3K | $3,622 |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990 | Data |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2014 | 990 | Data |
| 2013 | 990 | Data |
| 2012 | 990 | Data |
| 2011 | 990 | Data |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990-EZ | — |
| 2008 | 990-EZ | — |