Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Fiscal Year 2018: 

Funding Profile for American Indian and Alaska Native 

Tribes and Tribal Organizations

February 2019

Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of the Chief Financial Officer
About the Funding Profile Data

 Includes funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

– Obligated* and provided to tribes and tribal organizations as primary 

grantees through cooperative agreements and grants in fiscal year (FY) 

2018 (October 1, 2017–September 30, 2018)

– Awarded to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes or tribal 

organizations through contracts

 *Obligated refers to new funding only (no funding carried over from a 

previous FY is included)
About the Funding Profile Data (cont.)

 Excludes

– The value of vaccines purchased by CDC and delivered through the 

Vaccines for Children program

– Any funds transferred to CDC or ATSDR from other federal agencies or 

entities (i.e., funds that are not part of CDC/ATSDR’s appropriations)
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 +/- FY2017

All Funding 

(grants, cooperative 

agreements, & contracts)

$164,944,184 $179,896,649 $395,341,923 +215,445,274

Cooperative Agreement and 

Grant Funding

$34,851,899 $43,923,265 $66,553,180 +22,629,915

Contract Funding $130,092,285 $135,973,384 $328,788,743 +292,815,359

Number of Grantees Funded 56 60 82 +22

Funding Mechanisms 12 NOFOs*; 

1 grant

10 NOFOs; 

1 grant

12 NOFOs

1 grant

+2 NOFOs

CDC FY 2018 Funding to Tribes and Tribal Organizations

*Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
CDC FY 18 Grant and Cooperative Agreement Funding 

to Tribes and Tribal Organizations by Funding Center

Funding CDC Center Total FY 18 Funding

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion $50,666,738

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases $116,027

National Center for Environmental Health $975,000

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention $707,198

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control $12,686,643

Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy $50,000

Center for Preparedness and Response $50,000

Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support $1,301,574

Grand Total $66,553,180
CDC FY 2018 Funding to Tribal Grantees 

by Funding Mechanism (1 of 2)

Notice of Funding Opportunity or Grant FY 2018 

Funding

DP14-1421 Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) 2014: A Comprehensive 

Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (financed solely by PPHF)

$13,194,966

DP15-1502: Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening $732,400

DP18-1813: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) - PPHF $792,000

DP17-1701: Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for State, Territorial, and Tribal 

Organizations

$12,893,512

DP17-1704: Building Public Health Infrastructure in Tribal Communities to Accelerate 

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Indian Country (PPHF)

$12,923,995

DP18-1816: Well Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation 

(WISEWOMAN)

$1,650,000

DP18-1808: Consortium of National Networks to Impact Populations Experiencing 

Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities

$500,000
CDC FY 2018 Funding to Tribal Grantees 

by Funding Mechanism (2 of 2)

Notice of Funding Opportunity or Grant FY 2018 

Funding

DP18-1812: Tribal Practices for Wellness in Indian Country $5,186,089

PS15-1502: Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention Projects $695,198

PS18-1807: Promoting Adolescent Health Through School-Based HIV Prevention $12,000

OT18-1802: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National 

Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health

$1,890,000

OT18-1803: Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement $15,981,446

OT18-1805: PPHF 2018: Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant -

financed solely by 2018 Prevention and Public Health Fund

$101,574

Grand Total $66,553,180
CDC FY 2018 Funding to Tribal Recipients 

by Public Health Focus (1 of 2)

Public Health Focus* FY 2018 Funding

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion $50,666,738

Cancer - $13,393,512

Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) (e.g., diabetes, 

obesity, and tobacco use) - $13,194,966

Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)** - $792,000

Tribal Wellness Practices - $5,186,089

Public Health Infrastructure/Capacity Building - $16,450,171

WISEWOMAN - $1,650,000

Injury Prevention and Control $12,686,643

Opioid Overdose Prevention and Surveillance - $12,221,643

National Violent Death Reporting System - $35,000

Other Injury Prevention and Control Activities - $430,000

*Focus areas can include funding from multiple cooperative agreements and programs. 

**Amount provided through the REACH cooperative agreement. The majority of REACH budget line funds provided to tribes were provided 

through other cooperative agreements, such as GHWIC. 
CDC FY 2018 Funding to Tribal Recipients 

by Public Health Focus (2 of 2)

*Focus areas can include funding from multiple cooperative agreements and programs. 

Public Health Focus* FY 2018 Funding

Emergency Preparedness and Response (excluding opioid response) $50,000

Environmental Health $975,000

HIV/AIDS $707,198

6|18 Initiative – Accelerating Evidence into Action $50,000

Public Health Capacity Building – General $1,200,000

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant $101,574

Vector-borne Diseases $116,027

Grand Total $66,553,180
Funding

Mechanism

Funding

Center

Grantee Project Amount

OT18-1802 -

Strengthening 

Public Health 

Systems and 

Services Through 

National 

Partnerships to 

Improve and 

Protect the 

Nation’s Health

NCEH American Public 

Health Association

Tribal Environment Health (TEH) – A Capacity 

Building Initiative

$138,000 

CSTLTS Changelab Solutions Tribal Legal Preparedness: Building Upon the 

Existing On-Line Course to Develop a Train the 

Trainer Program

$85,000 

NCCDPHP National Association 

of Chronic Disease 

Directors

Capacity Building Training for Tribal and 

Territorial Cancer Prevention Programs

$350,000 

NCIPC National Network of 

Public Health 

Institutes (NNPHI)

Opioid Overdose Prevention in Tribes: 

Technical Assistance through Public Health 

Institutes 

$500,000 

CSTLTS NNPHI Tribal Public Health Capacity Recipient Support $250,000 

CSTLTS NNPHI Indigenous Social Determinants of Health $100,000 

CDC FY 2018 Additional Tribal Projects* (1 of 2)

*Tribal-focused projects not included in direct funding to tribes and tribal organizations
Funding

Mechanism

Funding

Center

Grantee Project Amount

Through 

Interagency 

Agreement (IAA) 

with Indian 

Health Service 

(includes 

administrative 

fees)

NCCDPHP Albuquerque Area 

Indian Health 

Board's Southwest 

Tribal Epidemiology 

Center

Colorectal Cancer Screening among Diabetic 

American Indians and Alaska Natives Project

$150,000 

NCCDPHP Tribal Chairman’s 

Health Board’s Great 

Plains Tribal 

Epidemiology Center

Cancer Survivor Group Leadership Trainings $93,500 

Grand Total $1,666.500

CDC FY 2018 Additional Tribal Projects* (2 of 2)

*Tribal-focused projects not included in direct funding to tribes and tribal organizations
CDC FY 2018 Additional Tribal Projects* (2 of 2)

*Tribal-focused projects not included in direct funding to tribes and tribal organizations 

Funding Mechanism

Funding 

CDC Center Grantee Project Amount 

Through Interagency 

Agreement (IAA) with 

Indian Health Service 

(includes 

administrative fees) NCCDPHP

Albuquerque Area Indian 

Health Board's Southwest 

Tribal Epidemiology Center

Colorectal Cancer Screening among 

Diabetic American Indians and Alaska 

Natives Project

$ 150,000 

NCCDPHP

Tribal Chairman’s Health 

Board’s Great Plains Tribal 

Epidemiology Center

Cancer Survivor Group Leadership 

Trainings

$ 93,500 

Grand Total $ 1,666,500 
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The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the 

official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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