National Indian Health Board

The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces a supplement to the single-source cooperative agreement award to the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) for costs in providing advice and technical assistance to federally recognized Tribes in the area of health care policy analysis and program development. Under the original cooperative agreement published in the Federal Register, 69 FR 11447, on March 10, 2004, the NIHB provides advice, consultation, and health care advocacy to the IHS based on Tribal input through a broad-based consumer network involving the Area Health Boards or Health Board representatives from each of the 12 IHS Areas. In addition, the NIHB communicates with Tribes and Tribal organizations concerning health issues, disseminates health care information, improves and expands access for American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribal Governments to all available programs in the Department of Health and Human services (HHS), and coordinates the Tribal consultation activities associated with formulating the IHS annual budget request. The program supplement to the single-source cooperative agreement is for $622,730 of one time funding for use during the current budget period in effect from 03/15/2004 to 12/31/ 2004. The annual funding levels of this single-source cooperative agreement is approximately $230,000, subject to the availability of appropriations.