Zdrowie i gospodarka · 2.06.2010
Statutorily Mandated Single Source Award Program Name: National Indian Health Board
The IHS announces the award of supplemental projects under the existing single source cooperative agreement award to the NIHB, Inc. The Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes (ODSCT) has designated supplemental funds for the single source award to the NIHB to further health program objectives in the American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) community with outreach and education efforts in the interest of improving Indian health care. The NIHB is the only national Indian organization with expertise on the variety of issues related to the provision of health care to the Indian population. Single Source Justification: The NIHB is governed by twelve elected Tribal Government Officials who represent each of the twelve IHS Areas and the HHS regions where federally recognized Tribes exist. The NIHB represents all 564 federally recognized Tribes: including Tribal Governments operating their own health care delivery systems through self-determination agreements with the IHS and Tribes that continue to receive health care directly from the IHS. The NIHB is the only national Indian organization with an expertise in health policy and health programs, and the only national organization wi