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Tribal Local Opioid Coalitions

The California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. (CRIHB) is excited to invite submission of applications for the funding opportunity: Tribal Local Opioid Coalitions: Bringing Tribal communities together to prevent opioid-related deaths.  This funding opportunity has been made available as part of CRIHB’s Tribal Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) project funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-funded State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis grant.

CRIHB will fund up to 15 new Tribal Local Opioid Coalitions to address the opioid crisis in California Tribal communities. Coalition members will work towards: increasing access to treatment, reducing unmet treatment need, reducing opioid overdose related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment, and recovery support activities for opioid use disorder.

    There will be two informational webinars to answer any questions:

November 2 or November 6, 2018, 12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Applications are due November 19, 2018. 

Download Application Here

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Daniel Domaguin, ddomaguin@crihb.org, (916) 929-9761.

Community Health Assessments

The California Tribal Epidemiology Center (CTEC) is excited to announce a funding opportunity for three (3) Community Health Assessments at Tribal & Urban health clinics across California. This is a competitive funding opportunity with an award of $25,000 per site to help identify chronic disease, health concerns and gaps in the health system. Your site may be an eligible entity to apply for this award.

This funding opportunity has been made available as part of the California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Building Public Health Infrastructure in Tribal Communities (BPHI) project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through the award, CTEC will conduct capacity building activities related to public health in Tribal communities.

Each funded Community Health Assessment will be required to complete the below activities:

  1. Create a data collection plan with CTEC staff
  2. Implement at least two of the below data collection methods:
  • A minimum of three focus groups
  • A minimum of three key-informant interviews
  • Compile secondary data
  1. Develop and administer a Community Health Assessment survey
  2. Participate in monthly phone calls with CTEC staff to discuss progress
  3. Develop a diverse steering committee including at least one community member who is not a healthcare provider
  4. Conduct a minimum of six steering committee meetings
  5. Produce a Community Health Assessment data report

 

We will be holding two informational webinars on November 19, 2018 or November 26, 2018 from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM to further explain the benefits of this opportunity. Please join us for one of the following times to learn more:

Download Application Here

The completed application must be received by 5:00 pm (PST) on November 30, 2018.  Application should be submitted to CRIHB via email ofarooq@crihb.org.

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