On April 15, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is seeking Tribal Consultation from all 12 IHS areas on how to best use the funds from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) for the upcoming fiscal year 2023. Specifically, IHS is requesting answers from Tribes from four questions.
1) What type of data does your SDPI program collect (clinical, prevention, education,
etc.)?
2) What challenges do SDPI community-directed programs experience with spending
SDPI funds, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic?
3) How can the IHS improve Federal grant management processes and make
improvements at the Federal level to better support Tribal programs?
4) What recommendations do you have regarding the best way to support Tribes and
Tribal Organizations not currently funded by the SDPI without impacting the
current funding distribution? Written comments can be submitted to [email protected]. Comments are due on May 15, 2022.