Applications are due March 20, 2025, at 1 p.m. PST. The California Department of Health Care Services, in partnership with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, announces the following RFA to solicit applications for the Tribal and Urban Indian Community-Defined Best Practices. This funding opportunity offers 24-month contracts for up to $300,000.
$5.25 million is available for tribal and urban Indian organizations to examine local cultural beliefs and traditional healing practices that could support substance use treatment and recovery services. Additionally, the purpose of this funding is to support organizations with integrating strength-based cultural practices that support cultural identity into substance use treatment and recovery services and implementing tribal and urban Indian community-defined best practices into substance use disorder services that specifically serve Native communities throughout California.
Request for Application Overview
Office Hours
The Center is hosting office hours to answer questions regarding the open funding opportunities. Below are the upcoming office hours and the link to join. Use this Zoom link to register for any of the four office hour sessions:
- Tuesday, March 4, from 2 – 3 p.m. PST
- Friday, March 7, from 9 – 10 a.m. PST
- Wednesday, March 12, from 2 – 3 p.m. PST
- Thursday, March 13, from 9 – 10 a.m. PST
TUICDBP Only: Final office hour session Wednesday, March 19, from 1 – 2 p.m. Use this Zoom link to join the final TUICDBP session.
Please contact The Center at Sierra Health Foundation if you have any questions.