Urban Leader Letters
July 1, 2022
The Acting Director asks Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to identify priority health professions for inclusion into categories eligible for the IHS Scholarship Program in academic year 2023-2024 and the IHS Loan Repayment Program in FY 2023. [PDF - 172 KB]- Enclosure: IHS Scholarship Program Fiscal Year 2023 Priority Categories [PDF - 210 KB]
- Enclosure: IHS Loan Repayment Program Fiscal Year 2023 Priority Categories [PDF - 209 KB]
The Acting Director initiates Urban Confer and Tribal Consultation to seek additional input and recommendations for revisions to the second draft of the 2022-2026 IHS Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Strategic Plan. [PDF - ]
- Enclosure: DRAFT Strategic Plan [PDF - 821 KB]
June 30, 2022
The Acting Director initiates Urban Confer on exploring the formation of an Urban Interagency Workgroup with other Federal agencies. The virtual Confer will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The comment submission deadline is Monday, September 12, 2022. [PDF - 179 KB]June 7, 2022
The Acting Director invites Urban Indian Organization Leaders to a virtual Urban Confer to seek your input and recommendations on establishing an All-Inclusive Rate for Urban Indian Organizations. The virtual Confer will be held on Friday, June 10, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Eastern Time. [PDF - 177 KB]May 17, 2022
The Acting Director informs Urban Indian Organization Leaders of the Agency's distribution decision for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Urban Indian Health funding increase. The total FY 2022 funding increase available for distribution to the OUIHP and UIOs is $10 million dollars. [PDF - 68 KB]May 10, 2022
The Acting Director initiates Urban Confer in response to President Biden's Executive Order 14053, "Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People." This Confer seeks your guidance and recommendations on Departmental policy directives to improve public safety, reduce risk, and expand services in Tribal communities to support victims, survivors, and families. The virtual Confer will convene on Friday, May 13, 2022. The deadline for receiving written comments on the Confer is Friday, June 10, 2022. [PDF - 362 KB]April 27, 2022
The Acting Director initiates Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer to seek your input and recommendations on revisions to the new 2022-2026 Indian Health Service (IHS) Office of Urban Indian Health Programs (OUIHP) Strategic Plan. [PDF - 196 KB]April 15, 2022
The Acting Director initiates Urban Confer on the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) for fiscal year (FY) 2023. [PDF - 287 KB]April 14, 2022
The Acting Director initiates Urban Confer to seek your recommendations for improving Urban Indian Health Program policy, procedures, and effectiveness. A virtual Urban Confer will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The deadline for receiving written comments on the Confer is Monday, June 20, 2022. [PDF - 193 KB]April 4, 2022
The Acting Director updates Urban Indian Organization Leaders about a regulatory change that makes funds available to Urban Indian Organization contractors or grant recipients for facilities renovations, construction, or expansion, including leased facilities. [PDF - 172 KB]March 24, 2022
The Acting Director announces funding decisions by the Indian Health Service to distribute $10 million to address Alzheimer's disease ($5 million) and "Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S." ($5 million). She also provides a summary of comments received during a series of Tribal Consultations and Urban Confers convened over the past year, which were held virtually during March, April, and May of 2021. [PDF - 276 KB]March 9, 2022
The Acting Deputy Director provides Urban Indian Organization Leaders with a status update on the IHS Virtual Urban Confer on the Urban Indian Organization Infrastructure Study and provides next steps. [PDF - 360 KB]February 22, 2022
The Acting Deputy Director invites Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to join us on Thursday, March 10, 2022, for a virtual Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on Health Information Technology (HIT) Modernization. [PDF - 134 KB]- Enclosure: The IHS Health Information Technology Modernization Program - Presentation from May 3 [PDF - 2 MB]
- Enclosure: The IHS Health Information Technology Modernization Program - Presentation from March 10 [PDF - 2 MB]
January 14, 2022
The Acting Deputy Director writes to Urban Indian Organization Leaders about the Indian Health Service Urban Emergency Fund. [PDF - 67 KB]December 20, 2021
The Acting Deputy Director writes to Urban Indian Organization Leaders to extend the comment period on the American Rescue Plan Act and Build Back Better Act. The new comment period has been extended to January 21, 2022. [PDF - 67 KB]