TECPHI Recipients and Funding

Overview

Tribal Epidemiology Centers Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI) is a cooperative agreement that complements Indian Health Services (IHS) funding to increase Tribal Epidemiology Centers’ (TECs) public health capacity and infrastructure.

TECs are organizations that serve American Indian and Alaska Native tribal and urban communities. TECs:

• Manage public health information systems.
• Investigate diseases of concern.
• Manage disease prevention and control programs.
• Respond to public health emergencies.
• Coordinate these activities (above) with other public health authorities.

TECPHI helps TECs and the tribes and tribal organizations they serve by:

• Building data infrastructure.
• Increasing staff capacity.
• Establishing partnerships.

Funding for Tribal Epidemiology Centers Public Health Infrastructure

TECPHI supports recipients through a 5-year cooperative agreement, from fiscal years (FY) 2022 to 2027.

• TECPHI funds 12 TECs and 1 Network Coordinating Center.
• Each year, TECS receive a total of about $6.8 million.

Each TEC is listed below.

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1. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Epidemiology Center (Anchorage, AK)
2. Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (Albuquerque, NM)
3. California Tribal Epidemiology Center (Sacramento, CA)
4. Great Lakes Inter Tribal Epidemiology Center (Lac du Flambeau, WI)
5. Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center (Rapid City, SD)
6. Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Tribal Epidemiology Center (Phoenix, AZ)
7. Navajo Epidemiology Center (Window Rock, AZ)
8. Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Tribal Epidemiology Center (Portland, OR)
9. Oklahoma Area Tribal Epidemiology Center (Oklahoma City, OK)
10. Rocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology Center (Billings, MT)
11. Urban Indian Health Institute (Seattle, WA)
12. United South and Eastern Tribes Tribal Epidemiology Center (Nashville, TN)
13. Network Coordinating Center: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Epidemiology Center (Anchorage, AK)