Dear Urban Indian Organization Leader Letters regarding the distribution of FY 2016 funds to UIO and IHS’s decision regarding former-NIAAA programs have been posted to the IHS website. Area Health IT funds have also been distributed to the Area level to provide support and technical assistance for health IT system related activities and processes necessary for aggregating and reporting UIO patient data on urban AI/AN served, including quality measures and GPRA performance.

Read Dear Urban Indian Organization Leader Letter on  Indian Health Service’s (IHS or Agency) decision to distribute remaining urban Indian health program (UIHP) budget fiscal year (FY) 2016 funds

Read Dear Urban Indian Oranization Leader Letter on Indian Health Service’s decision to formally transfer the internal administration of the former National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) programs (former-NIAAA programs) from the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) to the Office of Urban Indian Health Programs (OUIHP) at the Indian Health Service (IHS)