FEBRUARY 15, 2022
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Health Board to receive
$1.17 million federal grant
PORTLAND – The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board will
be receiving a $1.17 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services to partner with other national organizations to increase
access to vaccines in underserved communities.
The grant was announced on Thursday, Feb. 10, by Oregon Sens. Ron
Wyden and Jeff Merkley.
The grant is awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. It will
support the Tribal Epidemiology Center Consortium project to increase
vaccination coverage across American Indian and Alaska Native adult pop-
ulations who are currently experiencing disparities.
“I’m grateful for this funding headed to Tribal communities and I know it
will help strengthen and boost accessibility to health care and health services
for many,” Merkley said.
“I’m gratified the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board has earned
these funds that can narrow the disparities experienced by Tribal members
during this pandemic and with health care overall,” Wyden said. 
Prepared by JBS International, Inc., under Grant No. 3 H79 T1026800-01S1 for the U.S. DHHS, SAMHSA, CSAT
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