Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program
The IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction Program, an integral component of the IHS disease prevention activity, has carried out those authorities since
As a result, the rates for infant mortality, the mortality rate for gastroenteritis and other environmentally related diseases have been dramatically reduced, by about 80 percent since 1973.
The IHS physicians and health professionals credit many of these health status improvements to IHS" provision of water supplies, sewage disposal facilities, development of solid waste sites, and provision of technical assistance to Indian water and sewer utility organizations.
The provision of Indian sanitation facilities is a very important component of the overall effort required to achieve a reduction in infant mortality, a goal highlighted in Healthy People 2010 "The Year 2010 Objectives for the Nation." Safe drinking water supplies and adequate waste disposal facilities are essential preconditions for most health promotion and disease prevention efforts, as well as being a major factor in the quality of life of Indian people.
Fiscal Year 2009: In FY 2009, the SFC Program funded 322 projects to provide essential sanitation facilities to AI/AN homes.
The following are examples as required:
CA09M16, Cahuilla Individual Well Disinfect, $9,000: Provide an ultraviolet disinfection system for a well for the Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, California.
OK10Q97, Modoc/Ottawa Co.
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water & sewer, $73,800: Drill wells, replace water service lines, and install pumps and controls; provide four water service lines, meters, and taps; install septic tank and drainfields (STDF), replace STDF, replace sewer line; eight homes served for the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma.
AL10101, UMU 2010 Housing, $100,000: Provide individual water and wastewater facilities to 5 homes on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation, Colorado.
NS08RE9, Cher-Soco Crk Sewer Repl, $278,000: Replace existing 12" sewer line with a minimum 36" from Wendy"s at US 19 parallel to Cherokee outfall near Highway 441 at the Hungry Bear; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina.
PH10E32, W&S facilities for 75 new houses, $739,000: Community water and sewer services for 75 new houses built by the Gila River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona.
AN08NJ2, Selawik Island Water Storage Tank, $2,664,000: Install a new treatment system in existing water treatment plant and flush and disinfect the existing water distribution lines in the Native Village of Selawik, Alaska.
Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available
The Department of Health and Human Services is the Federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially to those who are least able to help themselves.
see http://www.ihs.gov/index.cfm?module=AreaOffices.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2009: The SFC Program manages over 4,800 active projects. In FY 2009, the SFC Program funded 322 projects to provide essential sanitation facilities to AI/AN homes. The SFC Program provided 16,907 AI/AN homes with water, sewage disposal, and/or solid waste water facilities. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available
Uses and Use Restrictions
Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) program provides essential sanitation facilities including water supply, sewage and solid waste disposal facilities to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) homes and communities.
The SFC budget supports Indian Health Service (IHS) health priorities by providing water supply, sewage, and solid waste disposal facilities to AI/AN homes and communities.
These services will implement strategies/activities to address the health disparities that exist in these areas.
The funds must be expended for the specific purpose outlined in the Public Law 86-121 Arrangements.
The funds must be expended for the specific purpose outlined in the Public Law 86-121 Arrangements.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Not Applicable.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Not Applicable.
Credentials/Documentation
No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedures
Projects are selected from a priority list.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
25 U.S.C. 13 Snyder Act, Public Law 83-568, Transfer Act, 42 U.S.C. 2001, Public Law 86-121, Indian Sanitation Facilities Act; and Title III of Public Law 94-437, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as amended.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Funds are not recurring.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Average project length is 4 years. Funds are non-recurring. Obligated funds are disbursed upon receipt of approved invoices. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are disbursed upon receipt and approval of invoices for work completed.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
No program reports are required.
The Director of the SFC Progam, sends a list to IHS Finance Office, which allots the specified amounts to Area Finance offices.
Each Area SFC Program creates obligations for projects selected.
The mechanism for allocating, allotting, obligating, invoicing, and paying is the Department"s Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) which provides reports as required to those who have access to the system.
IHS Finance provides weekly reports to the Department.
Quarterly.
No expenditure reports are required.
Yes, by the appropriate IHS staff for the performance and financial reports.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Public Law 86-121 projects are subject to inspection and audits by HHS and other Federal government officials as required by applicable law or regulation.
Records
HHS and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of a recipient, subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor, that are pertinent to the project in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts. In accordance with 45 CFR 92.42, recipients are required to maintain project records 3 years after they submit their final expenditures report. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues arising from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0391-0-1-551.
Obigations
(Provision of Specialized Services) FY 09 $93,000,000; FY 10 est $95,000,000; FY 11 est $95,000,000
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$7,000 to $2,800,000. Average project cost was about $300,000.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Indian Health Manual Part 5 Chapter 2; Internal Agency Procedures-- Memorandum of Agreement Guidelines Working Draft June 2003 Version 1.01; Criteria for the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program Version 1.01; Sanitation Deficiency System Working Draft May 2003; Environmental Review Manual for Indian Health Service Indian Health Manual Part 5 Chapter 2; Internal Agency Procedures-- Memorandum of Agreement Guidelines Working Draft June 2003 Version 1.01; Criteria for the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program Version 1.01; Sanitation Deficiency System Working Draft May 2003; Environmental Review Manual for Indian Health Service Programs January 2007.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices. see http://www.ihs.gov/index.cfm?module=AreaOffices.
Headquarters Office
Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 610, Rockville , Maryland 20852 Phone: (301) 443-1046.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Projects are selected from a priority list mandated by Public Law 94-437, as amended, in consultation with the applicable Tribe. Contact the appropriate IHS Area Office referenced above or in Appendix IV for additional information.
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