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Urban Leader Letters

March 5, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide the fiscal year 2024 allocation, eligibility requirements, and procedures to access the Urban Emergency Fund (UEF). [PDF - 155 KB]

February 15, 2024

The IHS Chief Medical Officer writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share an update on efforts by the Agency to address the syphilis epidemic in Indian Country. [PDF - 172 KB]

January 31, 2024

The IHS Director writes to communicate key leadership changes within the Indian Health Service, which include multiple reassignments, the departure of a long-tenured staff member, and a noteworthy retirement. [PDF - 205 KB]

January 22, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce the IHS Fiscal Year 2023 Budget to Support Urban Indian Organizations. [PDF - 172 KB]
The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share Agency accomplishments during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. [PDF - 180 KB]

January 18, 2024

The IHS Director writes to invite you to join a series of four Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer sessions in calendar year 2024 on Health IT Modernization. [PDF - 374 KB]

January 16, 2024

The IHS Director writes to announce the appointment of the new IHS Deputy Director for Quality Healthcare and Enterprise Risk Management. [PDF - 180 KB]

January 12, 2024

The IHS Director writes to initiate Urban Confer on the proposed supplemental funding request to support fentanyl and opioid programs. [PDF - 212 KB]

December 18, 2023

The IHS Director writes to announce the award of the Forensic Nursing Consultation Program contract that will help boost forensic health care-related workforce activities across IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian facilities. [PDF - 182 KB]

December 7, 2023

The IHS Director writes to announce the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) have executed a revised agreement to facilitate reimbursement by the VA to the IHS for health care and related services provided by the IHS to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans. [PDF - 179 KB]

November 28, 2023

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce the eligible degree programs for the Indian Health Service Scholarship Program in Academic Year 2024-2025. [PDF - 166 KB]

November 13, 2023

The IHS Director invites Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to a 1 day Virtual Summit on the new IHS enterprise Electronic Health Record solution on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. This event will provide updates on the Health Information Technology Modernization Program and convene a caucus to enable Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to exchange viewpoints and share information on this important topic. [PDF - 122 KB]

October 1, 2023

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share information regarding the current status of fiscal year 2024 appropriations for the Indian Health Service. [PDF - 171 KB]

September 29, 2023

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to acknowledge her 1-year anniversary as Director and reflect on our shared accomplishments. [PDF - 228 KB]

September 22, 2023

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share information and resources to address the ongoing opioid epidemic. [PDF - 232 KB]