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Neqkiuryaraq - The Art of Preparing Food

Award Number: OT2OD035835
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/22/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/21/2028

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Neqkiuryaraq - The Art of Preparing Food - ABSTRACT The Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta of Alaska is home to 58 Alaska Native Tribes who experience a life expectancy 10 years less than the U.S. average. Disparities in diet-related diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes contribute to this decreased life expectancy; structural issues underlie these diet-related health disparities. Although the region is culturally tied to healthy Native foods, a traditional lifestyle has become more difficult. Food retailers stock unhealthy, shelf-stable food, while perishable foods, like produce, are scarce and unaffordable. Food insecurity results in hunger, poor diet quality, and health disparities. This project, Neqkiuryaraq or The Art of Preparing Food, is a food system structural intervention for the YK Delta. Through multi-sectoral partnerships, community-engaged approaches, and traditional knowledge, we will localize the food system and improve access to nutritious foods. Structural interventions will promote the harvesting and distribution of traditional foods and healthy market foods, like produce, to communities experiencing food insecurity. Improved access to nutritious, culturally acceptable foods will bolster food security, reduce hunger, and improve health. We will assess these effects by measuring participant food security, diet quality, and clinical parameters such as blood pressure and blood sugar. Improved nutrition will protect people against chronic health conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Building a local food system that integrates traditional knowledge, promotes healthy and culturally acceptable foods, and employs community members will move the YK Delta towards food sovereignty and provide an exemplar for other rural communities facing food insecurity.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $500,000 )
2026	2026	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	003	1	9/10/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$500,000
2026	2025	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	001	1	9/3/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2026	2025	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	1	3/20/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2026	2023	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	002	1	9/10/2026	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $500,000

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $1,500,000 )
2025	2025	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	002	1	9/15/2025	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$1,500,000
2025	2024	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	1	10/28/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2025	2023	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	001	1	9/15/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $1,500,000

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $374,748 )
2024	2024	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	002	1	9/20/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$374,748
2024	2023	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	1	8/2/2024	NEW	$0
2024	2023	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	001	1	9/20/2024	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $374,748

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $1,124,321 )
2023	2023	YUKON-KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORP	829 HOFFMAN HWY	BETHEL	AK	99559	BETHEL	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	1	9/22/2023	NEW	$1,124,321
														Subtotal = $1,124,321

Grand Total All Awards = $3,499,069

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Neqkiuryaraq - The Art of Preparing Food

Award Number: OT2OD035835

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/22/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/21/2028

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