The biphasic award will provide up to 5 years of support in two phases.  The initial, mentored career development phase will provide 1-2 years of support for needed career development to facilitate a timely transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from their mentored postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent research-intensive faculty positions.  The second phase will provide up to 3 years of independent research support, contingent on satisfactory progress during the first phase and an approved, independent, tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty position.

Business

• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses

Nonprofit

• Other Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
• Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Government

• Public and Indian housing authorities
• Special district governments
• County governments
• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• State governments
• City or township governments

Education

• Private institutions of higher education
• Independent school districts
• Public and state institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

• Other