Opportunity Listing - Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)

Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Assistance Listings: 93.859 -- Biomedical Research and Research Training

Last Updated: February 10, 2026

Description

The Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program funds federally-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes and Tribal colleges or universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively, federally-recognized Tribes and Tribal Entities) to support health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities.

This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see Eligibility Section for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered for funding.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

Other Eligible ApplicantsEligible OrganizationsThe applicant organization must meet one of the following criteria:A federally-recognized AI/AN Tribe, as defined under 25 U.S.C. 1603(14); orA Tribal college or university, a Tribal health program, or a Tribal organization as defined under 25 U.S.C. 1603 (24), (25), and (26), respectively; orA consortium of two or more of those Tribal Entities.Foreign InstitutionsSpecifically, an application may include foreign components only if one or more federally-recognized Tribes with ancestral catchment areas crossing the U. S. border will participate in the proposed NARCH.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Grantor contact information

Description

Email

nigms_narch_program@mail.nih.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

May 8, 2027

Estimated Application Due Date:

July 8, 2027

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

April 1, 2028

Estimated Project Start Date:

April 1, 2028

Fiscal Year:

2028

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

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Program Funding

Expected awards

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Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

PAR-27-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

History

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Forecast posted date:

February 10, 2026

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