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Limited Competition: Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE)

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Assistance Listings: 93.859 -- Biomedical Research and Research Training

Last Updated: September 14, 2026

Description

The Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) Notice of Funding Opportunity will enable federally-recognized Tribes or Tribal Entities to establish or enhance Institutional Review Boards. TIRBEE builds the capacity and infrastructure for biomedical research involving human participants in federally-recognized Tribal communities by expanding their Institutional Review Board review and oversight capabilities.  

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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Government

  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

Other Eligible ApplicantsA 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 Organizations/Foreign CollaborationsAn 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 Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) application.

Grantor contact information

Description

NIGMS TIRBEE Program Please contact via e-mail

Email

NIGMS_TIRBEE_Program@nigms.nih.gov

NIGMS_TIRBEE_Program@nigms.nih.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

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Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

March 25, 2027

Estimated Application Due Date:

May 25, 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

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Expected awards

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Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

PAR-28-038

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Forecast posted date:

September 14, 2026

Archive date:

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