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NIAID forecasts LAST MILE HIV funding; non-federally recognized tribes eligible

National Institutes of HealthNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesFunding availableSep 24, 2026

Check: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), forecasts HIV effectiveness and implementation funding under -AI-28-015 that lists tribal governments other than federally recognized tribes as eligible applicants, with an estimated application due date of 2027-10-18.

What it does

The forecast lists "Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)" among eligible applicants, so this category of tribal government can apply. The program funds collaborations on effectiveness trials run in real-world settings, including pragmatic trials and hybrid effectiveness-implementation studies, covering HIV prevention and treatment and associated coinfections and comorbidities in any age group. The estimated post date is 2027-07-20 and the estimated application due date is 2027-10-18.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Tribes eligible. Tribes or Native organizations are among those who can apply or are covered, alongside others.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

: 93.855

What to do next

  1. Watch the forecast for -AI-28-015 for the posting, expected on or around 2027-07-20.
  2. Identify potential research partners and a clinical or community site for an HIV effectiveness or implementation study well before the estimated application due date of 2027-10-18.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastSep 24, 2026

    LeverAging StraTegies to Maximize ImpLementation and Effectiveness for HIV (LAST MILE)

    • Quoted from the source: “Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)”
    • Quoted from the source: “This program will encourage collaborations to perform effectiveness trials that incorporate implementation in real-world settings.”
    • Quoted from the source: “Estimated application due date: 2027-10-18”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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