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NICHD forecasts Discovery Gateway reproductive health funding; tribal governments eligible

National Institutes of HealthHealth and Human ServicesFunding availableOct 20, 2026

Check: The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) forecasts opportunity -HD-28-001, with an estimated application due date of 2027-10-01, and lists non-federally recognized tribal governments among eligible applicants.

What it does

Tribal governments that are not federally recognized are named among eligible applicants for a forecast NICHD effort to build a single open-access knowledgebase for reproductive health research, covering conditions such as preeclampsia, endometriosis, preterm birth, infertility, and uterine fibroids. The forecast gives an estimated posting date of 2027-07-24 and an estimated application due date of 2027-10-01 for fiscal year 2028.

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.

: 93.865

What to do next

  1. Watch for the posting of -HD-28-001 on ; the estimated post date is 2027-07-24.
  2. Confirm applicant eligibility against the full funding announcement before the estimated application due date of 2027-10-01.

Sources

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

  • Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastOct 20, 2026

    Discovery Gateway to Reproductive Health Innovation

    • Quoted from the source: “seeks to establish a single Discovery Gateway to Reproductive Health Innovation”
    • Quoted from the source: “Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)”
    • Quoted from the source: “Estimated application due date: 2027-10-01”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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