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NIH forecasts children's environmental health centers; tribal governments eligible

National Institutes of HealthFunding availableSep 24, 2026

Check: NIH expects to post a funding opportunity for children's environmental health research centers, and non-federally recognized tribal governments are listed as eligible applicants.

What it does

Tribal governments that are not federally recognized are named among the eligible applicants for a national network of Children's Environmental Health Research Translation Centers. The forecast does not reserve money for tribes (a , meaning funds held for one group), so tribes would compete with other applicants. The estimated posting date is 2026-11-03 and the estimated application due date is 2027-03-02, 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.

: 93.113

What to do next

  1. Watch for the full (, the formal solicitation) on or about 2026-11-03 and confirm the eligibility language at that time.
  2. Calendar the estimated application due date of 2027-03-02 and identify any tribal partners who would need to join a collaborative application.

Sources

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

  • Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastSep 24, 2026

    Collaborative Centers in Children’s Environmental Health Research and Translation (P2C Clinical Trial Optional)

    • Quoted from the source: “Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)”
    • Quoted from the source: “Estimated application due date: 2027-03-02”
    • Quoted from the source: “to solicit applications to create a national network of Children's Environmental Health Research Translation Centers”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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