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NIH forecasts KS1 mentoring award open to Native American tribal organizations

National Institutes of HealthFunding availableAug 13, 2026

Check: NIH's forecast for the Established Clinician Investigator Award to Support Mentoring (KS1, opportunity PA-28-049) lists Native American Tribal Organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments) as eligible applicants, with an estimated application due date of 2027-10-12.

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What it does

Tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments, such as tribally chartered or tribal-controlled nonprofit entities, are named as eligible applicants for this NIH award. The award supports established clinician investigators with a sustained period of protected time to mentor early-career clinician research scientists. The forecast shows a fiscal year 2028 cycle, with the posting estimated for 2027-07-13.

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: Native nonprofits.

: 93.113

What to do next

  1. Watch for the posting of PA-28-049, estimated 2027-07-13, and confirm your organization's eligibility category against the listed applicant types.
  2. Plan for the application due date, estimated 2027-10-12, and identify any established clinician investigator who could serve as a mentor.

Sources

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

  • Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastAug 13, 2026

    Established Clinician Investigator Award to Support Mentoring (KS1)

    • Quoted from the source: “Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)”
    • Quoted from the source: “provides support to established clinician investigators for a sustained period of protected time”
    • Quoted from the source: “Opportunity number: PA-28-049”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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