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NIH forecasts limited-competition TIRBEE funding to build tribal IRB capacity

National Institutes of HealthFunding availableSep 14, 2026

Check: NIH forecasts a limited-competition award, Opportunity PAR-28-038, that funds Tribes and Tribal entities to establish or enhance Institutional Review Boards (IRBs, the committees that review research involving people).

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What it does

Federally-recognized Tribes, Tribal colleges or universities, Tribal health programs, Tribal organizations, and consortia of those entities are the eligible applicants. The money is for building review and oversight capacity for biomedical research involving human participants in tribal communities. A forecast is advance notice of a funding opportunity before its formal posting, and a limited competition means only eligible organizations are invited to apply.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments, Tribal colleges and universities.

: 93.859

What to do next

  1. Check that your organization or consortium fits the eligibility categories before the estimated post date of 2027-03-25.
  2. Watch for the formal posting of PAR-28-038, with an estimated application due date of 2027-05-25.

Sources

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

  • Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastSep 14, 2026

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

    • Quoted from the source: “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.”
    • Quoted from the source: “This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply.”
    • Quoted from the source: “Estimated application due date: 2027-05-25”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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