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

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · PAR-28-038

In plain English

National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Mar 25, 2027. Estimated application due date: May 25, 2027.

The listing does not state award amounts or the number of awards.

Eligible applicant types include tribal governments & organizations, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

Key facts

StatusForecasted: not open yet
Estimated posting dateMar 25, 2027
Estimated application due dateMay 25, 2027
Estimated award dateApr 1, 2028
Estimated project startApr 1, 2028
Fiscal year2028
Forecast postedSep 14, 2026
Opportunity numberPAR-28-038
AgencyNational Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryHealth
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)Not stated
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program fundingNot stated
Expected number of awardsNot stated
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)93.859 – Biomedical Research and Research Training
Last updated on Grants.govSep 14, 2026

Who can apply

Browse similar: Tribal governments & organizations

  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Other Eligible ApplicantsA federally-recognized AI/AN Tribe, as defined under 25 U.S.C. 1603(14); orA Tribal college or university, a Tribal health program, or a Tribal organization as defined under 25 U.S.C. 1603 (24), (25), and (26), respectively; orA consortium of two or more of those Tribal entities.Foreign Organizations/Foreign CollaborationsAn application may include foreign components only if one or more federally-recognized Tribes with ancestral catchment areas crossing the U. S. …

Description

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

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. TIRBEE builds the capacity and infrastructure for biomedical research involving human participants in federally-recognized Tribal communities by expanding their Institutional Review Board review and oversight capabilities. This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see Eligibility Section for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered.

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