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IHS forecasts new NPHR award cohort open to Tribes and urban tribal orgs

Health and Human ServicesFunding availableAug 18, 2026

Check: The Indian Health Service (IHS) forecasts a new cohort of NPHR awards for Tribes and Tribal Organizations, with Urban Organizations also eligible, and an estimated application due date of 2028-06-30.

What it does

Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Organizations are the named eligible applicants for this new cohort of NPHR awards, which the forecast says are designed to fund them to provide Essential Public Health Services. The forecast lists fiscal year 2027, an estimated posting date of 2028-04-28, and an estimated application due date of 2028-06-30. Offices should plan for this as a later-cycle opportunity and confirm the final notice when it posts.

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, Urban Indian organizations.

What to do next

  1. Watch for opportunity number HHS-2027-IHS-HLY-0001, with an estimated post date of 2028-04-28.
  2. Plan the application timeline against the estimated application due date of 2028-06-30.

Sources

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

  • Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastAug 18, 2026

    Healthy Lifestyles in Youth

    • Quoted from the source: “New cohort of NPHR awards designed to fund Tribes and Tribal Orgs to provide Essential Public Health Services”
    • Quoted from the source: “Eligible applicants: Tribes, Tribal Organizations, Urban Organizations”
    • Quoted from the source: “Estimated application due date: 2028-06-30”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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