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IHS forecasts tribal self-governance planning grants, applications due about 2027-04-01
Health and Human ServicesFunding availableAug 6, 2026
Check: The Indian Health Service (IHS) forecasts cooperative agreements, which are federal grants with agency involvement in the work, for tribes and tribal organizations to plan for taking over health care under the Tribal Self-Governance Program.
What it does
Tribes and tribal organizations that want to plan for assuming responsibility for their members' health care through the Tribal Self-Governance Program are the eligible applicants. The text estimates the opportunity will be posted on 2027-02-01, with applications due about 2027-04-01, and that IHS intends to issue three awards under each program announcement.
Why it matters for tribal funding
Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.
Who it covers: Tribal governments.
: 93.444
What to do next
- Watch for the posting of opportunity HHS-2027-IHS-TSGP-0001, estimated for 2027-02-01.
- Plan a planning-stage application against the estimated due date of 2027-04-01.
Sources
Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.
- Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastAug 6, 2026
Tribal Self-Governance - Planning
Quoted from the source: “The Indian Health Service intends to issue three awards under each program announcement.”
Quoted from the source: “Eligible applicants: Tribes/Tribal Organizations”
Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.
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