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NIH forecasts KR1 career award open to Native American tribal organizations

National Institutes of HealthFunding availableAug 13, 2026

Check: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) forecasts its Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (KR1) for fiscal year 2028, with an estimated application due date of 2027-10-12, and lists Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments as eligible applicants.

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What it does

The KR1 is a career development award that gives up to five years of protected time (time set aside from other duties) for a research candidate with a doctoral degree to train under an experienced mentor. Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments may apply, and the eligibility section sets no reserved share for them. Dates in the forecast are estimates, so the posting and due dates may change.

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. Track NIH opportunity PA-28-020 ( 93.113) and watch for the posting, which is estimated for 2027-07-13.
  2. Identify research-doctoral staff or affiliated candidates who could pair with an eligible mentor, and plan for an application due around 2027-10-12.

Sources

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

  • Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastAug 13, 2026

    Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (KR1)

    • Quoted from the source: “Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)”
    • Quoted from the source: “provides support for a sustained period of protected time (up to five years)”
    • Quoted from the source: “The award is expected to prepare candidates with research doctoral degrees for future research independence.”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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