Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention

The Indian Health Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, forecasts the Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention grant opportunity under Assistance Listing 93.654, Indian Health Service Behavioral Health Programs. The opportunity number is HHS-2027-IHS-SPIP-0001, and it is identified as a discretionary federal grant opportunity in the Health funding activity category. The primary purpose of the program is to reduce suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. The program is intended to improve care coordination, expand culturally appropriate behavioral health services, and implement early intervention strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native youth who are at risk of suicide. The program supports Tribal and community-driven suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention efforts. Its stated approach emphasizes cross-system collaboration as well as engagement of families, youth, and community partners. These activities are intended to strengthen behavioral health services and coordinated responses for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. The forecast does not provide a detailed list of allowable or prohibited expenditures, individual budget categories, indirect cost restrictions, subaward limits, or other spending restrictions. Applicants should therefore rely on the future posted funding announcement and related official materials for any detailed financial and programmatic requirements that are not included in the forecast. Eligible applicants identified in the forecast include Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal governments that are federally recognized, and other applicants meeting the additional eligibility provisions. The additional eligibility information specifically identifies a federally recognized Tribe as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603 (14), a Tribal organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603 (26), and an Urban Indian organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603 (29). The forecast does not state a separate state, county, city, ZIP code, or other sub-state geographic limitation. Cost sharing or matching is expressly identified as not required. The opportunity is currently a forecast rather than a posted application opportunity. The forecast date and last updated date are August 6, 2026. The Indian Health Service estimates that the opportunity will be posted on February 1, 2027, and estimates an application deadline of April 1, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed application due date. Because the source is a forecast, it does not yet provide application forms, narrative questions, required attachments, a letter of intent or other pre-application gating requirement, evaluation criteria, or detailed submission instructions beyond the electronic submission deadline. Estimated total program funding is $14,000,000, with approximately 35 awards expected. The forecast does not provide an award ceiling or award floor, so an individual maximum or minimum award amount cannot be established from the available information. It also does not specify an individual award period or detailed period of performance. No matching or cost-sharing contribution is required according to the forecast. The source does not identify previous recipients or provide sufficient application-component detail to support a reliable estimate of the time required to prepare an application. The estimated award date is May 1, 2027, and the estimated project start date is also May 1, 2027. No recurring or annual application cycle is stated, so recurrence should not be inferred. Questions concerning the opportunity may be directed to the Indian Health Service Division of Grants Management at dgm@ihs.gov or 301-443-5204. No individual grantor contact person is named. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, prospective applicants should recognize that the dates and application details presented are estimates and that the final posted opportunity may provide additional requirements and instructions.

Align the proposed effort with the stated priorities of improved care coordination, culturally appropriate behavioral health services, early intervention for at-risk American Indian and Alaska Native youth, Tribal and community-driven suicide prevention, intervention and postvention, cross-system collaboration, and engagement of families, youth, and community partners.