National Urban Indian Health Program (Education and Research)

The National Urban Indian Health Program (Education and Research) is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity administered by the Indian Health Service within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The opportunity number is HHS-2027-IHS-NUIBH-0001, and the Assistance Listing is 93.654, Indian Health Service Behavioral Health Programs. The program is categorized as a health funding opportunity and is expected to make one award. The forecast was issued on August 6, 2026, for fiscal year 2027. Estimated total program funding is $200,000. The source does not state an award floor or award ceiling. The purpose of the National Urban Indian Health Program is to strengthen behavioral health services for Urban Indian communities. The program is intended to increase awareness, advocacy, education, and collaboration nationwide. It supports Urban Indian Organizations through technical assistance, training, information sharing, strategic planning, and quality improvement. These activities are intended to expand culturally appropriate behavioral health services and improve access to care for American Indian and Alaska Native populations living in urban areas. The source identifies the program activities and intended scope but does not provide detailed spending restrictions, individual budget categories, indirect cost limitations, subaward limitations, or other specific allowable or prohibited cost provisions. Applicants should therefore rely on the final posted funding opportunity and related application materials for any additional financial requirements. Cost sharing or matching is explicitly identified as not required. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, and the estimated total program funding available is $200,000 for an expected single award. Eligibility is limited by the source to applicants that are 501(c)(3) organizations. Grants.gov identifies eligible applicants as nonprofits having 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service, other than institutions of higher education, and also uses the general applicant classification of Others with clarification in the additional eligibility information. The additional eligibility statement expressly says that, to be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant must be a 501(c)(3) organization. No additional geographic applicant restriction, institutional size requirement, fiscal sponsorship provision, or other organizational qualification is stated in the provided source. The opportunity is currently forecasted rather than open for application. The estimated posting date is December 1, 2026, which is treated as the anticipated application opening date based on the information currently available. The estimated application due date is February 1, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on that date. The provided source does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide specific application questions, required narrative sections, required uploads, evaluation criteria, scoring criteria, or a detailed submission workflow beyond indicating electronic submission. The estimated award date is March 1, 2027, and the estimated project start date is also March 1, 2027. No project end date or complete period of performance is stated. The source does not state that this opportunity is annual, biennial, quarterly, or otherwise recurring, so recurrence is not inferred. Questions may be directed to the Indian Health Service Division of Grants Management at dgm@ihs.gov or 301-443-5204. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, the estimated posting date, application deadline, award date, and other program details may be further defined when the complete opportunity is posted.

Align proposed activities with the stated purpose of strengthening behavioral health services for Urban Indian communities. Connect proposed work to the identified approaches of awareness, advocacy, education, collaboration, technical assistance, training, information sharing, strategic planning, and quality improvement, with attention to culturally appropriate services and improved access to care for urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations.