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Funding by Topic: American Indian or Alaska Native

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds
Funding for tribal governments for the purposes of transportation projects related to safety, safety planning, and safety/infrastructure.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Highway Administration, Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH)
Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF)
Fellowships to help Native students achieve their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Sponsor: Tribal Agriculture Fellowship
American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Expansion, Early Head Start Expansion, and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
Funding to operate Head Start or Early Head Start programming in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, leveraging existing local resources to provide a comprehensive array of health, mental health, nutrition, and social services for children and their families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 21, 2025
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Program Grants
Grants for tribal colleges and universities to establish or enhance partnerships with Head Start programs to increase the number of qualified education staff working in American Indian Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 21, 2025
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities include serving historically underrepresented communities, environmental stewardship, services for veterans, access to youth mental health and substance abuse services, and civic bridgebuilding.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jan 23, 2025
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) for Tribal Nations: A Tribal Data Sovereignty Project
Funding for tribal communities to begin directly receiving electronic case reporting (eCR) data or to improve processes and practices related to the use of eCR data already being received from state or local public health agency partners.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 24, 2025
Sponsor: National Indian Health Board
Native American Congressional Internship
A summer internship for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting tribal and federal relationships.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 24, 2025
Sponsor: Morris K Udall and Stewart L Udall Foundation
Leading Equity and Diversity in the Medical Scientist Training Program (LEAD MSTP)
Funding for eligible institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to fully integrate the transitional phases of dual-degree training and mentoring that will lead to the completion of both clinical degrees and research doctorate degrees. Eligibility is limited to dual-degree training programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and institutions within Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible states.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 27, 2025
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding to support federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively, eligible Tribal entities) to establish Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) or enhance the capacity of existing Tribal IRBs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 27, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alaska Social Justice Fund
Funding for organizations in Alaska working to eradicate systemic discrimination, increase the power of disenfranchised and under-resourced communities, and promote equal rights and equitable opportunity for all Alaskans. Health, wellness, human services, and rural communities are areas of interest, among others.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Jan 29, 2025
Sponsor: Alaska Community Foundation