NIDA forecast RFA-DA-28-002: five Avenir awards, $3M, applications due May 26, 2027. Why this early-stage mechanism needs no preliminary data.
HUD forecast $86M for FY2026/2027 Community Compass (PDR-2600-DC-0006): 45 awards, a $250K floor, no match, and a Feb. 3, 2027 estimated deadline.
FEMA's FY2025 Fire Prevention and Safety notice governs $32.4M for nonprofits. The R&D lane legally bars fire departments — community orgs can apply.
NIMHD forecast RFA-MD-28-001: $12M across six John Lewis Research Endowment S21 awards, applications estimated due May 2027. Eligibility decides this one.
NIH's TURTLE forecast PAR-28-050 is a limited competition, leaving tribal entities one open deadline — Jan 25, 2027. Awards, eligibility and the timeline.
IHS forecast HHS-2027-IHS-NPHR-0001 puts $4M behind 10 Native Public Health Resilience awards for tribal orgs: a third fewer slots than 2024, no planning track.
NIH Common Fund forecast RFA-RM-28-011 on Sept 11, 2026: $5.6M, 16 RP1 awards, applications est. Oct 1, 2027. The one R3PEATS RFA an individual PI can enter.
TCU-only USDA line: $1.5M across ~5 awards, $50K-$200K, due Nov 2. Why 35 tribal colleges can lead USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-012281 but not the 1890 program.
DOL-VETS forecast FOA-VETS-27-01: $12M and 31 HVRP awards for FY2027, half of FY2026's pool. Synopsis expected Jan 29, applications due March 17, 2027.
NIH forecast RFA-RM-28-002 on Sept 3: 30 New Innovator Awards, $22.7M, $475K/year for early-stage investigators. Applications due August 19, 2027.
HRSA forecast $27M across six awards for the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Program (HRSA-27-013). Applications estimated due April 12, 2027.
CDC's $1.26B cancer prevention recompete, CDC-RFA-DP-27-0023, closes February 5, 2027. What tribal and community-based organizations should be doing now.
HHS forecast HHS-2027-ACF-OHS-CH-0112 puts $818.3M across 255 Head Start awards in 37 states. The NOFO posts Oct 14; applications close Dec 15, 2026.
SBA's new SBIR/STTR commercialization standard demands 33% then 50% non-SBIR revenue from firms with 25+ Phase II awards. Comments close October 31, 2026.
NIH forecast PAR-28-060 puts $5M and 16 awards behind shared-use lab instruments, and unlike S10 it never asks for three NIH-funded PIs. Deadline Sept 25.
NIMHD forecast RFA-MD-27-004: $3M across ~10 R34 planning grants for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health. NOFO Dec 16, applications due Feb 16, 2027.
HRSA's Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program (HRSA-27-053) forecasts $2.5M for one FY2027 award. The deadline that matters to your clinic closes Sept 4.
HRSA's FY2027 Rural Health Network Development forecast (HRSA-27-051) lists $9M across 23 awards and a March 16, 2027 deadline. The 3-org rule starts now.
IHS forecasts $5M for tribal behavioral health integration: HHS-2027-IHS-BH2I-0001, 15 awards, applications estimated due March 1, 2027. Prep now.
NIDDK forecast RFA-DK-28-116: one $5M U01 for multimodal AI in type 1 diabetes. Full NOFO est. Dec 1, 2026; applications estimated due February 10, 2027.
NSF 26-516 (GEO Core) puts $110M behind 200-350 geoscience awards with no deadline, no award floor, and no per-PI proposal limit. What PIs should do now.
NIFA's $5.7M Higher Education Challenge grants (USDA-NIFA-CGP-011315) close Oct 15, 2026 — but community colleges can't lead an application. Here's the way in.
ONDCP's RD-ET-RDA-26-001 offers $300,000 to one tribal organization to build drug-threat detection capacity. Posted August 14, closes August 31, 2026.
HRSA-27-042 forecasts $3 million and just six awards for RCORP Community Systems Development, due April 6, 2027. Why rural CBOs win it as consortium members.
NIH is retiring the K99/R00. PA-28-048 (KT1/R00) replaces it, every current K NOFO expires July 13, 2027, and the first new deadline is October 12, 2027.
SBA's SB-OEDCS-26-002 puts $5M into small-manufacturer cyber resilience in Indiana, Ohio and Virginia. Defense SBIR firms can't apply — here's the play.
IHS forecast HHS-2027-IHS-EPI-0001 puts $7M behind two Tribal Epidemiology Center awards for unserved IHS Areas. Estimated application deadline: April 1, 2027.
NSF 26-513 puts $100M behind ~10 State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs at $4M-$12M each. One award per state, proposals due November 4, 2026.
DOE's $100M PROSPECT notice of intent (DE-FOA-0003662) aims to double minerals graduates in two years, a target only short-credential programs can hit.
USDA's FY2026 Housing Preservation Grant posts $8.3M with a September 8 deadline. The general pool absorbed nearly the whole cut. What nonprofits should do.
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