Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06 Clinical Trial Optional)
Supports health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities for federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations.
RESTRICTED TO: TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ Eligible applicants are federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations only; foreign institutions are not eligible. · Foreign components are allowed, but non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. · Program includes research, career enhancement, and infrastructure enhancement rather than a standard investigator-initiated research grant.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
The purpose of theNative American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program is to fund federally-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations to support health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities.
Eligibility
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
See Funding Opportunity for Eligibility Details
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