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No. PAR-24-260 · National Institutes of Health

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Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated
Not reimbursement-only
“"Grant: A financial assistance mechanism providing money, property, or both to an eligible entity to carry out an approved project or activity."” — From the announcement
Award range
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Jan 27, 2027
Posted
Aug 12, 2024
Last verified
2 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

This program funds work to establish or improve Tribal Institutional Review Boards in federally recognized Tribal communities, including staff, policies, systems, equipment, and training to support IRB oversight. Only federally recognized Tribes and certain Tribal entities, including consortia of them, may apply. Awards are grants, with budgets up to $350,000 in annual direct costs for up to 5 years. Cost sharing is not required. Foreign organizations may not apply, and foreign components are allowed only in the limited case described in the notice.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Health
  • Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
  • Tribal & Indigenous Communities
  • Health Care Delivery, Access & Workforce
Official description from grants.gov

The purpose of the Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) award is 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.

Who can apply

  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (93.859), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 1,048 $420,000 $325,870 – $487,506
FY 2025 1,115 — —
FY 2024 1,171 — —
FY 2023 1,383 — —
FY 2022 1,574 — —
FY 2021 1,321 — —

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 7,612 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Higher education (6,024), Nonprofit (734), Business (565) of 7,612 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (149) · NY (81) · TX (73) · PA (60) · MA (55)
Largest recent awards
  1. UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER $5,185,402 · FY 2026
  2. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM $3,654,310 · FY 2026
  3. THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $2,993,000 · FY 2026
  4. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE $2,843,142 · FY 2026
  5. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE $2,652,150 · FY 2026

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 23, 2026