Closes todayALN 16.076
OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 9
Bureau of Justice Assistance- Award range
- Up to $3M
- Closes
- Oct 8, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 2 more
Grants by applicant type
Federal grants for tribal governments & organizations
Opportunities whose official notice lists federally recognized tribal governments or other Native American tribal organizations as eligible applicants.
GrantsJunction currently lists 423 open and 439 forecasted federal opportunities for tribal governments & organizations. 62 close within the next 30 days, the next on October 8, 2026. The most active agencies are Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice and Department of Commerce. The largest listed award ceiling is $275M. 50 require cost sharing.
Counts are calculated from official Grants.gov records as of Oct 8, 2026.
423Open now
439Forecasted
62Closing in 30 days
92Posted in last 30 days
Open and forecasted opportunities
Filter all 862 in search →Closes in 1 dayALN 81.121
- Award range
- Up to $2M
- Closes
- Oct 9, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments and 6 more
Closes in 1 dayALN 20.284
FYs 2024 through 2026 - Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Competitive Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
DOT Federal Highway Administration- Award range
- $1 – $60M
- Closes
- Oct 9, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 2 more
Closes in 1 dayALN 16.738
BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—Local Formula
Bureau of Justice Assistance- Award range
- Up to $4.96M
- Closes
- Oct 9, 2026
- Who can apply
- County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments and 2 more
Closes in 1 dayALN 93.310
Development and Testing of a Multi-use Frameworks Playbook for Precision Medicine with AI: Integrating Imaging with Multimodal Data (PRIMED-AI) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Up to $300K
- Closes
- Oct 9, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 1 dayALN 93.847
Optimal Treatment Strategies for use of Anti-Obesity Medications (AOMs) in Children and Adolescents Clinical Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Up to $1M
- Closes
- Oct 9, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 1 dayALN 93.847
Optimal Treatment Strategies for use of Anti-Obesity Medications (AOMs) in Children and Adolescents Research Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Closes
- Oct 9, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
ForecastedALN 93.855
Cooperative Program for Modeling Clinical Transplantation
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Est. close
- Oct 9, 2026 (est.)
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 3 daysALN 93.242, 93.279
Addressing Methodological Challenges with Clinical Trials of Rapid-Acting Psychotropic Interventional Drugs (RAPIDs) (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Closes
- Oct 11, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 4 daysALN 10.675
- Award range
- $200K – $750K
- Closes
- Oct 12, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 6 more
ForecastedALN 93.279
NIH Blueprint Initiative: Tools for Germline Gene Editing in the Nervous System
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Up to $1.2M
- Est. close
- Oct 12, 2026 (est.)
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
ForecastedALN 93.853
HEAL Initiative: Program to Reveal and Evaluate Cells-to-gene Information that Specify Intricacies, Origins and the Nature of (PRECISION) Human Pain Network
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Est. close
- Oct 12, 2026 (est.)
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 5 daysALN 10.689
Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
Forest Service- Award range
- $1 – $600K
- Closes
- Oct 13, 2026
- Who can apply
- City or township governments, Federally recognized tribal governments and 501(c)(3) nonprofits
Closes in 5 daysALN 15.688
F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service- Award range
- $2K – $500K
- Closes
- Oct 13, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
ForecastedALN 93.372
BRAIN Initiative: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization – Transformative Research on Behavior at the Organismal Level
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Est. close
- Oct 13, 2026 (est.)
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 6 daysALN 16.320
OVC FY 2026 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime- Award range
- Up to $1.6M
- Closes
- Oct 14, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments and Federally recognized tribal governments
Closes in 6 daysALN 16.320
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime- Award range
- Up to $1M
- Closes
- Oct 14, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 7 more
Closes in 6 daysALN 93.394
Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH3 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Up to $250K
- Closes
- Oct 14, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 6 daysALN 93.394
Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH2/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Closes
- Oct 14, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 6 daysALN 93.394
Revision Applications for Validation of Biomarker Assays Developed Through NIH-Supported Research Grants (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Closes
- Oct 14, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 6 daysALN 93.398
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Closes
- Oct 14, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 6 daysALN 93.398
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health- Award range
- Amount not specified
- Closes
- Oct 14, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Closes in 7 daysALN 16.043, 16.583…
U.S. Department of Justice FY26 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Notice of Funding Opportunity
Bureau of Justice Assistance- Award range
- Up to $5.6M
- Closes
- Oct 15, 2026
- Who can apply
- Federally recognized tribal governments and Others (see notice)
Closes in 7 daysALN 16.074
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance- Award range
- Up to $500K
- Closes
- Oct 15, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 3 more
Agencies with the most opportunities
Also open to tribal governments & organizations: 206 unrestricted notices
These notices do not restrict applicant type. They may still have other eligibility conditions. Search them together →
- Algebra and Number Theory — U.S. National Science Foundation
- F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 — Fish and Wildlife Service
- DoW Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Scholar Award — Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
- DoW Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research Award — Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
- DoW Melanoma Research Program Team Science Award — Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
- DoW Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas — Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Before you apply
- Some programs are set aside exclusively for tribes; others list tribes among many eligible applicant types.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal grants are available for tribal governments & organizations right now?
As of the latest refresh, 423 opportunities are open for applications and 439 more are forecasted on Grants.gov. 62 of the open opportunities close within 30 days.
Which federal agencies offer the most opportunities for tribal governments & organizations?
Currently: Department of Health and Human Services (779), Department of Justice (22), Department of Commerce (13), Department of Agriculture (9), Department of the Interior (8).
Are these all grants?
Not all. Federal funding notices can be grants, cooperative agreements (grants with substantial agency involvement) or other instruments. Among current opportunities for tribal governments & organizations: 535 grants, 342 cooperative agreements, 4 others.
Does appearing on this list mean a tribal government or organization qualifies?
No. These notices list tribal governments & organizations among the eligible applicant types, but each opportunity can add other requirements — location, size, matching funds, prior registration or program-specific criteria. Review the official notice before applying.
Methodology: This page lists Grants.gov opportunities whose official notice includes the applicant type “Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)” or “Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)”. Notices marked “Unrestricted” are open to any entity type and are shown separately below. Appearing on this page does not mean an organization is eligible; review each official notice. See how GrantsJunction sources and labels data.