Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06 Clinical Trial Optional)

The Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program is a grant opportunity offered by the National Institutes of Health to support federally-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations. The program funds health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities within Native American communities. This program is designed to build research capacity and support health disparities research specifically focused on AI/AN populations. The grant enables tribal entities to establish and maintain research centers that can conduct meaningful health research while enhancing the research skills of tribal members and improving research infrastructure. The NARCH program falls under multiple NIH assistance listings including Environmental Health, Human Genome Research, Aging Research, Alcohol Research Programs, Minority Health and Health Disparities Research, and various other biomedical research categories. Applications are accepted through a rolling deadline structure with a final closing date of August 7, 2026. Eligible applicants include federally-recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations. The program allows for clinical trial optional proposals, providing flexibility in the types of research projects that can be proposed.