FederalOpenFixed dateIndian Health Service

Addressing Dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian Communities: CAReS Program

Award ceiling
$250,000 – $750,000
Closes
Sep 4, 2026
Last verified
2026-09-08

Awards $250,000 – $750,000 per recipient for native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Sep 4, 2026.

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Health & Human Services

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Addressing Dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian Communities: CAReS Program awards $250,000 – $750,000 per recipient, open to native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
$1,050,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$750,000
Award floor
$250,000
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Sep 4, 2026
Deadline type
Fixed date
Opens
Jun 30, 2026
Status
Open
Eligible entities
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Geography
Not stated
Matching funds
No
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
Not confirmed
Use of funds
Dementia care services · Early recognition · Caregiver support · Mini-Project Funding · Dementia Champion Network · Success Sharing through case studies and toolkits · Evaluation and Data · Caregiver support training
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$1,050,000
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$750,000

Who can apply?

level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Source field: entity types
industry
Source field: industries
demographic
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people
Source field: demographics
use
Caregiver support, Caregiver support training, Dementia Champion Network, Dementia care services, Early recognition, Evaluation and Data, Mini-Project Funding, Success Sharing through case studies and toolkits
Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Federally recognized Indian Tribes An Indian Tribe as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(14). The term "Indian Tribe" means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or group, or regional or village corporation, as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. Tribal organizations A Tribal organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(26). The term "Tribal organization" has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)): "Tribal organization" means the recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe; any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities: provided that, in any case where a contract is let or grant made to an organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian Tribe, the approval of each such Indian Tribe shall be a prerequisite to the letting or making of such contract or grant.You must submit letters of support or Tribal Resolutions from the Tribes you will serve. Urban Indian Organizations Urban Indian organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(29), that is currently administering a contract or receiving an award pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 1653. The term "Urban Indian organization" means a nonprofit corporate body situated in an urban center, governed by an urban Indian controlled board of directors, and providing for the maximum participation of all interested Indian groups and individuals, which body is capable of legally cooperating with other public and private entities for the purpose of performing the activities described in 25 U.S.C. 1653(a).You must provide proof of nonprofit status.

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When does it close?

Sep 4, 2026-4 daysDeadline type Fixed date

What can the money be used for?

8 categorys
The source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
Dementia care servicesEarly recognitionCaregiver supportMini-Project FundingDementia Champion NetworkSuccess Sharing through case studies and toolkitsEvaluation and DataCaregiver support training

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

1 field
Effort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
No

What comparable notices state

333 records
Stated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Health & Human Services, 333 of 928 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

  • 25th percentile$250,000
  • Median$500,000
  • 75th percentile$1,200,000

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Common questions

6 questions
Every answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
How much can one applicant receive?
$250,000 – $750,000 per recipient.
How much funding is available in total?
$1,050,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?
Sep 4, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).
What can the funding be used for?
Dementia care services, Early recognition, Caregiver support, Mini-Project Funding, Dementia Champion Network, Success Sharing through case studies and toolkits, Evaluation and Data, Caregiver support training, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

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Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-09-08
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-04

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