Opportunity Overview
Washington State Department of Health has posted a 2026 Tribal Request for Applications under the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. DOH seeks up to two Tribal Nations, American Indian or Alaska Native organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, or a collaborative of these groups to lead projects supporting American Indian or Alaska Native maternal and child health in Washington.
Projects may build on existing maternal and child health work in Indian Country or address an unmet need. Recipients will report lessons learned to inform future maternal and child health work and will work closely with DOH Maternal and Child Health Block Grant coordination teams.
Current Source-Control Status
The official DOH landing page links the current MCHBG Tribal RFA application, budget and work-plan template, the 2025 AI/AN maternal, infant, child and adolescent health statewide assessment, and the Maternal Mortality Review Panel report. The landing page does not state the application deadline, closing time/time zone, total available funding, per-award amount, submission mechanics, required attachments, scoring criteria or complete budget rules.
Source Verification Hold: Atlas must inspect the controlling RFA application document before publication, applicant outreach, CRM pursuit, package preparation, budgeting or any 48-hour outreach cutoff calculation. Do not infer a deadline or award amount from the landing page.
Eligibility
Public landing-page eligibility includes Tribal Nations, American Indian or Alaska Native organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, and collaboratives of these groups. Final legal eligibility, fiscal-agent rules, geographic restrictions, required registrations and any additional applicant qualifications must be confirmed in the RFA application.
Healthcare Fit
This is a direct maternal and child health opportunity with a strong Washington healthcare nexus. The program centers AI/AN maternal and child health, including maternal health, prenatal and infant health, child health, adolescent health, children and youth with special health care needs, health-care access and quality, social-emotional well-being, and system coordination.
N9+ and QC Healthcare Controls
N9+ fit is conditional and must not be introduced in initial applicant outreach. The public landing page does not authorize connected clinical equipment or technology purchases. Any later N9+ role requires applicant interest and confirmation in the controlling RFA that the proposed cost and use are allowable. QC Healthcare direct-applicant or vendor fit is not cleared until the complete RFA is reviewed for applicant class, procurement and subcontracting rules.
Next Action
Obtain and verify the controlling MCHBG Tribal RFA application document. Confirm exact deadline including time and time zone, funding amount, project period, complete eligibility, submission method, required forms and attachments, scoring, budget restrictions, allowable and unallowable costs, reporting requirements and contact information. Only after those gates are complete should Atlas determine publication state, applicant queue, CRM architecture, WorkDrive materials and any outreach cutoff.