Closed · USDA-NIFA-TGP-007452 · CFDA 10.527 · Discretionary
New Beginnings for Tribal Students
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 12, 2020
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
New Beginnings for Tribal Students is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $100,000 -- $500,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- $100K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 10.527
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
New Beginnings for Tribal Students is closed (last close June 12, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Institute of Food and Agriculture still indexes 837 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 12, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The New Beginning for Tribal Students makes competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to provide identifiable support specifically targeted for Tribal students. A land-grant college or university that receives this grant will use funds for, but not limited to, support of Tribal students for articulation agreements with 1994’s; dual credit programs; recruiting; tuition and related fees; experiential learning; student services, including tutoring; counseling; academic advising; and other student services that would increase the retention and graduation rate of Tribal students enrolled at the land-grant college or university, as determined by the Secretary. The maximum one state can receive is $500,000 per year.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-TGP-007452
Grants.gov marks New Beginnings for Tribal Students with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institute of Food and Agriculture book (699 peers, 83% of 838).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
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What to do next
New Beginnings for Tribal Students is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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