Closed · BIA-2020-NABDI · CFDA 15.133 · Discretionary

Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) Grant; Solicitation of Proposals

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Indian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$25K-$75K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 28, 2020
Close date
25
Expected awards

The verdict

Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) Grant; Solicitation of Proposals is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Indian Affairs that offered $25,000 -- $75,000 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 145 other opportunities from Bureau of Indian Affairs.

$25K-$75K
award range
Closed
application status
25
expected awards
15.133
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Native American Business Development Institute is closed (last close September 28, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Indian Affairs still indexes 145 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 September 28, 2020

Posted Jun 18 Closes Sep 28

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

25

Instrument

Grant

Description

IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, YOU MUST GO TO THE RELATED DOCUMENTS TAB TO RETRIEVE THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO APPLY. PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN INFORMATION HOW TO PREPARE YOUR PROPOSAL AND HOW TO SEND IN YOUR PROPOSAL. THERE ARE 17 PAGES TO REVIEW. The Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), through its Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI), is soliciting proposals from Tribes for technical assistance funding to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies of economic development opportunities located in designated Opportunity Zones. Eligibility for funding is limited to those applicants whose proposed projects, businesses, or technologies will be located in designated Opportunity Zones. These grants are also intended to fund applicants to obtain qualified guidance on how the development projects, businesses, or technologies they propose can attract investments from an Opportunity Fund. The Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, through IEED, is soliciting proposals from Indian Tribes, as defined at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e), for grant funding to retain consultants to perform feasibility studies of economic development opportunities located in an Opportunity Zone. Consultants may include universities and colleges, private consulting firms, non-academic/non-profit entities, or others. The feasibility studies will empower Tribes to make informed decisions regarding their economic futures. Feasibility studies may concern the viability of an economic development project or business or the practicality of a technology a Tribe may choose to pursue in an Opportunity Zone. These studies will also address how a proposed economic development project, business, or technology can attract investment from an Opportunity Fund, which is an investment vehicle set up either as a partnership or corporation, for investing in eligible property or businesses located in an Opportunity Zone (26 U.S.C. 1400Z-2(d)).

Public-sector applicant lane · Bureau of Indian Affairs

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Native American Business Development Institute (Federally recognized tribal governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Opportunity Zones (OZ). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of Indian Affairs book (87 peers, 60% of 146).

Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments

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.

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Agency Contact

James R. West Jamesr.west@bia.gov Phone 202.595.4766

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What to do next

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