Closed · USDA-NIFA-TGP-007932 · CFDA 10.527 · Discretionary
New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs (NBTS)
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 15, 2021
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs (NBTS) is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $100,000 -- $500,000. 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
- 10.527
- CFDA program
- 837
- other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Archived opportunity record
New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs is closed (last close March 15, 2021). 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 March 15, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Section 7120 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334) amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) to add section 1450, 7 U.S.C. § 3222e, to authorize the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) competitive grants program. General Provision 773 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-94) provided $5 million in discretionary funds to carry out this program. This legislation authorized the Secretary to make competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to provide support targeted at Tribal students. Land-grant colleges and universities includes1862, 1890 and 1994 land-grant institutions. Tribal student is defined in this legislation as a student at a land-grant college or university that is a member of an Indian tribe as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C 5304). The maximum amount allowable per state is $500,000 per year.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-TGP-007932
Grants.gov marks New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs 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.
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What to do next
New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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