Closed · USDA-NIFA-TCEG-008681 · CFDA 10.221 · Discretionary
Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $130K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 27, 2024
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered Up to $130,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $130K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10.221
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program - is cataloged under number USDA-NIFA-TCEG-008681 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.221, posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 3, 2021 and last updated on March 14, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $130,000. The agency has projected $4.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 27, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $130,000
Close Date
March 27, 2024
Posted
November 3, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$4,500,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants (TCEG) program is designed to help build Tribal education capacity in the food and agricultural sciences for Native Alaskan/American Indian students. This request for applications (RFA) will begin a new four-year continuation funding cycle. The six legislatively mandated priorities are: · Culturally relevant curricula design and materials development · Culturally responsive faculty development and teacher preparation · Student experiential learning · Equipment and instrumentation for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math · Student recruitment and retention · Instruction delivery systems and strategic partnerships The TCEG program focuses on development of culturally responsive students and faculty who use students’ backgrounds and identities to create a dynamic and engaging learning environment. Preparing students for roles in Tribal leadership, traditional knowledge, and other qualities of one’s culture that are necessary to prepare students for agricultural and related careers in the private sector, for work with Tribal and non-Tribal government, and in academia. TCEG teaching applications must demonstrably incorporate a Tribal leadership development component to equip students with technical and leadership abilities upon graduation.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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