This program, specifically designed for 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges), offers grants to significantly enhance their institutional research capacity. These competitive awards support applied projects aimed at addressing critical student educational needs and tackling pressing community, reservation, or regional challenges within the food, agricultural, or natural resource sciences. A key requirement for applicants is collaboration with established 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, the USDA Agricultural Research Service, a Non-Land-Grant College of Agriculture, or a forestry school funded under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program.
Opportunity ID: 329456
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-TCRGP-007812 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.227 — 1994 Institutions Research Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 13, 2021 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 13, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by Tribal Colleges or Universities designated as 1994s under the Equity Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301, as amended). Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration. The eligible 1994s are listed below: (1) Aaniiih Nakoda College. (2) Bay Mills Community College. (3) Blackfeet Community College. (4) Cankdeska Cikana Community College. (5) Chief Dull Knife College. (6) College of Menominee Nation. (7) College of the Muscogee Nation. (8) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. (9) Dine College. 10) Haskell Indian Nations University. 11) Fort Peck Community College. (12) Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. (13) Ilisagvik College. (14) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College. (15) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. (16) Little Big Horn College. (17) Leech Lake Tribal College. (18) Navajo Technical University. 19) Little Priest Tribal College. (20) Northwest Indian College. (21) Nebraska Indian Community College. (22) Oglala Lakota College. (23) Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. (24) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College. (25) Red Lake Nation College. (26) Sinte Gleska University. (27) Salish Kootenai College. (28) Sitting Bull College. (29) Sisseton Wahpeton College. (30) Stone Child College. (31) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. (32) Turtle Mountain Community College. (33) Tohono O’odham Community College. (34) White Earth Tribal and Community College. (35) United Tribes Technical College. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: |
This program was designed to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) in building institutional research capacity through applied projects that address student educational needs and meet community, reservation or regional challenges. Awards are to be made on the basis of a competitive review process. Collaboration with 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a Non-Land-Grant College of Agriculture (NLGCA), or at least one forestry school funded under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program is a requirement. Eligible institutions may propose projects in any discipline of the food, agricultural or natural resource sciences. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Support
Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET, except federal holidays Email:Policy@usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 329456 Full Announcement-FY2021-TCRG-RFA -> FY21-Tribal-RFA.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Support Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET, except federal holidays Email: Policy@usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.227 | PKG00263804 | Oct 15, 2020 | Jan 13, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
329456 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
329456 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
329456 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
329456 RR_Budget_1_4-1.4.pdf
329456 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
329456 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
329456 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
329456 RR_SubawardBudget30_1_4-1.4.pdf
329456 AD_3030_2_0-2.0.pdf
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