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ED-GRANTS-050223-001: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415A

Closed Closed July 3, 2023 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-050223-001

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2023.

Department of Education offered grants to tribes. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $2.4 million in total. Applications closed on July 3, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 2, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMay 2, 2023
DeadlineJuly 3, 2023
Archived by Grants.govAugust 2, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

1. Eligible Applicants: An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization approved by an Indian Tribe, or a TEA, including a consortium of TEAs. An Indian Tribe that receives funds from the BIE under section 1140 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2020) is not eligible to receive funds under this program.

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What the grant funds

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The purposes of STEP are to: (1) promote Tribal self-determination in education; (2) improve the academic achievement of Indian children and youth; and (3) promote the coordination and collaboration of Tribal educational agencies (TEAs), as defined in this notice, with State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to meet the unique education and culturally related academic needs of Indian students. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415A.

Category: Education.

Who has won Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL) grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL) (84.415) awarded $34.4 million across 44 grant awards, an average of $782,210 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of HawaiiHawaii1$4.0 million
Little Wound School Board, IncSouth Dakota1$1.6 million
Sac & Fox NationOklahoma1$1.5 million
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of WisconsinWisconsin1$1.5 million
Nez Perce TribeIdaho1$1.4 million

Top states: Oklahoma ($6.0 million), Alaska ($4.8 million), Hawaii ($4.0 million), South Dakota ($3.3 million), Wisconsin ($3.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-050223-001 still open?

No. It closed on July 3, 2023.

Who can apply for Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415A?

Department of Education accepted applications from tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415A?

Closed July 3, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $2.4 million in total across about 8 awards.

Who has won Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Hawaii, Little Wound School Board, Inc, Sac & Fox Nation. The program made 44 awards worth $34.4 million in that time.

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