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ED-GRANTS-052721-001: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.382C

Closed Closed July 12, 2021 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-052721-001

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 2021.

Department of Education offered grants of up to $500,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 11 awards worth $4.7 million in total. Applications closed on July 12, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 27, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMay 27, 2021
DeadlineJuly 12, 2021
Archived by Grants.govAugust 11, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

1. Eligible Applicants: This program is authorized by title III, part F, of the HEA. At the time of submission of their applications, applicants must certify their total undergraduate headcount enrollment and that 10 percent of the IHE’s enrollment is Native American. An assurance form, which is included in the application materials for this competition, must be signed by an official for the applicant and submitted. To qualify as an eligible institution under the NASNTI Program, an institution must-- (i) Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered; (ii) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior or community college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree; and (iii) Be designated as an “eligible institution,” by demonstrating that it: (1) has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and (2) has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4.

Is this a realistic fit?

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 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The NASNTI Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals. Institutions may use the grants to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native American and low-income students. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.382C.

Category: Education.

Who has won Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions (84.382) awarded $194 million across 81 grant awards, an average of $2.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Winston-Salem State UniversityNorth Carolina2$8.5 million
Fisk UniversityTennessee2$7.3 million
Fayetteville State UniversityNorth Carolina2$6.9 million
Alcorn State UniversityMississippi2$6.4 million
Kentucky State UniversityKentucky2$5.9 million

Top states: Georgia ($36.9 million), North Carolina ($22.4 million), Oklahoma ($14.5 million), South Carolina ($14.2 million), Tennessee ($14.2 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-052721-001 still open?

No. It closed on July 12, 2021.

Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.382C?

Department of Education accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.382C?

Closed July 12, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $4.7 million in total across about 11 awards.

Who has won Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Winston-Salem State University, Fisk University, Fayetteville State University. The program made 81 awards worth $194 million in that time.

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