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ED-GRANTS-071321-001: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): American Rescue Plan (ARP)-American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) Assistance Listing Number 84.299C

Closed Closed September 13, 2021 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-071321-001

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 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 16 awards worth $19.8 million in total. Applications closed on September 13, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 13, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJuly 13, 2021
DeadlineSeptember 13, 2021
Archived by Grants.govOctober 13, 2021

Who can apply

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

1. Eligible Applicants: TEAs, including a consortium of TEAs. Note: If applying as a consortium, applicants should refer to 34 CFR 75.127–75.129 for information about group applications.

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 purpose of the ARP-AIRE program is to support Tribal educational agencies (TEAs) in the provision of direct services to Indian children and youth. Projects must include one or more of the activities authorized under section 6121(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). Background: ARP-AIRE is a one-time discretionary grant competition authorized under Section 11006(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) to provide awards to TEAs for activities authorized under section 6121(c) of the ESEA in order to meet the urgent needs of students in response to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Those activities include a broad range of direct services to Indian children and youth, their teachers, and families. In accordance with the Department’s commitment to engage in regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with Indian Tribes, the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (OESE) Office of Indian Education (OIE) and the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) conducted a virtual Tribal consultation session regarding the ARP-AIRE program on April 26, 2021.

Category: Education.

Who has won Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children (84.299) awarded $359 million across 295 grant awards, an average of $1.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictAlaska7$13.2 million
American Indian Resource Center IncOklahoma8$10.7 million
Choctaw Nation of OklahomaOklahoma7$9.2 million
San Juan School DistrictUtah5$8.9 million
Lower Yukon School DistrictAlaska4$8.7 million

Top states: Alaska ($92.0 million), Oklahoma ($37.9 million), California ($37.7 million), Montana ($21.8 million), Nebraska ($20.4 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-071321-001 still open?

No. It closed on September 13, 2021.

Who can apply for Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): American Rescue Plan (ARP)-American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) Assistance Listing Number 84.299C?

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 Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): American Rescue Plan (ARP)-American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) Assistance Listing Number 84.299C?

Closed September 13, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $19.8 million in total across about 16 awards.

Who has won Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yukon-Koyukuk School District, American Indian Resource Center Inc, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The program made 295 awards worth $359 million in that time.

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