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ED-GRANTS-112524-001: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE) Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) number 84.060A

Closed Closed May 9, 2025 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-112524-001 ☆ Save

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 2024.

• Award ceiling$2.4 million
• Award floor$4,000
• Total funding$110 million
• Expected awards1,300
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities are eligible under this program: certain LEAs, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(b), including charter schools authorized as LEAs under State law; certain schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education of the U.S. Department of the Interior (BIE), as prescribed by ESEA section 6113(d); Indian Tribes and IOs under certain conditions, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(c); and ICBOs, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(d). Consortia of two or more eligible entities are also eligible under certain circumstances, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(a)(4).

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies awards averaged $85,529; this notice allows up to $2.4 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (93% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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 Formula Grants program provides grants to support local educational agencies (LEAs), Indian Tribes and organizations, and other eligible entities in developing and implementing elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian students. These funds must be used to support comprehensive programs that are designed to meet the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students and ensure that all students meet challenging State academic standards. The information gathered from the project’s final annual performance report (APR) will be utilized to complete OIE’s required annual reporting. Specifically, the APR covers the Secretary’s established performance measures for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Formula Grants program as detailed in this notice. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.060A.

Category: Education.

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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