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USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-009121: Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis

Closed Closed June 14, 2022 Opportunity USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-009121 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$200,000
• Award floor$60,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

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

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

A. Eligibility Requirements Applicants for the TCEP-SE must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Applications may only be submitted by colleges and universities designated as 1994 Land-Grants by legislation. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Table 3: List of Eligible Colleges and Universities Aaniiih Nakoda College Little Priest Tribal College Bay Mills Community College Navajo Technical University Blackfeet Community College Nebraska Indian Community College Cankdeska Cikana Community College Northwest Indian College Chief Dull Knife College Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College College of the Menominee Nation Oglala Lakota College College of the Muscogee Nation Red Lake Nation College Dine’ College Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Salish Kootenai College Fort Peck Community College Sinte Gleska University Haskell Indian Nations University Sisseton Wahpeton College Ilisagvik College Sitting Bull College Institute of American Indian Arts Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Stone Child College Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Tohono O’odham Community College Leech Lake Tribal College Turtle Mountain Community College Little Big Horn College United Tribes Technical College White Earth Tribal and Community College

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Tribal Colleges Extension Programs awards averaged $530,855; this notice allows up to $200,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (98% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The purpose of the TCEP is to enable 1994 institutions to deliver science-based, culturally relevant extension education programs designed to address public needs and improve quality of life. The TCEP is intended to be a component of the applicant 1994 institution's land-grant roadmap or strategic planning process. To the extent practicable, priorities should reflect NIFA's national critical needs areas: 1) Development of sustainable energy; 2) Increased global food security; 3) Adaptation of agriculture and natural resources to global climate change; 4) Reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity; and 5) Improved food safety.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

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