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Tribal Youth & Workforce Development (10.049)

Tribal Youth & Workforce Development (Assistance Listing 10.049) is run by the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $3.6 million in 9 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $396,358 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $200,000. Half of the 9 awards fell between $200,000 and $527,811, and they ranged from $100,000 to $1.0 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To increase the engagement of tribal members within the food and agricultural workforce and to foster and advance the professional achievement of tribal youth, by providing tailored technical assistance cooperative agreements to entities with a demonstrable capacity and capabilities to develop curricula, internship and educational programs, and provide effective outreach.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligible entities working to serve mutual interests in Youth and Workforce Development.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funding may be used to develop curriculum, administer internships and educational programs, create outreach and educational materials, and for other purposes that align with the statutory authority. Statement of work showing alignment with the Youth and Workforce Development goals and purpose.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$200,000-$1,000,000.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Tribal Youth & Workforce Development (10.049) awarded $3.6 million across 9 grant awards, an average of $396,358 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
North Dakota State UniversityNorth Dakota2$2.0 million
Partnership for Public Service IncDistrict of Columbia2$767,186
Fort Belknap Indian CommunityMontana1$200,000
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian ReservationMontana1$200,000
Muscogee Creek NationOklahoma1$200,000
American Indian Science and Engineering SocietyNew Mexico1$100,034
American Meat Science AssociationMissouri1$100,000

Top states: North Dakota ($2.0 million), District of Columbia ($767,186), Montana ($400,000), Oklahoma ($200,000), New Mexico ($100,034), Missouri ($100,000).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 56% of the money, nonprofits 27% and tribes 17%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities2$2.0 million56%
Nonprofits4$967,22027%
Tribal governments and organizations3$600,00017%

By state

1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is North Dakota.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
North Dakota2$2.0 million
District of Columbia2$767,186
Montana2$400,000
Oklahoma1$200,000
New Mexico1$100,034
Missouri1$100,000

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.