# 1994 Institutions Research Grants (10.227)

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1994 Institutions Research Grants is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $15.6 million in 46 grants, about $339,967 per award.

## Objectives

The Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP) (aka 1994 Institutions Research Program) is a competitive grants program supporting fundamental and/ or applied agricultural research projects that address high priority concerns of tribal, national or multistate significance. The program funds investigative and analytical studies and experimentation in the food and agricultural sciences (as defined in section 1404 of the NARETPA (7 U.S.C. 3103) and Part VIII, E. of this RFA). TCRGP seeks to advance the body of knowledge in the basic and applied natural and social sciences within the food and agricultural sciences.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $7.2 million | 24 |
| 2022 | -$177,764 | 0 |
| 2023 | $2.2 million | 7 |
| 2024 | $4.1 million | 10 |
| 2025 | $2.3 million | 6 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Navajo Technical University | New Mexico | $2.6 million |
| College of the Menominee Nation | Wisconsin | $2.0 million |
| Dine College | Arizona | $1.6 million |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College | Michigan | $1.4 million |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | North Dakota | $940,328 |
| Northwest Indian College Foundation | Washington | $939,997 |
| Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College | Minnesota | $839,104 |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University | Wisconsin | $794,447 |
| United Tribes Technical College | North Dakota | $756,375 |
| Northwest Indian College Foundation | Washington | $720,000 |
| Fort Peck Community College | Montana | $704,334 |
| Salish Kootenai College, Inc. | Montana | $550,160 |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Nevada | $500,000 |
| Oglala Lakota College | South Dakota | $350,000 |
| Institute of American Indian Arts | New Mexico | $350,000 |
| Red Lake Nation College | Minnesota | $280,000 |
| Stone Child College Corp | Montana | $229,280 |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | New Mexico | $126,768 |
| College of Muscogee Nation | Oklahoma | $95,000 |
| Nebraska Indian Community College | Nebraska | $70,176 |

## Open opportunities

- [Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-nifa-tcrgp-011697-tribal-colleges-research-grants-program/), closes December 31, 2026