Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants (10.228)
Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants (Assistance Listing 10.228) is run by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $17.3 million in 23 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $752,114 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $586,402. Half of the 23 awards fell between $475,000 and $1.0 million, and they ranged from $7,671 to $1.9 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$17.3 million
- Grant awards23
- Typical award$586,402
- Awarded in FY 2025$558,355
- Size rank1,357 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $3.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $558,355 in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1357th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 11 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 2 states and territories.
What the program funds
NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as determined by each institution, within a broadly defined area of Food, Agricultural, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences (FANH). Applications for the ANNH Grants Program must include activities that: 1.) Enhance educational opportunities for students; 2.) Strengthen institutional educational capacities; 3.) Prepare students for careers related to FANH; and 4.) Maximize the development and use of resources to improve FANH education programs.
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
Individual public or private, non-profit Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions of higher education that meet the definitions of Alaska Native-Serving Institution or Native Hawaiian Serving Institution established in Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1059d.) are eligible institutions under this program.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds may be used to enhance educational equity for under-represented students in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States; to strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences; and to facilitate activities and cooperative initiatives between AN/NH Serving Institutions, or between AN/NH Serving Institutions and units of State government or the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources, faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs. Indirect Cost (IDC) is not to exceed 30 percent of the recipient’s Total Federal Funds Awarded (TFFA). 7 U.S.C. 3310 limits the recovery of IDC for the overall award to 30 percent of the TFFA under a research, education, or extension grant. Please refer to the RFA, Part III.E and F – Program Description – Funding Restrictions for specific details.;
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.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
If minimum or maximum amounts of funding per competitive and/or capacity project grant, or cooperative agreement are established, these amounts will be announced in the annual Competitive Request for Application (RFA). The most current RFA is available via: https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/alaska-native-serving-and-native-hawaiian-serving-institutions-education
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Projects will utilize the funding to support students in AI and data visualization, food security and native food education, and food and agriculture careers as well as farmers and producers in agribusiness and animal science.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants (10.228) awarded $17.3 million across 23 grant awards, an average of $752,114 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | 5 | $6.4 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | $4.9 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | 2 | $1.8 million |
| University of Alaska Southeast | Alaska | 2 | $1.1 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | 1 | $950,000 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | 1 | $586,402 |
| Uaf CTC 53860006 | Alaska | 1 | $578,731 |
| Ilisagvik College | Alaska | 1 | $475,000 |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | 1 | $471,904 |
| University of Alaska Systems | Alaska | 1 | $86,401 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | 1 | $7,671 |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 23 | $17.3 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.