Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children (84.299)
Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children (Assistance Listing 84.299) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $359 million in 295 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $718,922. Half of the 295 awards fell between $450,000 and $1.4 million, and they ranged from $3,395 to $6.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$359 million
- Grant awards295
- Typical award$718,922
- Awarded in FY 2025$68.5 million
- Size rank448 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $66.2 million in fiscal 2021 and $68.5 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 448th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 40% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 28 states and territories.
What the program funds
Funds support two grant programs, (1) Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth (CFDA 84.299A), authorized under section 6121 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7441) and (2) Professional Development (CFDA 84.299B), authorized under section 6122 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7442). The objective of 84.299A is to support projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve educational opportunities and achievement of Indian children and youth. The objective of 84.299B is to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in teaching or other education professions that serve Indian people, to provide training to qualified Indian individuals to enable such individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel, and to improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in education professions. In addition, section 11006(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided onetime funding for a new grant program, the American Rescue Plan--American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) program, CFDA 84.299C.§§.
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
For Demonstration grants (84.299A), eligible applicants include State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; Indian Tribes; Indian organizations; federally supported elementary or secondary schools for Indian students (including Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools); Indian institutions (including Indian institutions of higher education); or a consortium of any of these entities. For Professional Development grants (84.299B), eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of higher education; SEAs or LEAs in consortium with an institution of higher education; Indian Tribes or organizations in consortium with an institution of higher education; and Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools in consortium with an institution of higher education. LEAs include charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law. For ARP-AIRE grants (84.299C), eligible applicants are Tribal Educational Agencies (TEAs), including a consortium of TEAs, as defined in the Notice Inviting Applications. See Applications for New Awards; American Rescue Plan-American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE), 86 Fed. Reg. 36716 (July 13, 2021).
What the money can and cannot pay for
Under the absolute priority that the Department has implemented for this program for the FY2022 competition, grants fun projects for Native Youth Community Projects (NYCP) to support community-led, comprehensive projects to help American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children become college- and career-ready. 84.299B: Grants support professional development projects that increase the number and skills of qualified Indian teachers and administrators who serve Indian people.
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
Oct 01, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children (84.299) awarded $359 million across 295 grant awards, an average of $1.2 million per award.
Who usually wins
Tribal governments and organizations received 51% of the money, state and local governments 30% and nonprofits 11%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribal governments and organizations | 141 | $182 million | 51% |
| State and local governments | 76 | $107 million | 30% |
| Nonprofits | 32 | $38.1 million | 11% |
| Colleges and universities | 44 | $29.5 million | 8.2% |
| Other | 2 | $3.0 million | 0.8% |
By state
24 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 68 | $92.0 million |
| Oklahoma | 32 | $37.9 million |
| California | 27 | $37.7 million |
| Montana | 25 | $21.8 million |
| Nebraska | 12 | $20.4 million |
| Arizona | 18 | $19.8 million |
| Wisconsin | 15 | $17.8 million |
| North Dakota | 16 | $17.1 million |
| Colorado | 4 | $9.7 million |
| New Mexico | 11 | $9.3 million |
| Nevada | 4 | $9.0 million |
| Utah | 5 | $8.9 million |
| South Dakota | 10 | $8.2 million |
| Idaho | 8 | $7.2 million |
| North Carolina | 10 | $6.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $6.5 million |
| Louisiana | 2 | $6.0 million |
| Oregon | 9 | $5.6 million |
| Washington | 5 | $5.3 million |
| Arkansas | 1 | $3.6 million |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Virginia | 1 | $1.5 million |
| New York | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Texas | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Minnesota | 1 | $985,051 |
| Maine | 1 | $456,417 |
| Michigan | 1 | $210,845 |
| Kansas | 1 | $98,874 |