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ClosedOpportunity USDA-NIFA-TCEG-011837

Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture

At a glance

Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Department of Agriculture). The application deadline was October 7, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $229K, with about 35 awards expected and $8M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 10.221 (Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants).

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Key facts

Posted
Aug 24, 2026
Close date
Oct 7, 2026
Archive date
Nov 6, 2026
Award floor
$228,571
Award ceiling
$228,571
Est. total funding
$8,000,000
Expected awards
35
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Applicants for the Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grant Program must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. 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 About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Applications may only be submitted by Tribal Colleges or Universities designated as a 1994 Land-grant Institutions (1994 institution) under the Equity Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301note). Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration. The eligible 1994 institutions are listed below. Table 3: Eligible 1994 Institutions Aaniiih Nakoda College Bay Mills Community College Blackfeet Community College Cankdeska Cikana Community College Chief Dull Knife College College of the Menominee Nation College of the Muscogee Nation Dine’ College Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Fort Peck Community College Haskell Indian Nations University Ilisagvik College Institute of American Indian Arts Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Leech Lake Tribal College Little Big Horn College Little Priest Tribal College Navajo Technical University Nebraska Indian Community College Northwest Indian College Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Oglala Lakota College Red Lake Nation College Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Salish Kootenai College Sinte Gleska University Sisseton Wahpeton College Sitting Bull College Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Stone Child College Tohono O’odham Community College Turtle Mountain Community College United Tribes Technical College White Earth Tribal and Community College

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The TCEG program (assistance listing 10.221) is designed to help build Tribal education capacity in the food and agricultural sciences for Native Alaskan/American Indian students. This NOFO will begin a new four-year continuation funding cycle. The six legislatively mandated priorities are: 

• Curricula design and materials development.

• Faculty development and teacher preparation.

• Student experiential learning

• Equipment and instrumentation for teaching science, technology, engineering, arts and math. 

• Student recruitment and retention. 

• Instruction delivery systems and strategic partnerships.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 10.221

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$6.77M
FY25$5.15M
FY26$8M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.221. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Catherine Bohnert Grantor
grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
816-398-3349

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $229k, total estimated program funding is $8,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 35 awards.

How do I apply for “Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity USDA-NIFA-TCEG-011837), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes in 7 daysALN 10.217

Higher Education Challenge Grants Program

National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Award range
$150K – $750K
Closes
Oct 15, 2026
Who can apply
Others (see notice)
Source: Grants.govVerified today