Eligible Applicants:
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants for the TCRGP must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Applications may only be submitted by Tribal Colleges or Universities designated as 1994s under the Equity Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301, as amended). Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. 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 Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
The eligible 1994s are listed below:
1) Aaniiih Nakoda College
2) Bay Mills Community College
3) Blackfeet Community College
4) Cankdeska Cikana Community College
5) Chief Dull Knife College
6) College of Menominee Nation
7) College of the Muscogee Nation
8) Dine College
9) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
10) Fort Peck Community College
11) Haskell Indian Nations University
12) Ilisagvik College
13) Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.
14) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
15) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
16) Leech Lake Tribal College
17) Little Big Horn College
18) Little Priest Tribal College
19) Navajo Technical University
20) Nebraska Indian Community College
21) Northwest Indian College
22) Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
23) Oglala Lakota College
24) Red Lake Nation College
25) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
26) Salish Kootenai College
27) Sinte Gleska University
28) Sisseton Wahpeton College
29) Sitting Bull College
30) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
31) Stone Child College
32) Tohono O'odham Community College
33) Turtle Mountain Community College
34) United Tribes Technical College
35) White Earth Tribal and Community College
Duplicate or Multiple Submissions –
For the FY 2024 program, there are no restrictions in the number of applications that an eligible institution may submit. NIFA will generally only give one 1994 Research Capacity Center award among all the 1994’s and to any one institution: (1) Up to two awards in the New Discovery Research option, (2) One award for Area of Expertise, (3) Up to two awards in Faculty/Community and (4) one award for Conference Grants. There is generally a limit of three awards total to any one eligible institution in response to this RFA (Refer to Part II, C. Project, and Grant Types).