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Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program

This program was designed to assist 1994 Land-grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) in building institutional research capacity through applied projects that address student educational needs and meet community, reservation or regional challenges.  Awards are to be made on the basis of a competitive review process. Collaboration with 1862 or 1890 Land-grant Institutions, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a Non-Land-grant College of Agriculture (NLGCA), or at least one forestry school funded under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program is a requirement. Eligible institutions may propose projects in any discipline of the food, agricultural or natural resource sciences.

The technical assistance webinar related to this FY 2025 funding opportunity will be scheduled soon. Please visit again for more information.

Dates may vary. Please see RFA for exact details.
Reasonable Accommodation

If you need a reasonable accommodation to access information related to this grant opportunity, please contact the Information Contact listed on this page no later than ten (10) days before the closing date.  If you need a reasonable accommodation for the webinar or event related to this grant opportunity, please contact the event host.

Language Access Services

NIFA offers language access services, such as interpretation and translation of vital information, free of charge. If you need interpretation or translation services, please visit NIFA Language Access Services and request service no later than ten (10) days before the closing date.

Eligibility
1994 Land-grant Institutions
Other or Additional Information (See below)
More Information on Eligibility

Please see the RFA for additional details.

Posted Date
For more Information Contact
Closing Date
Contact for Electronic Access Problems
Other Due Date
Phase 1 Deadline
Phase 1 will accept awards through grants.gov until 5 P.M. Eastern Time, May 1, 2025. These projects will be paneled together in phase 1 of the panel process for TCRGP. NIFA intends to allocate approximately $1,500,000 for phase 1 funding.
Phase 2 Deadline
To be considered for phase 2 of the panel process, projects need to be submitted through grants.gov to NIFA no later than 5 P.M. Eastern Time September 1, 2025. The funding amount will be approximately $1,500,000 for the second phase of funding.
Phase 3 Deadline
Projects submitted by 5 P.M. Eastern Time, December 31, 2025, will be considered for funding for phase 3. There is approximately $3,000,000 available for phase 3 of the panel process.
Funding Opportunity Number
USDA-NIFA-TCRGP-011215
Assistance Listing Number
10.227
Estimated Total Program Funding
$5,000,000
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement
No Match Required
Range of Awards
$150,000 - $3,000,000
Previous Fiscal Year RFA
FY24-TCRGP-RFA-508.pdf (pdf - 399.04 KB)

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