Overview
The purpose of the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education (ANNH) Competitive Grants Program, under Assistance Listing Number 10.228, is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. 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).
ANNH projects support:
- Activities of collaborative membership of Alaska Native-serving or Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions to enhance educational opportunities for students
- Strengthening institutional education capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, to respond to identified state, regional, or national educational needs in the FANH sciences
- Preparation of domestic pipeline of undergraduate and graduate students for careers related to the FANH sciences, beginning with the mentoring of students from K-12 and continuing with the provision of financial support for students through their attainment of a doctoral degree
- Cooperative initiatives between at least two or more Alaska Native-serving or Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions, which may work in cooperation with one or more other entities including units of State government and private sector organizations, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve FANH education programs
- Applied research to uncover practical and innovative ways in which new knowledge can be advanced to benefit students and other learners, farmers, ranchers, and community members.
Eligibility
For the purpose of ANNH, an eligible institution means an individual public or private, nonprofit Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving institution of higher education that meets the definitions of an Alaska Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving institution.
For the definition and more information on eligibility, see the ANNH NOFO.
