Tribal Colleges Endowment Program
Department Of Agriculture, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture
To enhance educational opportunities at the thirty-five (35) Land Grant Institutions by strengthening their teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences in targeted need areas. The legislation designates that the interest from the endowment funds benefit the 1994 land-Grant institutions by supporting teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences in the target areas of: 1) Curricula design and instructional materials 2) Faculty development and preparation for teaching 3)
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Helps Tribal colleges use funds for various educational purposes. The money is managed in an interest-earning account.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Annual funding allotment to 1994 Land-grant Universities for discretionary use including infrastructure restoration/upgrade, supplementing other NIFA grants, or as an indefinite resource for future needs. Allotment is based on previous year's interest earned and number of American Indian students attending.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: education, agriculture
Demographics: American Indian students
Other Criteria: 1994 Land-grant Universities, institutions serving American Indian students
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Visit the NIFA website to find the funding opportunity.
- Prepare the required documents and information for the application.
- Submit the application through the designated portal.
- 🌐Application Portal
- http://nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- Wed, 13 May 2026Posted DateTue, 16 Jun 2026Closing Date
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support are encouraged but not required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Curricula design and instructional materials
- Faculty development and preparation for teaching
- Instruction delivery systems, equipment and instrumentation for teaching
- Student experiential learning
- Student recruitment and retention activities
- Facility renovation, repair, construction and maintenance
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- null
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes, can combine with other government funding
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- An annual internal budget of what funds were spent on for auditing purposes
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- annual internal budget
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- USDA acknowledgment as a federal funding provider
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $9,821,467 (minimum $5,190,754).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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