Bureau of Indian Education: Tribal Education Grants

Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs

15.151 -- Education Enhancements

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, APPLICANTS MUST GO TO THE RELATED DOCUMENTS TAB TO RETRIEVE THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT PACKAGE. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS INFORMATION HOW YOU MUST APPLY. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS WILL BE FOUND UNDER THE RELATED DOCUMENTS TAB:

TED GRANT-MAUREEN LESKY- SOLICITATION

TED FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

TED DEFINITIONS

FUNDING IS RESTRICTED TO FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES AND TRIBAL TED'S

style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) hereby solicits grant proposals from federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education Departments (TED) serving Bureau-funded schools projects defined by 25 USC §2020. These funds will assist tribes in the development and operation of TEDs for the purpose of planning and coordinating all educational programs of the tribe. These funds will support the development of TEDs to improve educational outcomes for students and improve efficiencies and effectiveness in the operation of BIE-funded schools. Grant awards are subject to the availability of funds as appropriated by Congress.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

The Bureau of Indian Education ONLY solicits grant proposals from federally recognized tribes and their TRIBAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS (TED'S)

Grantor contact information

Description

Maureen Lesky, Ph.D. Program Manager, BIE Maureen.lesky@bie.edu T: 505-563-5397 C: 505-377-1556

Email

professional

maureen.lesky@bie.edu

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
TED_Grant-Maureen_Lesky-Solicitation.DOCX	TED GRANT-MAUREEN LESKY-SOLICITATION	May 20, 2019 02:38 PM UTC
TED-DEFINITIONS.docx	TED-DEFINITIONS	May 20, 2019 02:39 PM UTC
TED-FREQUENTLY_ASKED_QUESTIONS.docx	TED-FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	May 20, 2019 02:36 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: August 4, 2019

Application process

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Award

$2,500,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$5,000

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

BIE-TEDC-0003

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

May 20, 2019

Archive date:

August 4, 2019