Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415A

Agency: Department of Education

84.415 -- Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL)

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

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For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.

Purpose of Program: The purposes of STEP are to: (1) promote Tribal self-determination in education; (2) improve the academic achievement of Indian children and youth; and (3) promote the coordination and collaboration of Tribal educational agencies (TEAs), as defined in this notice, with State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to meet the unique education and culturally related academic needs of Indian students.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415A.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

Other Native American tribal organizations

Miscellaneous

Other

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization approved by an Indian Tribe, or a TEA, including a consortium of TEAs. An Indian Tribe that receives funds from the BIE under section 1140 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2020) is not eligible to receive funds under this program.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Donna Bussell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W239, Washington, DC 20202-6335. Telephone: 202-987-0204. Email: donna.bussell@ed.gov.

Email

Program Manager

donna.bussell@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2022-26554.pdf	common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Apr 27, 2023 07:32 PM UTC
2023-09197.pdf	Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions Document	May 2, 2023 01:34 PM UTC
2023-09200.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Document	May 2, 2023 01:35 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2023

Archived: August 2, 2023

Application process

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Award

$2,400,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-050223-001

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 2, 2023

Archive date:

August 2, 2023