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Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Assistance Listings
  • 10.517 -- Tribal Colleges Extension Programs

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The purpose of the Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis (TCEP-SE) is to support pilot projects in Extension at the 1994 Land-Grant institutions. A pilot project allows Extension offices to be responsive to community needs through projects that address youth, agriculture, economic development, or other issues important to stakeholders. The TCEP-SE is intended to be a component of the applicant 1994 institution’s land-grant roadmap or strategic planning process and can be used to supplement their existing Tribal Colleges Extension Program (TCEP) capacity project by extending the reach of innovations in research and technology and enhancing informal, local educational programming.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

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Additional information

Eligibility RequirementsApplicants for the TCEP-SE must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process, Applications for TCEP-SE may only be submitted by the following Tribal Colleges of Universities designated as 1994 Institutions under the Equity Education Land Grand Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301, as amended): Aaniiih Nakoda College, Bay Mills Community College, Blackfeet Community College, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Chief Dull Knife College, College of the Menominee Nation, College of the Muscogee Nation, Diné College, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Fort Peck Community College, Haskell Indian Nations University, Iḷisaġvik College, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa University, Leech Lake Tribal College, Little Big Horn College, Little Priest Tribal College, Navajo Technical University, Nebraska Indian Community College, Northwest Indian College, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Oglala Lakota College, Red Lake Nation College, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, Salish Kootenai College, Sinte Gleska University, Sisseton Wahpeton College, Sitting Bull College, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Stone Child College, Tohono O’odham Community College, Turtle Mountain Community College, United Tribes Technical College, and White Earth Tribal and Community College.

Grantor contact information

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Email

If you have any questions related to preparing application content.

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Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY23-TCEP-SE-RFA-508.pdf
FY2023-Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis - RFA
May 24, 2023 03:29 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis

Archived: July 30, 2023

Application process

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Award

$1,000,000

Program Funding

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Expected awards

$60,000

Award Minimum

$200,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-010064

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

2

Posted date:

May 24, 2023

Archive date:

July 30, 2023

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