2014-04-11: Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-TCEG-004508
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: USDA-NIFA
Closing Date: 2014-04-11
Award Ceiling: $0

Description: The Tribal Colleges Extension Services Program provides funding to (1) increase Extension program capacity at 1994 Land-Grant Institutions; and (2) address special needs, take advantage of important opportunities, and/or demonstrate long-term sustained benefits of Extension projects at 1994 Land-Grant Institutions.  Awards will be made to support one or more of the following Extension base program areas: Agriculture; Community Resources and Economic Development; Family Development and Resource Management; 4-H and Youth Development; Leadership and Volunteer Development; Natural Resources and Environmental Management; and Nutrition, Diet and Health.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…

Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Indian and Native American Employment and Training Programs (April 23, 2014)

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-DFA-PY-13-02
Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training
Agency Name: DOL-ETA
Closing Date: 2014-04-23
Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 170

Description: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.  S.  Department of Labor (the Department or DOL), announces the availability of approximately $58 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 166 for the Indian and Native American Program (INAP) to fund approximately 170 grants?$46 million to fund the Comprehensive Service Program (CSP) serving adult participants and $12 million to fund Supplemental Youth Service Program (SYSP) serving summer youth participants.  Awards under the CSP are anticipated to range from approximately $13,000 to $5 million.  Awards for the SYSP are anticipated to range from approximately $1,000 to $2.  6 million.

More: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…

Coming Soon in FY 2015

84.382B – Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions Programs
Pearson Owens or Nancy Regan
Pearson.Owens@ed.gov
Nancy.Regan@ed.gov
Fax: (202) 502-7861
Telephone: POwens (202)219-7018
NRegan (202) 219-7018

84.382C – Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions Programs
Nancy Regan or Christopher Smith
Nancy.Regan@ed.gov
Christopher.Smith@ed.gov
Fax: (202) 502-7861
Telephone:NRegan (202) 219-7018
CSmith (202) 219-7018