Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program
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About This Opportunity
Alaska Native-Serving and Native — grant funding tender in United States, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Submission deadline Jun 2026.
This is a grants contract in the agriculture and food security sector. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of USD 150,000 – USD 1.5 million.
Published through Grants.gov, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for grants in the agriculture and food security sector. Grant applications generally require a detailed project proposal, a clear results framework, and evidence of the applicant's capacity to deliver the proposed activities.
Description
The purpose of this program, under Assistance Listing Number 10.228, is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as determined by each institution, within a broadly defined area of food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH).
Agency: Heidi Z Vanegas
Grantor
CFDA: 10.228
Eligible Applicants: Applicants for the ANNH must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. 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 About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
For the purpose of ANNH, an eligible institution means an individual public or private, nonprofit Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving institution of higher education that meets the definitions of an Alaska Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving institution established in Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1059d).
Table 3: ANNH Eligible Applicants
Branch Institutions of a State System
For the purpose of this program, the individual branches of a State university system or public system of higher education that are separately accredited as degree-granting institutions are treated as separate, individual institutions, eligible to apply for and receive awards, provided that they otherwise satisfy the definition of Alaska Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving institution as specified above.
Independent Branch Campuses
Independent branch campuses of individual institutions may apply for and receive grant awards under this program, provided that they otherwise satisfy the definition of Alaska Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving institution as specified above. An “independent branch campus” means a unit of a 2-year or 4-year institution of higher education that is geographically apart from the main campus, is permanent in nature, offers courses for credit and programs leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree, and is autonomous to the extent that it has its own faculty and administrative or supervisory organization and its own budgetary and hiring authority.
Collaborative Arrangements
Two or more eligible, individual institutions, independent branch campuses, or branch institutions of a State system may form a collaboration to carry out education, applied research, and Extension/outreach programs in FANH. In addition to the individual eligible institutions (or independent branch campuses, etc.), such a collaboration also may include units of State government and private sector entities.
An existing collaboration consisting of at least two or more eligible, individual institutions, independent branch campuses, or branch institutions of a State system, which demonstrates its ability to carry out allowed activities and its commitment to the goals of the ANNH Grants Program, also may apply for and receive a Collaboration grant.
Applicant Types: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Cost Sharing: No
More Info: Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program — https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/alaska-native-serving-native-hawaiian-serving-institutions-education
Contact: Heidi Z Vanegas
Grantor
Email: grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from Grants.gov and was originally published on May 8, 2026. Last refreshed 5 days ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About National Institute of Food and Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture has issued 23 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 13 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Agriculture & Food Security, Research & Innovation, and Education & Training. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via Grants.gov. Most recent publication: June 16, 2026.
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This is a Grants contract in the Agriculture & Food Security sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.
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