Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Program: Professional Development Program (PD)--Native American Teacher Retention Initiative (NATRI) 84.299B
- Posted
- January 17, 2025
- Closed
- May 13, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $500,000
- Program funding
- $13,000,000
- Expected awards
- 29
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 84.299
- Category
- Education
- Archives
- May 28, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 84.299 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $68.5M
- FY2026 obligated
- $62.6M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 214
Top recipients: Yukon-koyukuk School District, American Indian Resource Center Inc, Calista Education and Culture, Inc., San Juan School District, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
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.
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 23, 2024.
Purpose of Program: The purposes of the PD Program that are relevant to this competition are to improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the education field; and develop and implement initiatives to promote retention of effective teachers, principals, and school leaders who have a record of success in helping low-achieving Indian students improve their academic achievement, outcomes, and preparation for postsecondary education or employment.
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.299B.
Correction Notice was published 4/3/2025. Please see https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-03/pdf/2025-05720.pdf.
Who can apply
- County governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities, either alone or in a consortium, are eligible under this program: (1) An institution of higher education, or a TCU; (2) A State educational agency in consortium with an institution of higher education or a TCU; (3) A local educational agency (LEA) in consortium with an institution of higher education or a TCU; (4) An Indian tribe or Indian organization in consortium with an institution of higher education or a TCU; or (5) A BIE-funded school in consortium with at least one TCU, where feasible.
The official record
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