ONAA 7J-TCU Manufacturing NOFO FY2026
- Posted
- July 24, 2026
- Closed
- August 24, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $5,000,000
- Award floor
- $1
- Program funding
- $10,000,000
- Expected awards
- 5
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 59.007
- Category
- Education
- Archives
- September 23, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 59.007 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $7.6M
- FY2026 obligated
- $0
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 12
Top recipients: Netquarry, Inc., Salish Kootenai College, Inc., Institute of American Indian Arts, Haskell Indian Nations University, Nebraska Indian Community College
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite proposals for funding from Tribal Colleges and Universities, Tribal Serving Institutions, Community Colleges on or near Tribal Lands, and other Trade Schools on or near Tribal Lands interested in providing innovative hands-on, in-person manufacturing training and technical assistance through rapid reskilling of employees for 8(a) and HUBZone eligible small businesses , under the U.S. Small Business Administration's Empower to Grow Program (formerly known as 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program).
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
a) A Tribal College or University (TCU) as defined in the Higher Education Act, Page 12 Section 316 (20 U.S.C. §1059c); b) A community college located on or near tribal lands or Indian lands as defined under 25 U.S.C. §2; c) A trade or vocational school that primarily serves federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native villages or organizations (as defined under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. §1601 et seq.), or Native Hawaiian communities; or d) A tribal-serving institution with established manufacturing or skilled labor training programs. • Have been in existence continually for at least the past three years; • Have experience providing hands-on, in-person technical assistance, tools, or training relating to manufacturing or skilled labor to small businesses on a regional or national basis; and • Demonstrate that it has the capacity to provide manufacturing-related training and technical assistance to small business concerns
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