Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program
- Posted
- May 8, 2026
- Closed
- June 16, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $1,500,000
- Award floor
- $150,000
- Program funding
- $9,577,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 10.228
- Category
- Agriculture
- Archives
- July 16, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.228 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $558,355
- FY2026 obligated
- $6.5M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 25
Top recipients: University of Hawaii, University of Alaska Systems, University of Hawaii, Uaf Ctc 53860006, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
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).
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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…
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