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OpenTribal Colleges Extension Program - Capacity Applications
Federal funding opportunity USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-012120 from National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Department of Agriculture).
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes August 14, 2026
- Posted
- June 12, 2026
- Closes
- August 14, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $300,000
- Award floor
- $300,000
- Program funding
- $10,500,000
- Expected awards
- 35
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 10.517
- Category
- Agriculture
- Archives
- September 13, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.517 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $9.6M
- FY2025 obligated
- $6.1M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $6M
- Awards in window
- 67
Top recipients: Ohio State University, the, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College, Stone Child College Corp, Salish Kootenai College, Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
The TCEP-CA under assistance listing 10.517, supports informal, community-based extension projects that address agriculture, youths, economic development, healthy lifestyles, natural resources, or other topics important to Tribal communities. This NOFO will begin a new 4-year continuation funding cycle.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Applicants for the TCEP-CA 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. Applications may only be submitted by colleges and universities designated as 1994 Institutions by legislation. The following schools are eligible for this program: Aaniiih Nakoda College, Bay Mills Community College, Blackfeet Community College, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Chief Dull Knife College, College of the Menominee Nation, College of the Muscogee Nation, Diné College, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Fort Peck Community College, Haskell Indian Nations University, Iḷisaġvik College, Institute of American Indian Arts, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa University, Leech Lake Tribal College, Little Big Horn College, Little Priest Tribal College, Navajo Technical University, Nebraska Indian Community College, Northwest Indian College, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Oglala Lakota College, Red Lake Nation College, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, Salish Kootenai College, Sinte Gleska University, Sisseton Wahpeton College, Sitting Bull College, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Stone Child College, Tohono O’odham Community College, Turtle Mountain Community College, United Tribes Technical College, and White Earth Tribal and Community College.
How to apply
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