Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is offering the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP) to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) in building institutional research capacity. Eligible applicants must collaborate with at least one partner from an 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant Institution, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a Non-Land-Grant College of Agriculture (NLGCA), or a forestry school funded under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program. Projects can be in any discipline of the food, agricultural or natural resource sciences, and must address student educational needs and community, reservation or regional challenges. The application process involves a competitive review across three phases, with a deadline of December 31, 2024.

Approximately $7.2 million in total funding is available for this program, with individual grant awards ranging from $150,000 to $2.5 million. Student participation is required in all proposals, and the indirect cost rate is limited to 30% of the total federal funds awarded. This opportunity is issued under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants program (CFDA 10.227).