Tribal Education Departments
Active
- Assistance listing
- 15.163
- Agency
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Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education
Department of the Interior
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- TED
- Treasury account
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- 14-2100-0-1-999
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education awards grants under the Tribal Education Departments program (CFDA 15.163) to federally recognized Indian tribes for establishing and operating tribal education departments or divisions that plan and coordinate all education programs of the tribe.
The source provides no recent grant awards, award portfolio data, or information on award cadence. No recent grant opportunities are posted. The program description indicates that the Secretary of the Interior may renew grants for an additional two years based on satisfactory performance, and that applications receive thirty days' consideration from BIE staff, but the source contains no timeline for the next solicitation or examples of recent funding activity.
Grants fund the development and operation of tribal education departments or divisions that serve as coordinating and planning bodies for a tribe's education portfolio. BIE staff prioritize applications that serve three or more separate BIE-funded schools, provide coordinating services and technical assistance to all relevant BIE-funded schools, establish monitoring and audit functions through the tribal education department, and include plans for the tribal education department to assume assets and functions of the BIE agency office associated with the tribe.
Eligibility is restricted to federally recognized Indian tribes. Recipients must maintain project records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333, retaining financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the federal award for three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of submission of the quarterly or annual financial report.
The source does not identify the assistance-type mix, combined federal dollars obligated, typical award magnitudes, or any specific recent awards or open solicitation. Organizations considering this program should contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education directly to determine current funding status and the timing of the next application period.
Objective and description
- Objective
Make grants and provide technical assistance to tribes for the development and operation of tribal departments or divisions of education for the purpose of planning and coordinating all education programs of the tribe.
- Description
Make grant and provide technical to tribes for the development and operation of tribal department or divisions of education for the purpose of planning and coordinating all education programs of the tribe.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Specialized group: Indian tribes which are federally recognized as eligible by the U.S. Government through the Secretary of the Interior for the special programs and services provided by the Secretary because of their status as Indians.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Specialized group: Indian tribes which are federally recognized as eligible by the U.S. Government through the Secretary of the Interior for the special programs and services provided by the Secretary because of their status as Indians.
- Uses of assistance
Tribes that receive grants shall use the funds made available through the grants to facilitate tribal control in all matters relating to the education of Indian children on reservations; to provide for the development of coordinated education programs funded by tribal, Federal or other sources on reservations by encouraging tribal administrative support of all Bureau-funded education programs; to provide for the development and enforcement of tribal education codes, including tribal education policies and tribal education standards applicable to curriculum, personnel, students, facilities, and supporting programs.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
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How to apply
- Award procedure
Proposals from tribes are evaluated by BIE staff with priority given to applications the meeting following: Serves three or more separate BIE-funded schools, provides coordinating services and technical assistance to all relevant BIE-funded schools; plans to monitor and audit these funds by or through the TED; and/or provides as plan and schedule that provides for the assumption by the TED of all assets and functions of the BIE agency office associate with the tribe.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Thirty days.
- Renewals
Yes. The Secretary of the Interior may renew grants for an additional two years based on satisfactory performance.
- Appeals
25 CFR Part 2
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 15.163?
Assistance Listing 15.163 is Tribal Education Departments, a federal grant program run by Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education (Department of the Interior).
What is the CFDA number for Tribal Education Departments?
Its CFDA number is 15.163: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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