Tribal Research Grants Program

The summary for the Tribal Research Grants Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Tribal Research Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	10.227
	CFDA Description:	1994 Institutions Research Program
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-TCRGP-000246
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 30, 2006
	Creation Date:	Mar 22, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 28, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Mar 22, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$75,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Grant applications submitted under this program must certify that the research to be conducted will be performed under a cooperative agreement with at least one 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant college or university. This does not preclude 1994 institutions from working jointly on projects under this program so long as the cooperative agreement requirement is met.
Grant Description: This program was initiated in FY 2000 to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) to conduct agricultural research that addresses high priority concerns of tribal, national, or multistate significance. Awards are to be made on the basis of a competitive process. Grants shall support investigative and analytical studies in the food and agricultural sciences. Eligible institutions may propose projects in any discipline(s) of the food and agricultural sciences. There are no limits on the specific subject matter/emphasis areas to be supported.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Tribal Research Grants Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/tribal_research.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Saleia Afele-Faamuli
National Program Leader, Multicultural Alliances Programs
Phone 202-720-0384 sfaamuli@csrees.usda.gov For questions regarding this RFA.
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