New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs (NBTS)
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New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs (NBTS): Section 7120 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334) amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) to add section 1450, 7 U.S.C. § 3222e, to authorize the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) competitive grants program. General Provision 773 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-94) provided $5 million in discretionary funds to carry out this program. This legislation authorized the Secretary to make competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to provide support targeted at Tribal students. Land-grant colleges and universities includes1862, 1890 and 1994 land-grant institutions. Tribal student is defined in this legislation as a student at a land-grant college or university that is a member of an Indian tribe as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C 5304). The maximum amount allowable per state is $500,000 per year.
| Federal Grant Title: | New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs (NBTS) |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-TGP-007932 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.527 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | March 15th, 2021 |
| Original Application Deadline: | March 15th, 2021 |
| Posted Date: | December 21st, 2020 |
| Creation Date: | December 21st, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | April 14th, 2021 |
| Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $100,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | December 28th, 2020 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 3222(e), the Secretary is authorized to make competitive grants to land-grant colleges or universities which includes 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)) to provide support targeted at Tribal students. Land-grant colleges and universities includes1862, 1890 and 1994 land-grant institutions. You can find a link to the Land-Grant colleges and Universities here: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/land-grant-colleges-and- universities-partner-website-directory. Tribal student is defined in this legislation as a student at a land-grant college or university that is a member of an Indian tribe as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C 5304). The maximum amount allowable per state is $500,000 per year. Applicants for the NBTS must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. 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 Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Duplicate or Multiple Submissions – duplicate or multiple submissions of the same proposal by the same PD to different programs is not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions to multiple programs. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA's Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
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