Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program

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The Tribal Colleges Extension Grant Program provides funding for extension programs that address the unique needs of Tribal communities.

Projects should address one or more of the following key strategic actions:

• Support nonformal education to increase food and agricultural literacy of youth and adults
• Promote science-based agricultural literacy by increasing understanding and use of food and agricultural science data, information, and programs
• Build science-based capability in people to engage audiences and enable informed decision making
• Develop new applications of instructional tools and curriculum structures that increase technical competency and ensure global competitiveness
• Offer nonformal learning programs that increase accessibility to new audiences at the rate at which new ideas and technologies are tested and/or developed at the community-scale
• Develop programs that increase public knowledge and citizen engagement leading to actions that protect or enhance the Nation's food supply, agricultural productivity, community vitality, and/or public health and well-being

Eligible applicants are 1862, 1890, and 1994 land grant institutions.

Award ceiling: $102,000
Project period: 48 months
Estimated number of awards: 37
Estimated total program funding: $4,000,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov and the program website.