Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA TGP 007932
The New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs (NBTS) is a competitive federal grant opportunity run by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to help land-grant colleges and universities provide targeted support for Tribal students. The program was authorized by Section 7120 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334), which amended the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 by adding a new statutory authority (Section 1450, codified at 7 U.S.C. 3222e). Funding to carry out the program came through General Provision 773 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 116-94), which provided $5 million in discretionary funds for NBTS.
NBTS is designed specifically for land-grant institutions, meaning eligible applicants include 1862 land-grant universities, 1890 land-grant institutions (historically Black land-grants), and 1994 land-grant institutions (Tribal Colleges and Universities recognized under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994). The core purpose is to fund projects that support Tribal students enrolled at these land-grant colleges and universities. In the statute and the funding notice, a "Tribal student" is defined as a student at a land-grant college or university who is a member of an Indian tribe, using the definition of "Indian tribe" from Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). In other words, the program is not broadly for all students interested in Native issues; it is aimed at students who are members of federally recognized Indian tribes (as defined in that governing law) and who are enrolled at land-grant institutions.
A key funding constraint is the award cap tied to geography: the maximum allowable amount is $500,000 per state per year. The opportunity is a discretionary grant (not a formula allocation), meaning applications compete against each other and must follow the specific requirements laid out in the Request for Applications (RFA). Applicants are expected to meet all eligibility and submission requirements by the deadline; failing to satisfy the criteria by the application deadline can lead to the proposal being excluded from review or otherwise prevent NIFA from making an award. The opportunity also emphasizes compliance with federal grants process expectations, and it points new applicants to NIFA's Grants Overview resources to help organizations understand standard federal financial assistance procedures, documentation norms, and compliance responsibilities.
The notice also includes an important submission integrity rule: duplicate or multiple submissions of the same proposal by the same project director (PD) to different programs are not allowed. If an applicant submits the same proposal as duplicate or multiple submissions across programs, NIFA will disqualify both applications. This is meant to prevent applicants from "double-shopping" the same project narrative across multiple NIFA opportunities and forces institutions to choose the most appropriate program for a given proposal.
From the posted source details, the opportunity is listed as "New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs (NBTS)" with funding opportunity number USDA NIFA TGP 007932 under CFDA 10.527, administered by NIFA, with an award ceiling of $500,000. The original closing date shown is March 15, 2021, and the posting creation date is December 21, 2020. A directory link is provided for identifying land-grant colleges and universities that fit the eligible institution categories. Overall, NBTS is a competitively awarded NIFA grant designed to strengthen retention, success, and support services for Tribal students at land-grant institutions, backed by 2018 Farm Bill authority and FY2020 appropriations, with strict eligibility, state-based maximum funding limits, and clear rules against duplicate submissions.Apply for USDA NIFA TGP 007932
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "New Beginning for Tribal Students Programs (NBTS)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.527.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-12-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-03-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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