Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA AHSI 009725
The Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA). The program is designed to build up and reinforce the long-term capacity of eligible Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to deliver high-quality education, conduct applied research, and run related community development efforts. In practical terms, it is meant to help these institutions strengthen what they can offer students and communities, especially in areas connected to food and agriculture.
A core feature of this opportunity is its broad scope across food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. Rather than prescribing a narrow set of topics, NIFA frames the program to let each eligible institution define its own educational needs and priorities within the food, agriculture, and natural resources arena. That means proposed projects can be shaped around the institution's local context, student population, regional workforce needs, and community priorities, as long as the work clearly ties back to strengthening education and related capacity in food and agricultural sciences.
The program places emphasis on outcomes that improve educational opportunity and institutional strength. Priority is given to projects that advance educational equity for underrepresented students, meaning proposals that remove barriers to participation and success, improve access and persistence, or make pathways more supportive for students who have historically been underserved in these fields. Priority is also given to projects that strengthen an institution's educational capacity, which can include improving academic programs, expanding instructional capability, modernizing or enhancing teaching approaches, and building the structures needed to sustain stronger programming over time. Another key priority is preparing students for careers connected to U.S. food, agricultural, and natural resource systems, so proposals that strengthen workforce readiness, career pathways, experiential learning, internships, or industry and community partnerships generally align with the intent. Finally, NIFA highlights maximizing the development and use of resources to improve teaching in food and agricultural sciences, which points to efforts that make better use of existing assets, develop new educational resources, or expand the reach and effectiveness of teaching programs.
Eligibility is limited and clearly defined. Applicants must be individual public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that qualify as Alaska Native-Serving Institutions or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions under the definitions in Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1059d). In other words, the program is reserved for institutions that officially meet the federal designation criteria for Alaska Native-Serving or Native Hawaiian-Serving status, and it is not generally open to unrelated organizations unless they are applying through an eligible institution.
From the published opportunity details, the funding opportunity number is USDA NIFA AHSI 009725, and it is listed under CFDA number 10.228. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is agriculture. The award ceiling listed is $1,000,000, indicating that awards can be made up to that amount per project under this competition. The original closing date for the opportunity was March 28, 2023, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of January 31, 2023. Overall, the grant competition is structured to help eligible institutions expand and strengthen education and related applied work in food and agricultural sciences, with a strong emphasis on equity, capacity-building, and career preparation tied to the food and natural resource systems of the United States.Apply for USDA NIFA AHSI 009725
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.228.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-01-31.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-03-28. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 009755 Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 009755 Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Category: Agriculture Funding Amount: $15,000,000 |
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| Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program Apply for USDA NIFA FBMB 009822 Funding Number: USDA NIFA FBMB 009822 Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Category: Agriculture Funding Amount: $500,000 |
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| Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas Agriculture and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Program for Insular Areas Apply for USDA NIFA RIGP 009763 Funding Number: USDA NIFA RIGP 009763 Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Category: Agriculture Funding Amount: $600,000 |
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