Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 12, 2026
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
USDA NIFA's FY 2026 Tribal Colleges Extension Program Special Emphasis supports community focused extension pilot projects at eligible 1994 Land Grant Institutions, including public health and well being, community vitality, workforce development, youth engagement, food systems, and agricultural productivity. Applications are due November 2, 2026.
Required next actionPrioritize eligible 1994 Land Grant Institutions with a currently verified public health, community health, workforce, youth, or related extension program. Confirm applicant specific facts, current NOFO budget allowability, registrations, forms, data management and indirect cost rules, then complete CRM and Atlas Email Queue deduplication before outreach.
Open — Year-round local-office processing
Atlas Opportunity Score 81/100
Verified September 13, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists Tribal College Initiative Grants as open. The program provides grants to eligible 1994 Land Grant Institutions for educational-facility capital improvements, equipment, and essential community facilities, with applications accepted through local Rural Development offices year-round.
Required next actionPrioritize 1994 Land Grant Institutions with nursing, allied-health, simulation, telehealth, community-health, or other equipment-intensive education programs. Verify the proposed equipment is allowable with the serving USDA Rural Development office, confirm the 5% match and available funding, complete Atlas/Zoho deduplication and Email Opt-Out checks, then conduct authorized outreach through Zoho CRM only.
Open
Verified September 16, 2026
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
USDA NIFA's FY 2026 Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-TCEG-011837) is open to 1994 Land-grant Institutions. Applications are due October 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Approximately $8 million is available, with anticipated awards of $228,571 and no required match.
Required next actionConfirm applicant status as an eligible 1994 Land-grant Institution, review the current FY 2026 NOFO and Grants.gov package, verify registrations and required forms, and develop an education project aligned to one or more authorized TCEG priorities with the required Tribal leadership development component.
