Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA AHSI 006489
The Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Its core purpose is to build up and strengthen the capacity of eligible Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to deliver high-quality education, conduct applied research, and carry out related community development work. The program is intentionally broad in scope, but it is anchored in food and agricultural sciences and closely related fields, giving institutions room to propose projects that match their own locally identified educational needs.
In practice, this opportunity is designed to help institutions improve what they can offer students and communities in disciplines connected to the nation’s food, agriculture, natural resources, and related systems. While the program supports a range of activities, the emphasis is on educational improvement and institutional strengthening. Projects are expected to translate into better teaching and learning outcomes, stronger academic and training pathways, and more effective use of institutional resources tied to food and agricultural sciences.
NIFA indicates several priority directions that guide how proposals are likely to be evaluated. Preference is given to projects that advance educational equity for underrepresented students, strengthen institutional educational capacity, and better prepare students for careers tied to U.S. food, agricultural, and natural resource systems. Another major priority is improving and maximizing the development and use of resources that upgrade food and agricultural sciences teaching programs. Taken together, these priorities point toward projects that are not only academically sound, but also practical: they should widen access and success for students, improve institutional infrastructure or program delivery, and create clearer pipelines into relevant careers and workforce needs.
Eligibility is narrow and specific. For ANNH, an “eligible institution” means a single public or private, nonprofit institution of higher education that qualifies as an Alaska Native-Serving Institution or a Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution under the definitions in Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1059d). The notice makes it clear that eligibility is not flexible: if an applicant does not meet the eligibility criteria by the application due date, the application may be removed from consideration. Even if such an application were reviewed, NIFA would be prevented from issuing an award. Any institution considering applying would need to confirm its status under the Higher Education Act definitions and align its proposal accordingly, using the Request for Applications (RFA) for the full set of program rules and requirements.
Key administrative details from the listing include the funding opportunity title (Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program), the opportunity number (USDA NIFA AHSI 006489), and the CFDA number (10.228), which identifies the federal assistance program area. The funding instrument is a grant, the activity category is agriculture, and the agency is NIFA. The original closing date shown is May 11, 2018, with a listed award ceiling of $1,450,000. The listing also notes “expected awards,” but does not provide a number in the provided data. For full details on allowable project types, cost categories, evaluation criteria, reporting, and submission requirements, applicants are directed to the RFA.Apply for USDA NIFA AHSI 006489
- 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 (ANNH)" 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 2018-02-02.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-05-11. (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 $1,450,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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