Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program (TCEG)
Funds Tribal Colleges to build education capacity in food and agricultural sciences for Native Alaskan and American Indian students.
Only 1994 Land-grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) may apply, and no cost-share or matching is required.
TCEG money can go toward curricula design, faculty development and teacher preparation, student experiential learning, science and engineering equipment, student recruitment and retention, and instruction delivery systems and strategic partnerships. This NOFO begins a new four-year continuation funding cycle.
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