Description
The Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP) is designed to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) in building institutional research capacity through applied projects that address student educational needs and meet community, reservation, or regional challenges. The program aims to enhance research capacity, develop leadership skills, and provide opportunities for students to participate in research. The program has several research options, including Area of Expertise, New Discovery, Applied Faculty/Community Research, and Student Research.
* The program is open to Tribal Colleges or Universities designated as 1994s under the Equity Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.
* The program has a research collaboration requirement, which includes partnering with 1862 or 1890 land-grant institutions, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a Non-land-grant College of Agriculture (NLGCA), or a forestry school funded under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program.
* The program has several evaluation criteria, including potential for advancing the quality of research, proposed approach and cooperative linkages, institutional capability and capacity-building, key personnel, and budget and cost-effectiveness.
* The program has a maximum award amount of $500,000 for Area of Expertise grants, $220,000 for New Discovery grants, $95,000 for Applied Faculty/Community Research grants, and $60,000 for Student Research grants.