CFDA#
84.382C, 84.031X
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
Summary
The purpose of the Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program is to provide grants and related assistance to Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals. Institutions may use these grants to plan, develop, or implement activities that strengthen the institution.
Grants awarded under this section shall be used by Native American nontribal-serving institutions to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions' capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals. Types of projects may include:
- Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;
- Renovation and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities;
- Support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty's field of instruction;
- Curriculum development and academic instruction;
- Purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials;
- Funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;
- Joint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries;
- Academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services; and
- Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or the students' families.
History of Funding
Approximately $4,200,000 was available in total funding for FY2024. Approximately $3,500,000 was available in total funding for FY2022. Previous award information is available at https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-special-populations/grants-native-alaskan-pacific/native-american-serving-nontribal-institutions-program#Past-Awards
Additional Information
The FY2025 competition features two invitational priorities.
Invitational Priority 1: Expanding access to distance education, workforce-based options, or shortened time-to-degree models. Expand access to postsecondary distance education, competency-based or skills-based education, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, parttime coursework and career preparation, work-based learning or shortened time-to-degree models, and programs or coursework that lead to high-wage, high-skilled, or in-demand, industry recognized credentials.
Invitational Priority 2: Advancing artificial intelligence in education. Projects that implement or promote greater understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) through one or both of the following: (1) supporting the integration of AI tools into the institution's pedagogy or student support services to improve postsecondary educational outcomes for students or (2) expanding students' understanding of artificial intelligence by (a) expanding offerings of AI and computer science courses as part of an institution of higher education's general education curriculum; (b) embedding AI and computer science into an institution of higher education's general preservice or in-service teacher professional development or teacher preparation programs, or (c) targeting additional support to teacher preparation programs that are preparing future computer science educators in K–12 education.
Eligibility Details
Institutions must be designated eligible for the Title V Part A and the Title III, Part F programs, meaning that the institution of higher education's average educational and general expenditures” (E&G) per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student is less than the average E&G expenditures per FTE undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar instruction in that year.
Upon general HEA Title III and V funding eligibility confirmation, applicants must certify their total undergraduate headcount enrollment and that not less than 10 percent of the IHE's enrollment is Native American at the time of submission of their applications.
There is an application process to determine eligibility. Please refer to the most recent Application for Designation as an Eligible Institution, found here: https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/eligibility-designations-higher-education-programs
A grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) program, which is authorized under title V of the HEA, may not receive a grant under this program.
Deadline Details
Applications to the NASNTI program are to be submitted by August 13, 2025. A similar deadline is anticipated annually, though no funding opportunities were provided in 2024. See https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/apply-grant/available-grants for the forecast of when the NASNTI program is expected to open.
Award Details
Approximately $4,000,000 was available in total funding for FY2025. Individual awards are anticipated to range from $250,000 to $600,000 per year, with an average award size of $425,000 per year. Projects are expected to last up to 60 months (5 years). Cost-sharing/matching is not required unless funds are used for an endowment.
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