Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 060315 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 060315 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program CFDA Number 84.031X" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.031 Higher EducationInstitutional Aid.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 3, 2015 and posted on Jun 3, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 6, 2015 Applications Available June 3, 2015. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications July 6, 2015.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,113,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education.
- Eligible Applicants (a) An IHE is eligible to receive funds under the NASNTI Program if it qualifies as a Native American Serving Nontribal Institution. At the time of application, IHEs applying for funds under the NASNTI Program must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native American, as defined as follows Native American means a person who is of a tribe, people, or culture that is indigenous to the United States. At the time of submission of their applications, applicants must certify their total undergraduate headcount enrollment and that 10 percent of the IHEs enrollment is Native American. An assurance form, which is included in the application materials for this competition, must be signed by an official for the applicant and submitted. To qualify as an eligible institution under the NASNTI Program, an institution must also be (i) Accredited or pre accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered (ii) Legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior or community college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelors degree and (iii) Designated as an eligible institution by demonstrating that it has (A) an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3 and (B) below average educational and general expenditures per full time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4. Note The notice for applying for designation as an eligible institution was published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2014 (79 FR 65197) and applications were due on December 22, 2014. Only institutions that submitted applications by the deadline date and that the Department determined are eligible may apply for a grant. (b) A grantee under the Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, which is authorized by title V, part A of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, title III, part A program, including the NASNTI Program. Further, a current HSI Program grantee may not give up its HSI grant in order to receive a grant under any title III, part A program. An eligible HSI that is not a current grantee under the HSI Program may apply for a FY 2015 grant under all title III, part A programs for which it is eligible, as well as under the HSI Program. However, a successful applicant may receive only one grant. 2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching This program does not require cost sharing or matching unless funds are used for an endowment. b. Supplement Not Supplant This program involves supplement not supplant funding requirements. Grant funds must be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that would otherwise be available for the activities to be carried out under the grant and in no case supplant those funds (34 CFR 607.30(b)).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program (CFDA 84.031X) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education designed to strengthen eligible colleges and universities that serve significant numbers of Native American students. The core purpose is to help these institutions plan, develop, implement, and sustain activities that improve and expand their capacity to serve Native American and low-income students. In practice, the program is aimed at building institutional strength, improving student success outcomes, and expanding services and supports where they are most needed.
A central eligibility requirement is that an applicant institution must qualify as a Native American Serving Nontribal Institution at the time of application, meaning its undergraduate enrollment must be at least 10 percent Native American. In this program, "Native American" is defined broadly as a person who is of a tribe, people, or culture indigenous to the United States. Applicants must certify both their total undergraduate headcount and that at least 10 percent of that headcount is Native American, using an assurance form included in the application package that must be signed by an authorized institutional official. Beyond the enrollment threshold, the institution must be accredited or pre-accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency accepted by the Secretary, must be legally authorized by its state to operate as a junior/community college or to offer programs leading to a bachelor's degree, and must meet the Department's "eligible institution" designation requirements under Title III. That designation includes demonstrating enrollment of needy students and having below-average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, as defined in 34 CFR 607.3 and 34 CFR 607.4. Importantly, only institutions that applied for and received this eligibility designation by the Department through the separate designation process are allowed to apply for the NASNTI grant competition.
The opportunity also includes important restrictions related to other federal institutional aid programs. Specifically, institutions that are current grantees under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program (Title V, Part A of the Higher Education Act) may not simultaneously receive a grant under Title III, Part A programs, including NASNTI. A current HSI grantee cannot relinquish its HSI award in order to take a Title III, Part A award. An institution that is HSI-eligible but not currently an HSI grantee may apply to multiple competitions for which it is eligible, but if it is selected, it may receive only one award.
For this FY 2015 competition, the Department anticipated making about 8 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $3,113,000 and an award ceiling of $400,000. The grant does not generally require cost sharing or matching, except in the specific case where grant funds are used for an endowment, which can trigger matching requirements. The program also carries a "supplement not supplant" requirement, meaning the federal funds must add to, and to the extent practical increase, the non-federal resources that would otherwise support the funded activities. The institution cannot use the grant to replace existing funding streams for the same activities (see 34 CFR 607.30(b)).
On the application and review side, the Department emphasizes that applicants should pay close attention to the selection criteria published in the official Federal Register notice. A notable feature of this competition is the Department's push toward evidence-based practices: the Secretary evaluates proposals in part on how well the project is supported by a logic model that meets the "strong theory" evidence standard as defined in the notice. Applicants are directed to technical resources for developing logic models, including a guide hosted by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). This focus signals that successful proposals are expected to clearly connect needs, activities, outputs, and intended outcomes, and to explain why the proposed approach should work, drawing on research, evaluation findings, or well-justified program theory.
Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit it through the Grants.gov portal; submission by email is not allowed. A practical detail that matters for finding the application package is that applicants must search by CFDA number without the alpha suffix (search for 84.031 rather than 84.031X). For the FY 2015 cycle described here, the application package was available June 3, 2015, with a deadline for transmittal of applications of July 6, 2015, and the opportunity was archived August 5, 2015.
The eligible applicant categories include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, as long as they meet the NASNTI and Title III eligibility requirements described above. The funding activity category is education, and the funding instrument type is a grant. For support, the notice provides contacts for Grants.gov technical issues (including an ED Grants.gov system administrator) and programmatic questions through OPE program managers, and it points applicants to the Department's NASNTI program webpage for updates and additional guidance. For definitive requirements, priorities, performance measures, and submission instructions, applicants are expected to rely on the official Federal Register notice, since the grant synopsis is only a summary of that controlling document.
NASNTI (CFDA 84.031X) Grant Opportunity FAQs
1) What is the NASNTI Program (CFDA 84.031X)?
The Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE). It is designed to strengthen eligible colleges and universities that serve significant numbers of Native American students by helping them plan, develop, implement, and sustain activities that improve and expand their capacity to serve Native American and low-income students.
2) What is the main purpose of NASNTI funding?
The core purpose is to build institutional strength and expand capacity in ways that improve student success outcomes and expand services and supports, especially where needs are greatest for Native American and low-income students.
3) Who can apply for a NASNTI grant?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, as long as they meet NASNTI eligibility requirements and the U.S. Department of Education Title III "eligible institution" designation requirements.
4) What does it mean to qualify as a Native American Serving Nontribal Institution (NASNTI)?
To qualify as a NASNTI at the time of application, an institution must have an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 10 percent Native American.
5) How is "Native American" defined for this program?
For this program, "Native American" is defined broadly as a person who is of a tribe, people, or culture indigenous to the United States.
6) How does an institution document the 10 percent Native American undergraduate enrollment requirement?
Applicants must certify their total undergraduate headcount and certify that at least 10 percent of that headcount is Native American. This is done using an assurance form included in the application package, and it must be signed by an authorized institutional official.
7) Are accreditation and state authorization required to apply?
Yes. The institution must be accredited or pre-accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency accepted by the Secretary. It must also be legally authorized by its state to operate as a junior/community college or to offer programs leading to a bachelor's degree.
8) What is the Title III "eligible institution" designation and why does it matter?
Beyond meeting the NASNTI enrollment threshold, an institution must meet the Department's Title III "eligible institution" designation requirements. This includes demonstrating enrollment of needy students and having below-average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, as defined in 34 CFR 607.3 and 34 CFR 607.4.
9) Can an institution apply to NASNTI without first receiving the Title III eligibility designation?
No. Only institutions that applied for and received the Title III eligibility designation from the Department through the separate designation process are allowed to apply for the NASNTI grant competition.
10) Can current Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) grantees apply for NASNTI at the same time?
No. Institutions that are current grantees under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program (Title V, Part A) may not simultaneously receive a grant under Title III, Part A programs, including NASNTI.
11) Can a current HSI grantee relinquish its HSI award to accept a NASNTI award?
No. The program rules stated here indicate that a current HSI grantee cannot relinquish its HSI award in order to take a Title III, Part A award (including NASNTI).
12) What if an institution is HSI-eligible but not currently an HSI grantee?
An institution that is HSI-eligible but not currently an HSI grantee may apply to multiple competitions for which it is eligible. However, if selected, it may receive only one award.
13) How many awards and how much funding were anticipated for the FY 2015 competition?
For FY 2015, the Department anticipated making about 8 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $3,113,000.
14) What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling) for FY 2015?
The award ceiling for FY 2015 was $400,000.
15) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Cost sharing or matching is generally not required. An exception is noted for the specific case where grant funds are used for an endowment, which can trigger matching requirements.
16) What does "supplement not supplant" mean for this grant?
The program includes a "supplement not supplant" requirement. Federal funds must add to, and to the extent practical increase, the non-federal resources that would otherwise support the funded activities. The institution cannot use the grant to replace existing funding streams for the same activities (see 34 CFR 607.30(b)).
17) What is the funding instrument type and activity area?
The funding instrument type is a grant, and the funding activity category is education.
18) How are applications submitted?
Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants download the application package, complete it offline, and upload and submit it through the Grants.gov portal. Submission by email is not allowed.
19) How do applicants find the application package on Grants.gov?
Applicants must search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix. In other words, search for 84.031 rather than 84.031X to locate the package.
20) What were the key dates for the FY 2015 cycle described?
For the FY 2015 cycle described here, the application package was available June 3, 2015, the deadline for transmittal of applications was July 6, 2015, and the opportunity was archived August 5, 2015.
21) What should applicants pay attention to during project design and proposal writing?
Applicants are expected to pay close attention to the selection criteria published in the official Federal Register notice. The Department also emphasizes evidence-based practices, including the expectation that the proposal is supported by a logic model that meets the "strong theory" evidence standard described in the notice.
22) What is meant by a logic model and "strong theory" in this competition?
In this competition, proposals are evaluated in part on how well the project is supported by a logic model that aligns needs, activities, outputs, and intended outcomes, and explains why the approach should work. The notice describes a "strong theory" evidence standard, and applicants are directed to technical resources for developing logic models, including a guide hosted by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
23) Where should applicants look for definitive requirements and submission instructions?
Applicants are expected to rely on the official Federal Register notice for definitive requirements, priorities, performance measures, and submission instructions. The grant synopsis is described as only a summary of that controlling document.
24) Who can applicants contact for help?
The notice provides contacts for Grants.gov technical issues (including an ED Grants.gov system administrator) and programmatic questions through OPE program managers. Applicants are also directed to the Department's NASNTI program webpage for updates and additional guidance.
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