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Department of Education-Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program, Part A

Agency/Department
Federal Agency/Bureau
Department of Education
Program Name
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program, Part A
Authorizing Legislation

Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of of 1965, as amended (U.S.C. §1059(d)); Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 §304

Program Overview

This program provides grants and related to assistance to eligible Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.

CFDA

84.031N – Alaska Native and 84.031W – Native Hawaiian

Type of Funding

Discretionary 

Link to application site, NOFO, FOA, or Grants.gov (if different from program website above)
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or Federal Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Type

Other: Five-year grants 

Important Dates (if applicable)

Dates vary each year for competitions. Due dates depend on the publication date of the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA). However, all awards must be made by 9/30 of the fiscal year.

FY2023 Appropriations Amount

Total Amount:$24,433,000
Amount Available Towards Broadband (if specified): Not Applicable 

Matching Requirement

No 

Complementary Federal Funding Option

These funds may not be used as match to other federal funding opportunities

Broadband-related Program Purpose/Eligible Expenditures
Speed/Technical Requirement for Broadband Infrastructure

This funding is not specific for broadband; however, grantees may use it for broadband purposes. There isn’t a minimum speed build-out requirement.

Eligible Recipients
Criteria for Eligible Recipients

There are two levels of eligibility to qualify as an eligible institution under the Title III, Part A, ANNH Program:
Designation as an eligible institution:
(a) Be accredited or preaccredited 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; (b) Be 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 bachelor’s degree; and (c) Be designated as an “eligible institution” by demonstrating that it: (1) has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and (2) has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4.


Percentage Requirement:

An institution may receive a grant under §317 of the Higher Education Act (HEA) if, at the time of application, it has an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 20 percent Alaska Native students;
Or
An institution may receive a grant authorized under §317 of the HEA if, at the time of application, it has an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian students.

Grant Beneficiaries (if different from eligible recipients)

Not Applicable 

Programmatic Resources

Technical assistance resources may be posted to the website (pre-application PPT, etc.)

Reporting Requirements

Not Applicable 

Publicly-available programmatic data

Not Applicable 

Contact Information

Robyn M. Wood
Robyn.Wood@ed.gov

Additional Information

Not Applicable 

Updated

April 2023 

Funding Guide