INTERIOR/BIA

ADDED ON AUGUST 13, 2024: The Bureau of Indian Education has issued a funding opportunity To provide for the development and enforcement of tribal educational codes, including tribal educational policies and tribal standards applicable to curriculum, personnel, students, facilities, and support programs;To facilitate tribal control in all matters relating to the education of Indian children on reservations (and on former Indian reservations in Oklahoma);To provide for the development of coordinated educational programs (including all preschool, elementary, secondary, and higher or vocational educational programs funded by tribal, Federal, or other sources) on reservations (and on former Indian reservations in Oklahoma) by encouraging tribal administrative support of all Bureau-funded educational programs as well as encouraging tribal cooperation and coordination with entities carrying out all educational programs receiving financial support from other Federal agencies, State agencies, or private entities. $2 million is being made available under this funding opportunity with maximum awards of $160,000. Proposals are due on October 15, 2024. To download the official synopsis, click here. To download the entire funding opportunity, click here.

ADDED ON JULY 31, 2024: The Bureau of Indian Affairs has issued a funding opportunity to support the efforts of Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to tell the story of Native Americans as the First Peoples of the United States; (2) to use the arts and humanities to help revitalize Native communities, promote economic development, increase livability and present the uniqueness of the United States to visitors in a way that celebrates the diversity of the United States. $1.4 million is being made available with maximum awards of $150,000. Proposals are due on October 25, 2024. To download the official synopsis, click here. To download the entire funding opportunity, click here.

ADDED ON MAY 29, 2024: The Bureau of Indian Affairs has issued a funding opportunity to secure training to implement traffic safety programs and projects which are designated to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage within these populations. Awards of up to $10,000 to attend conferences and training opportunities are available by filling out the application which may be downloaded here. Applications must be submitted by August 30, 2024.