Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA AHSI 007832

The Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Its central goal is to build and strengthen the capacity of eligible Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to deliver high-quality education, conduct applied research, and carry out related community development efforts. The program is positioned within the broad field of food and agricultural sciences, giving institutions flexibility to define and pursue educational needs that are most relevant to their students and communities while still aligning with agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and related disciplines.

A major emphasis of ANNH is improving educational outcomes and opportunity for students who have historically been underrepresented in these fields. Priority is placed on projects that advance educational equity, reinforce an institution's ability to deliver strong academic and training programs, and better prepare students for careers connected to U.S. food, agricultural, and natural resource systems. In practice, this can include strengthening curriculum, expanding experiential learning and workforce preparation, improving teaching and training infrastructure, and developing institutional resources that make food and agricultural sciences instruction more effective and accessible. The program also encourages applicants to maximize the development and use of resources that improve teaching programs, meaning proposals that build reusable tools, scalable approaches, partnerships, or durable institutional improvements tend to fit well with the program's intent.

This opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number USDA NIFA AHSI 007832 and is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 10.228, which covers agricultural education, extension, and related activities supported by NIFA. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is agriculture. For this specific posting, the award ceiling is $450,000 per award, and NIFA anticipated making about five awards, indicating a competitive selection process with a limited number of funded projects relative to likely demand.

Eligibility is summarized as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the official eligibility text, but the program is specifically intended for Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions. Applicants typically need to demonstrate that they meet the statutory or programmatic definitions for these institution types and that the proposed work directly supports education and capacity-building activities tied to food and agricultural sciences. The opportunity record shows it was created on October 16, 2020, with an original application closing date of February 25, 2021, which is useful for understanding the timeline of that particular competition cycle, even though future cycles may have updated deadlines and requirements.

Overall, ANNH is designed as a capacity-building and student-success focused program. It supports institution-led projects that respond to locally identified needs while contributing to broader national priorities around a skilled and diverse workforce in agriculture, food systems, and natural resources. Competitive proposals are likely to be those that clearly connect planned activities to measurable improvements in equity, educational quality, institutional capability, and career readiness, and that demonstrate thoughtful use of funds to create lasting benefits for students and the institution.

  • The Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH)" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.228.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Oct 16, 2020.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 25, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $450,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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