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Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants

Program Information

Popular name

ANNH Grants Program

Program Number

10.228

Program objective

The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as determined by each institution, within a broadly defined area of Food, Agricultural, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences (FANH). Applications for the ANNH Grants Program must include activities that: 1.) Enhance educational equity for underrepresented students; 2.) Strengthen institutional educational capacities; 3.) Prepare students for careers related to FANH; and 4.) Maximize the development and use of resources to improve FANH education programs.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    For FY 2016 ANNH award cycle, a total of $3,056,928 was available for awards after deducting legislatively authorized set-asides.

    Project types are Regular ($150,000 - $450,000) and Consortium Grant ($300,000 - $1,500,000) applications.

    Each eligible individual institution, independent branch campus, and branch institution of State system may receive, or be a party to, a maximum of two grant awards – one Regular Grant and one Consortium Grant. A total of 3 ANNH applications were received: (1) consortium project of nine (9) institutions in Alaska; (2) consortium project of nine (9) institutions in Hawaii; and, (3) regular application from one institution in Hawaii.

    As evaluated by a peer review panel, the 3 applications requested a total amount of $3,478,786.68 which exceeded the award balance of $3,056,928 by at least 12%. Hence, the regular application was not funded and referred to the Hawaii consortium project for future potential partnership.

    The funding ratio for the ANNH Program in FY 2016 is 67%. For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 ANNH award cycle, a total of $3,065,565 was available for awards after deducting legislatively authorized set-asides.

    Project types were: Regular ($150,000 - $450,000) and Consortium Grant ($300,000 - $1,500,000) applications.

    Each eligible individual institution, independent branch campus, and branch institution of State system may receive, or be a party to, a maximum of two (2) grant awards – one (1) Regular Grant and one (1) Consortium Grant. A total of 3 ANNH applications were received: (1) consortium project of nine (9) institutions in Alaska; (2) consortium project of nine (9) institutions in Hawaii; and, (3) regular application from one (1) institution in Hawaii.

    As evaluated by a peer review panel, the 3 applications requested a total amount of $3,478,786.68 which exceeded the award balance of $3,056,928 by at least 12%. Hence, the regular application was not funded and referred to the Hawaii consortium project for future potential partnership.

    The funding ratio for the ANNH Program in FY 2016 was 67%.

  2. 2017

    For the FY 2017 ANNH award cycle, a total of $3,064,215 was available for awards after deducting legislatively authorized set-asides.

    Grant types are as follows: • Regular grants ($150,000 - $450,000) • Collaborative grants ($300,000 - $1,500,000)

    Each eligible individual institution, independent branch campus, and branch institution of State system may receive, or be a party to, a maximum of two (2) grant awards – one (1) Regular Grant and one (1) Collaborative Grant. A total of four (4) ANNH applications were received:

    1. collaborative grant for a consortium project of nine (9) institutions in Alaska;
    2. collaborative grant of consortium project of nine (9) institutions in Hawaii;
    3. regular application from one (1) institution in Hawaii; and,
    4. regular application from one (1) institution in Alaska.

    The peer review panel recommended three (3) of the proposals for funding two (2) collaborative grant applications, one (1) regular grant application). Since the three (3) recommended projects totaled $3,478,215, budget modifications will be made. The available funds of $3,065,340 was awarded in FY 2017.

    The funding ratio for the ANNH Program in FY 2017 was 75%.

  3. 2018

    For the FY 2018 ANNH award cycle, the consolidated appropriation for ANNH (CFDA 10.228) was $3,194,000. After deductions for legislatively authorized set-asides, a distributed Payment to States amount for ANNH was $3,065,340.

    Grant types are as follows: • Regular grants ($150,000 - $450,000) • Collaborative grants ($300,000 - $1,000,000)

    Each eligible individual institution, independent branch campus, and branch institution of State system may receive, or be a party to, a maximum of two (2) grant awards – one (1) Regular Grant and one (1) Collaborative Grant. A total of seven (7) ANNH applications were received:

    1. collaborative grant for a consortium project of nine (8) institutions in Alaska;
    2. collaborative grant of consortium project of nine (8) institutions in Hawaii;
    3. regular application from two (2) institution in Hawaii; and,
    4. regular application from three (3) institution in Alaska.

    The peer review panel recommended four (4) of the proposals for funding two (2) collaborative grant applications, two (2) regular grant application). Since the four (4) recommended projects totaled $2,841,996, budget modifications will be made. It is expected that all available funds of $3,065,340 will be awarded in FY 2018.

    The anticipated funding ratio for the ANNH Program in FY 2018 is 57%.

  4. 2019

    For the FY 2019 ANNH award cycle, the consolidated appropriation for ANNH (CFDA 10.228) was $3,194,000. After deductions for legislatively authorized set-asides, a distributed Payment to States amount for ANNH was $3,065,340.

    Grant types are as follows: • Regular grants ($150,000 - $475,000) • Collaborative grants ($300,000 - $1,000,000)

    Each eligible individual institution, independent branch campus, and branch institution of State system may receive, or be a party to, a maximum of two (2) grant awards – one (1) Regular Grant and one (1) Collaborative Grant. A total of five (5) ANNH applications were received:

    1. collaborative grant for a consortium project of six (6) institutions in Alaska;
    2. collaborative grant for a consortium project of two (2) institutions in Alaska;
    3. collaborative grant of consortium project of nine 9) institutions in Hawaii;
    4. regular application from one (1) institution in Hawaii; and,
    5. regular application from one (1) institution in Alaska.

    The peer review panel recommended four (4) of the proposals for funding two (2) collaborative grant applications, two (2) regular grant application). The anticipated funding ratio for the ANNH Program in FY 2019 is 80%.

  5. 2023

    In FY23, 4 applications were received and 4 awards were made

  6. 2024

    In FY24, 11 applications were received and 8 awards were made

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

NIFA works in partnership with grantees to ensure responsible stewardship of federal funds. Grantees and partners are required to comply with all relevant rules and regulations. The following resources are provided to NIFA’s partners and award recipients to support their adherence to federal regulations governing program performance: 1.) NIFA Federal Regulations page: https://nifa.usda.gov/federal-regulations 2.) NIFA Regulations and Guidelines webpage: https://nifa.usda.gov/regulations-and-guidelines 3.) NIFA Policy Guide: https://nifa.usda.gov/policy-guide 4.) NIFA Award Terms and Conditions page: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/regulations-and-guidelines/terms-conditions 5.) NIFA Grant Application Guide: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/nifa-22-001-nifa-grants-application-guide 6.) NIFA Certifications and Representations page: https://nifa.usda.gov/certifications-and-representations 7.) NIFA Acknowledgment of USDA Support page: https://nifa.usda.gov/acknowledgment-usda-support-nifa 8.) NIFA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Page: https://nifa.usda.gov/foia 9.) National Environmental Policy Act Policy and Guidance page https://nifa.usda.gov/nepa-policy-and-guidance 10.) NIFA Research Misconduct page: https://nifa.usda.gov/research-misconduct 11.) 7 CFR Chapter 34: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXIV 12.) Capacity Program Distribution Schedules: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/capacity-program-distribution-schedules 13.) NIFA’s Competitive Peer-Review Process: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/nifa-peer-review-process-competitive-grant-applications