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NSF Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Grant Solicitation

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting proposals for the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP), supporting STEM education and research at eligible tribal and native-serving institutions. - Government Buyer: - U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - Eligible Applicants: - Federally recognized Tribal Colleges and Universities - Alaska Native-serving institutions - Native Hawaiian-serving institutions - Program Focus: - Funding for high-quality STEM education, research, and outreach - Multiple funding tracks, including: - Instructional Capacity Excellence (ICE-TI) - Targeted STEM Infusion Projects (TSIP) - Teacher development (TSETS) - Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) - Cyberinfrastructure improvements (CHAI) - Partnerships and Small Grants for Research (SGR) - Notable Requirements: - Strict eligibility limited to specific tribal and native-serving institutions - Principal investigator roles defined by funding track - No specific OEMs, vendors, or products required—focus is on institutional capacity-building and research projects - Award Value: - Funding ranges from $100,000 to $3,500,000 per award

Description

The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) provides awards to federally recognized Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to promote high quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), STEM education, research, and outreach. Support is available for transformative capacity-building or community engagement projects through various funding tracks including ICE-TI, TSIP, TSETS, TEA Centers, CHAI, Pre-TI, TCUP Partnerships, and Small Grants for Research. The program aims to increase Native individuals' participation in STEM careers, improve STEM programs quality at eligible institutions, and develop a strong STEM enterprise in service areas. Eligible applicants are federally recognized Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.

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