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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is a discretionary grant program designed to strengthen STEM and STEM education at institutions that primarily serve Native communities. The program funds federally recognized Tribal Colleges and Universities, as well as eligible Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. TCUP supports a broad view of STEM that includes not only engineering and the natural sciences, but also NSF-supported social and behavioral sciences such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, economics and bioeconomics, and statistics. It also explicitly includes computer science areas like artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and cybersecurity. At its core, TCUP is meant to build long-term institutional capacity, expand access to quality STEM learning and research experiences, and ultimately increase Native participation in STEM degrees and careers while strengthening STEM-related opportunities in the institutions service areas.
TCUP is organized into several funding tracks so institutions can pursue projects that match their current readiness and goals. For deeper, comprehensive institutional improvement efforts, Instructional Capacity Excellence in TCUP Institutions (ICE-TI) supports multi-faceted work to design, implement, and evaluate major upgrades in STEM education and research capacity. These projects typically focus on expanding the number of STEM degrees available and/or significantly improving how STEM is taught and learned. ICE-TI encourages creation or adaptation of evidence-based teaching models and materials, integration of modern disciplinary advances into undergraduate or graduate experiences, and assessment approaches that demonstrate what is working for students and why.
For institutions that need to accomplish a more specific improvement with a clearer near-term endpoint, Targeted STEM Infusion Projects (TSIP) fund short-term, well-defined upgrades to STEM education quality. Examples described in the opportunity include updating curricula, modernizing lab or research equipment, improving computational resources, or intentionally incorporating traditional knowledge into the scope or content of STEM courses. TSIP can also support professional development efforts connected to K-12 educators. Like ICE-TI, the overall aim is to expand STEM degree offerings or meaningfully enhance instructional approaches, but in a more targeted and bounded format.
TCUP also invests directly in strengthening the regional K-12 STEM teaching workforce through TCUP for Secondary and Elementary Teachers in STEM (TSETS). This track funds in-service professional development for K-12 teachers in STEM content, STEM education content, and/or research experiences. Supported formats can include academic-year seminar series, structured summer institutes and trainings, and summer research opportunities. The larger goal is to broaden STEM instructional capacity across the community by building teacher expertise, while also helping participating educators develop stronger capacity to engage with STEM disciplinary or education research.
For institutions that have already built foundational capacity and are ready to coordinate broader community-focused STEM work, TCU Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) support a team-based approach that brings together STEM and/or STEM education expertise to advance the goals of the chartering tribe or reservation community. TEA Centers are positioned to address critical tribal or community needs, or to pursue research and design work that is too large for individual investigator projects or that spans multiple tribes. The intent is to leverage and extend capacity developed through prior TCUP investments and apply it through sustained collaboration locally, regionally, or nationally.
Recognizing that modern STEM teaching and research depend heavily on robust technology systems, the Cyberinfrastructure Health, Assistance, and Improvements (CHAI) track supports cyberinfrastructure upgrades at TCUP-eligible institutions. This can include improvements needed to run and administer STEM programs, support research activity, enable virtual instruction, and participate in advanced computing and data science opportunities. In practice, CHAI is meant to help institutions close gaps in networks, computing environments, data capabilities, and related technical capacity that can otherwise limit STEM expansion.
For eligible institutions that are not yet ready to launch larger implementation projects, Preparing for TCUP Implementation (Pre-TI) provides planning and readiness support. Pre-TI is limited to institutions that have never received TCUP funding, have not received TCUP support within the previous five years, or are pursuing a significantly new STEM strategic plan. Typical activities include conducting institutional assessments of current STEM instructional capacity, facilitating campus and community conversations to align on a shared vision, and producing strategic plans that lay out how to build or transform STEM programs. The program allows practical enabling costs such as staff or faculty release time, travel, stakeholder meetings, and associated administrative support, with the clear purpose of preparing an institution to compete for and successfully execute larger TCUP implementation efforts.
TCUP also supports collaborations that connect TCUP institutions with non-TCUP colleges and universities through the TCUP Partnerships track. In these projects, a TCUP institution serves as the lead and partners can help expand the range of STEM disciplines and experiences available to TCUP students. Partnerships are intended to strengthen instructional and research capacity, support student pathways such as internships and research experiences that may be necessary for a complete curriculum, and provide smoother transitions for students who want to continue into additional STEM degrees. A key administrative feature is that funding for non-TCUP partner institutions is typically supported through other NSF programs, and teams where a TCUP institution is lead are encouraged to coordinate early with TCUP program directors to align roles, resources, and proposal strategy.
Finally, TCUP includes a faculty-focused research option through Small Grants for Research (SGR). This track supports individual STEM or STEM education faculty at TCUP-eligible institutions as they initiate or advance research projects, often involving undergraduate or graduate students. SGR is meant to strengthen a faculty members research effectiveness, improve research and teaching at the home institution, develop and study innovations in STEM teaching and learning, and deepen understanding of how diverse groups participate in STEM and what interventions improve outcomes. International research and collaborations are strongly encouraged, including opportunities where TCUP students participate in international research under the guidance of TCUP faculty and an international collaborator. In addition to generating scholarly results, SGR is positioned as a practical tool for recruiting and retaining strong STEM faculty at TCUP institutions by supporting professional growth and research momentum.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is offered by NSF under CFDA 47.076, with an award ceiling listed at $3,500,000 and an anticipated 55 awards (per the source information provided). The original closing date shown in the posting is October 15, 2021, and applicants are directed to confirm eligibility details in the solicitation, especially the Additional Eligibility section. Eligibility is tied to formal federal definitions, including Executive Order 13021 for Tribal Colleges and Universities, and statutory enrollment thresholds for Alaska Native-serving institutions (at least 20 percent Alaska Native undergraduate enrollment) and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions (at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian undergraduate enrollment). Most eligible institutions are described as two-year or community colleges, which shapes the programs emphasis on capacity-building, community engagement, and strong transfer and career pathways.
Overall, TCUP is best understood as an ecosystem of coordinated grant tracks that help Native-serving institutions move from planning, to targeted improvements, to comprehensive transformation, to community-serving centers and multi-institution partnerships, while also supporting individual faculty research. Across all tracks, the common thread is building durable STEM education and research strength at TCUP-eligible institutions, improving student preparation and opportunity, and supporting Native communities by expanding the local and regional STEM enterprise.Apply for 21 595
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tribal Colleges and Universities Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.076.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 24, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 2021 Small Grants for Research (SGR) TCU Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) TCUP for Secondary and Elementary Teachers in STEM (TSETS) Targeted STEM Infusion Projects (TSIP) Instructional Capacity Excellence in TCUP Institutions (ICE-TI) and Targeted STEM Infusion Projects (TSIP) TCUP Partnerships Cyberinfrastructure Health, Assistance, and Improvements (CHAI) Preparing for TCP Implementation (Pre-TI). (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 $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 55 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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