Career and Technical Education – Grants to Native Americans and Alaska Natives

To make grants, cooperative agreements, or enter into contracts with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Alaska Native entities, to plan, conduct, and administer programs or portions of programs authorized by and consistent with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V).

Federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, and Bureau-funded schools (except for a Bureau-funded school proposing to use its award to support secondary school CTE programs), and consortia of any of these entities may apply. (Please see the Special Authority in section 116(b)(3) of Perkins V for the provision relating to secondary schools operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Education).

Federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Alaska Natives, and Bureau-funded schools except for Bureau-funded schools proposing to use their grants to support secondary school CTE programs.

34 CFR part 75 applies to this program.

Application notices and Application Packages are published in the Federal Register. Applications must be prepared and submitted in accordance with program announcements and Application Packages are published in the Federal Register.

Applications are approved using the selection criteria established in the program's notice inviting applications for new awards published in the Federal Register, in accordance with 34 CFR Part 75, and each applicant selected for funding receives a Notification of Grant Award.

Approximately 120 to 150 days after deadline for transmitting applications.