This program was initiated in FY 2000 to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) to conduct agricultural research that addresses high priority concerns of tribal, national, or multistate significance.
Awards are to be made on the basis of a competitive process.
Grants shall
support investigative and analytical studies in the food and agricultural sciences.
Eligible institutions may propose projects in any discipline(s) of the food and agricultural sciences.