Last year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established partnership programs with Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to enhance TCU capacity to train students in fields critical to the NRC’s mission. Limited funds are available for FY06 for mentoring and leadership programs, research and development opportunities, training and technical assistance, recruitment and retention initiatives, student tuition assistance, scholarships, and housing (however, funds must support education programs in NRC mission-critical fields.)  Submit applications for financial assistance to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Office of Administration, MS: T7-I2, Washington, DC 20555.  Awards are subject to the availability of program funds. The official notice on this grant is not out yet. More information will be available in weeks to come. Applications not funded for FY06 will be considered for FY07. For more, contact Marva Gary at (301) 415-7382 or EEOPrograms@nrc.gov.

 

The Talent Search program identifies and assists individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher education. The program provides academic, career, and financial counseling to its participants and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue on to the postsecondary school of their choice. Talent Search also serves high school dropouts by encouraging them to reenter the educational system and complete their education. The goal of Talent Search is to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and enroll in the postsecondary education institution of their choice.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests proposals from 1890 Land Grant Universities and Tuskegee University for Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach. Through this program, USDA seeks to create long-term rural economic development and income-producing projects forunder-developed rural communities. $1.5 million is expected to be available with up to 13 awards anticipated. For more, contact Edgar Lewis at edgar.lewis@wdc.usda.gov.

The Department of Defense has announced FY2006 awards under the DoD Instrumentation Program for TCUs. For FY2006, $1.7 million in awards went to 10 of 19 TCU applicants. For more information, see:
http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=9879.

ACTION REQUEST:
Please contact Meg Goetz by email (mgoetz@aihec.org) if you are one of the nine institutions that did NOT receive an award. (We are attempting to build a case for increased funding for this important program. We need to know whether your review panel (readers) gave your proposal favorable reviews, and even recommended funding. We also need to know whether you attend the UNCF proposal-writing workshop for the DoD program, which was held on June 9, 2006 in Denver.)