RFA: American Indian / Alaska Native Student Success Plan

The Oregon Department of Education is issuing a Request for Grant Applications (RFA) for the American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan (AIANSSP) 2025-2030 Grant. The goal of these grants is to support efforts utilizing the strategies outlined in the AIANSSP 2025-2030 to address issues such as attendance, chronic absenteeism, and early childhood to elementary, middle to high school, and high school to post-secondary transitions. The grants will also include a variety of supports for the involvement of parents and communities across the state in order to assist students to develop a range of knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositions that will lead to successful student outcomes in educational achievement. • The grant amount is anticipated to be $144,000 per grant, with 10 grants anticipated to be awarded. • The initial term of each grant is anticipated to be 1 year. • Eligible applicants include Community-Based Organizations, Early Learning Hubs, Early Learning Providers, Oregon Public School Districts, Education Service Districts, Tribal Governments, Post-Secondary Institutions of Education, Culturally Specific Organizations, and Consortia of the above entities. • The application process will include a pre-application conference, a question and answer period, and an evaluation of applications based on criteria such as action plan description, community description, community voice description, service area needs, and budget narrative.