Extended Time for Native Youth Community Grant Apps
Published Date: 4/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education fixed some details in the 2025 grant application for the Indian Children and Youth Program. They updated background info, rules, and selection criteria, plus pushed back webinar and application deadlines. If you’re applying for these grants, you’ve got more time and clearer instructions to help your Native youth projects shine!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Application Deadlines Extended
The Department of Education published the original notice on January 17, 2025, and says it has extended the deadline for the transmittal of applications and the intergovernmental review deadline for the FY 2025 Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program. The agency also updated the dates of the pre-application webinars to new dates in the corrected notice.
Application Instructions and Criteria Corrected
The Department corrected the FY 2025 notice by amending Background information, editing Table 1, revising a requirement to match the exact statutory language, and amending certain selection criteria for the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program. These corrections are intended to give clearer instructions and updated selection criteria to applicants.
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