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Education Dept. waives limits so 36 NACTEP projects can get more funding through Sept.

Education DepartmentFunding availableJul 24, 2026

Check: Thirty-six Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP) projects can receive additional federal funding for a further period ending no later than September 30, 2027, because the Education Department waived its usual limits on project length and extensions.

Read in the Federal Register

What it does

NACTEP is the Education Department's career and technical education program for Native grantees. The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR, the department's general rules) generally bar project periods longer than five years and extensions that add federal money; this waiver sets those limits aside for 36 named NACTEP projects. Those projects may draw funding for an added period, but that period cannot run past September 30, 2027.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments, Tribal colleges and universities, Native nonprofits.

: 84.101

What to do next

  1. If your office holds a NACTEP award, confirm with the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE, the department office that runs the program) whether your project is one of the 36 covered by this waiver.
  2. For covered projects, plan budgets and work schedules so that all activity and spending ends by September 30, 2027.

Sources

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  • Federal Register: tribal termsRuleJul 24, 2026

    Final Waivers and Extensions of the Project Periods With Funding for the Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP)

    • Quoted from the source: “The waiver and extension enables 36 Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP) projects under Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.101A to receive funding for an additional period, not beyond September 30, 2027.”
    • Quoted from the source: “requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and project period extensions involving the obligation of additional Federal funds.”
    Read in the Federal RegisterU.S. government record, public domain.

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