Grant For Research 80NSSC21K1561
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- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded a $755,492 grant to Blue Marble Space Institute of Science of Clayton, Delaware. The grant funds a five-year collaborative project with the Navajo Nation to enhance STEM education through a dual-learning approach integrating Western science and Navajo cultural knowledge. Activities over the period of performance from August 2016 to June 2024 include continuing and developing curriculum for annual summer camps for middle school students...
- This is a $133,785.40 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA to the Northwest Indian College Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting a tribal college serving Indigenous students in the Pacific Northwest. The contract is part of the NASA INSPIRES NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS (NINAS) program, which aims to expand a previous robotics education effort to enhance programming skills of Native American students and share this knowledge with educators and families. The agreement will fund the...
- NASA awarded Navajo Technical University a $749,937 grant on August 1, 2022, for the "Connecting Scheme for Promoting Indigenous Culture and Ethics Among Students (SPICES) with STEM" initiative. The award, which extends through July 31, 2026, supports the university's efforts to integrate Navajo Traditional Knowledge with Western scientific approaches in STEM education. As a 1994 Land Grant College and minority-serving tribal institution located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, NTU is...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $550,144.25 grant to the Conservation International Foundation, a non-profit organization, to strengthen the technical capacities of indigenous organizations in the Americas to utilize earth observation (EO) data for enhanced sustainable land management across indigenous lands. The project aligns with the ongoing Group on Earth Observations (GEO) AmeriGEOSS initiative to increase regional capacity for sustainable land use...
- This is a $272,000.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Northwest Indian College Foundation to implement the "Future Indigenous Scientists and Engineers in the Northwest (FISE-NW) Program". The program aims to expand STEM offerings at Northwest Indian College (NWIC) and increase the number of Native American students pursuing postsecondary education as future scientists and engineers. The agreement does not have a set-aside...
- This is a $743,940.00 grant awarded by NASA to Navajo Technical University (NTU), a tribal university chartered by the Navajo Nation. The grant is for a project titled "NASA AND THE NAVAJO NATION: WEAVING WESTERN STEM AND NAVAJO TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE INTO AN EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM". It is not a set-aside contract. NTU is a 1994 Land Grant College and minority-serving institution that provides higher education and research services to the federal government through various contracts...
- This is a $502,367.49 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Chief Dull Knife College, Inc., a tribal college located on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. The award aims to address barriers that have prevented Native American students from participating in NASA internships and transferring to 4-year universities to complete their bachelor's degrees. The project builds on prior National Science Foundation and NASA-funded initiatives at...
- This is a $844,357.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Northwest Indian College Foundation, a nonprofit organization that serves as the fundraising arm for Northwest Indian College, the only accredited tribal college in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The goal of this agreement is to incorporate remote sensing tools, such as GIS training, into the college's interdisciplinary Native Environmental Science program...
- This is a $761,940.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Board of Regents of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI). The purpose of the contract is to expand and proliferate the facilities and curricula developed under SIPI's previous NASA Tribal Colleges and Universities Experiential Learning Opportunity (TCU-ELO) grant from 2014-2017. The contract supports a year-round robotics-centered IT...
- This is a $435,486 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Inc. (IAUPR), a private, non-profit, Hispanic-serving educational institution located in Puerto Rico. The grant is for the "EO14042 OCEAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS USING NASA OBSERVATIONS AND SCIENCE FOR LOW-INCOME HISPANIC/LATINO STUDENTS (OCEANOS)" program, which aims to engage low-income Hispanic and Latino students in ocean science...
Indigenous Education Institute (IEI), a minority and Native American-owned nonprofit organization, was awarded a $647,307.52 research grant by NASA (through the Shared Services Center) on June 28, 2021, with a completion date of June 27, 2026. The grant supports IEI's collaborative efforts to advance national education goals for underrepresented and underserved Native American students in both formal and informal educational settings. The work focuses on integrating Native American sciences, including Native astronomy and indigenous perspectives regarding the Sun, into STEM education programming to promote academic achievement and cultural relevance in science learning. The project will be performed in Friday Harbor, Washington. No set-aside designation was used for this award. IEI's work under this grant builds upon the organization's established expertise in indigenous science education and its track record of receiving federal support from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of the Interior for research and program development that centers Native American ways of knowing within STEM disciplines. This grant represents a significant investment in advancing equity and inclusion in science education by leveraging indigenous knowledge systems and cultural perspectives.
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| P00006 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/5/25 | |
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| Not listed | $149.1k | 6/16/25 | ||
| P00005 | Funding Only Action | $149.1k | 6/16/25 | |
| Not listed | $99.4k | 9/11/24 |