The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Dine College $325,790 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) on July 12, 2022. This formula grant supports Dine College, located in Tsaile, Arizona, in strengthening its teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences. As outlined in the 1994 Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act, the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program annually distributes interest earned from a federal endowment fund...
This Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) provides $395,587.15 to Dine College, a tribal land-grant institution serving the Navajo Nation in Tsaile, Arizona. The award date is September 27, 2024. The grant supports educational opportunities and programming at Dine College, with a focus on strengthening teaching in food and agricultural sciences to...
This award provides $317,032.92 in formula grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) to Dine College, a 1994 Land Grant Institution, on August 9, 2023. The funding will support the distribution of interest earned in 2022 from the 1994 Endowment Fund to eligible 1994 Institutions. This program aims to enhance educational opportunities and strengthen teaching programs...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $199,932 Project Grant under the Tribal Colleges Extension Program (CFDA 10.517) to Diné College, a 1994 land-grant tribal college, to create programs and activities that benefit youth on the Navajo Nation. The primary goals are to: 1) increase youth outreach services on the Navajo Nation, and 2) strengthen community partnerships in developing youth programs. Key anticipated impacts include...
This federal Project Grant award of $351,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CFDA 10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants program) to Dine College, a tribal land-grant institution serving the Navajo Nation in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The funding will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in the Navajo Nation. This aligns with the program's objective to ensure...
This federal Project Grant award of $650,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227). The award was granted to Dine College, a tribal land-grant institution serving the Navajo Nation, and will fund a 3-year research project from December 2024 to December 2027. The project aims to develop improved understanding of woodland and forest restoration based on...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $283,294 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA #10.222) Formula Grant to Navajo Technical University on July 12, 2022. This funding supports the distribution of interest earned in 2021 from the 1994 Endowment Fund to the thirty-four 1994 Institutions designated under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. The Act and grant program aim to enhance educational opportunities at Tribal...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $139,673 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA #10.222) on July 12, 2022 to the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This formula grant funding will support the delivery of educational opportunities at 1994 Land Grant Institutions, as designated under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. Specifically, the awarded funds will be used to strengthen teaching...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $381,650 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) Formula Grant to Navajo Technical University on July 1, 2021. This grant distribution represents interest earned in 2020 from the 1994 Endowment Fund, which was established under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 to enhance educational opportunities at thirty-four Tribal Colleges and Universities. Funds will support...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $149,306 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA #10.222) Formula Grant to the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico on July 1, 2021. This funding will support the delivery of educational opportunities at 1994 Land Grant Institutions by strengthening their teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences in targeted need areas, as outlined in the 1994 Equity in Educational...