The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Dine College $352,042 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) on July 1, 2021. This Formula Grant funding will support Dine College's teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences for Native American students as designated under the 1994 Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act. As one of the thirty-four 1994 Land Grant Institutions, Dine College will use the interest income from the...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $115,534 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA #10.222) Formula Grant to Stone Child Community College on July 1, 2021. This funding supports the objectives of the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program to enhance educational opportunities at 1994 Land Grant Institutions by strengthening their teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences. Specifically, the grant distribution represents interest...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Tohono O'Odham Community College $117,505 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA #10.222) on July 1, 2021. This formula grant provides funding to support educational opportunities at tribal colleges and universities designated under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 as 1994 Institutions. Specifically, the grant distribution represents interest earned in 2020 from the 1994 Endowment...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $180,936 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) Formula Grant to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute on July 12, 2022. This funding supports the distribution of interest earned in 2021 from the 1994 Endowment Fund to the individual 1994 Institutions. Established under Title V, Part C of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, the program provides contributions from the federal...
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...