This $118,150.71 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) provides funding to distribute interest earned in 2022 from the 1994 Endowment Fund to the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), a designated 1994 Land Grant Institution. The Tribal Colleges Endowment Program aims to enhance educational opportunities at 34 eligible tribal colleges and universities by strengthening their teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences. This award on August 9, 2023 supports SIPI's capacity to serve tribal communities through its programs and initiatives, which have included upgrading IT/broadband infrastructure, conducting tribal economic development research, providing COVID-19 emergency funding, and advancing culturally relevant STEM and agriculture curriculum and education.
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