Formula Grant NI26MSCFRXXXG080
- Federal Grant Award Summary Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. received a $1,493,550 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, from the Department of the Interior's School Operations division under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027). This funding supports the operational and infrastructural needs of the tribal college to ensure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Native American students,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. received a $2,048,743 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. As a 1994 Land Grant College and tribally controlled institution serving the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Cass Lake, Minnesota, the college will utilize these funds to strengthen its institutional...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. received a $526,051 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. As a 1994 Land Grant College and tribally controlled institution serving the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Cass Lake, Minnesota, the college is eligible for funding under the Strengthening Tribally...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Regents of the University of Minnesota, through the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES), received a formula grant award of $842,410 from the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program (CFDA 10.202) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports forestry research, education, and outreach initiatives focused on the production, utilization, and protection of...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary Louisiana State University Agricultural Center received a $512,502 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research formula grant (CFDA 10.202) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The grant supports forestry research and capacity building aligned with the McIntire-Stennis Act, encompassing eight primary research focus areas: reforestation and land...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $101,838.74 Formula Grant under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) to Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. This grant supports educational programming and initiatives at the tribally controlled land grant institution serving the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota. The funding, provided on September 27, 2024, enables Leech Lake Tribal College to strengthen its teaching programs in food...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) awarded a $334,400 Project Grant to Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. on Sep 22, 2023. This grant will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or other improvement of community facilities providing essential services to the rural residents of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota. As a 1994 Land Grant College, Tribally Owned Firm, and Minority Institution, Leech Lake Tribal...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary Michigan Technological University's College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science received $390,772 in formula grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Cooperative Forestry Research Program (CFDA 10.202). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports multiple scientific research initiatives examining the sustainability and resilience of forest and wetland...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects received a $390,772 formula grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program (CFDA 10.202), administered by the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment. The award supports state forestry research and development of trained forest scientists through three primary research objectives: (1) determining...
- Summary of Federal Grant Award Purdue University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources received a $646,516 Formula Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) administered by the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment. The award supports McIntire-Stennis research, education, and extension initiatives focused on advancing forest management and understanding across the Central Hardwood Region....
Federal Grant Award Summary Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. received a $114,874 formula grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program (CFDA 10.202), funded by the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment. The award supports expansion of the college's Indigenous Science Research Program to develop Native American forestry professionals and conduct research addressing forest health priorities within the Leech Lake Reservation and Chippewa National Forest. Deliverables include continued long-term forest monitoring, expanded aquatic plant and invasive species surveys, evaluation of invasive species removal treatments combined with wild rice (manoomin) planting, fire science initiatives, and student internship placements with the Leech Lake Division of Resource Management and USDA Forest Service. The grant funds two new research initiatives and student-centered activities designed to generate ecological data and inform tribal and federal land management decisions. New research will address microplastic contamination in forest soils, watersheds, and wildlife, and expand wildlife biology projects examining native pollinator relationships with crops and prescribed fire impacts on small mammals. The college will provide student training in field research methods, data collection, analysis, science communication, and community outreach to local harvesters, elders, and land managers. Expected outcomes include strengthened wild rice beds affected by invasive species, student-led scientific presentations, improved recruitment and retention of Native students in natural resource careers, and research-informed management strategies supporting ecosystem restoration and cultural preservation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $57.4k | 3/5/26 |