Project Grant 08790526301
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $992,439 Cooperative Agreement to Navajo Technical University (NTU) to develop a network of manufacturing micro-factories and technology centers in the Navajo Nation region of New Mexico and Arizona. The project, part of NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to enable tribal communities to participate in the growing space industry supply chain through the implementation of distributed digital manufacturing...
- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $3,287,982 Project Grant to Navajo Technical University (NTU) under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The award period is from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding supports NTU, a 1994 Land Grant College and minority-serving tribal university, in strengthening its academic, management, and fiscal capacities. Key activities include curriculum development, faculty...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to Navajo Technical University (NTU) under the STEM Education (47.076) program. The grant, titled "TEA CENTER RENEWAL: SUSTAINING TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE PURSUIT IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AT NAVAJO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (S.T.E.P)", supports the renewal of NTU's Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM). The CAM focuses on integrating advanced manufacturing research, education, and workforce development through...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,766,198.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid (CFDA 84.031) program. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2025 to Navajo Technical University, a tribal university chartered by the Navajo Nation, located in Crownpoint, New Mexico. The grant funding supports Navajo Technical University's efforts to strengthen its academic, management, and fiscal capacities as a...
- The Department of Agriculture awarded a $351,120 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Navajo Technical University (NTU) on September 25, 2023. The grant funds will support NTU, a tribal university chartered by the Navajo Nation, in constructing, enlarging, extending, or otherwise improving community facilities that provide essential services to rural residents. As a 1994 Land Grant College and minority-serving institution, NTU leverages federal...
- Navajo Technical University received a $175,448 project grant award from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities on July 28, 2021 to construct community facilities providing essential services to rural residents under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The funding will support Navajo Technical University in building infrastructure to deliver critical services for rural communities in New Mexico through July 28, 2024. Specifically,...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities awarded Navajo Technical University a $344,895 project grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) on September 22, 2022. The grant funding will support construction or improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents, as outlined in the program description. Specifically, the funding will allow Navajo Technical University to construct, enlarge, extend, or...
- This $650,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227) supports Navajo Technical University (NTU) in addressing food insecurity and gas sensor needs on the Navajo Nation reservation. The project will train students to fabricate flexible ammonia sensors for applications in post-harvest food storage, breathe analysis, and leak detection. Additionally, the funding...
- The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) was awarded a $7.16 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The two-year grant will support NTUA's efforts to expand broadband access and distance learning opportunities for residents of Fort Defiance, Arizona through September 2024. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to improve...
- The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1 million Project Grant to UNM Rainforest Innovations (UNM RI) on March 31, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. UNM RI will provide training, mentoring, and strategy development services to mitigate barriers that have prevented tribal entrepreneurs from starting and growing resilient businesses on reservations and throughout New Mexico. The program aims to help tribal regions recover...
The Economic Development Administration awarded Navajo Technical University a $2,344,800 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the completion of NTU's Metrology and Materials Testing Center and fund metal additive manufacturing activities to serve the Navajo Nation. Specifically, the funding will provide a functional and certifiable laboratory for metrology and materials testing at NTU. Ultimately, the Center will transfer advanced manufacturing workforce development competencies to serve local and regional workers displaced by the decline of the coal industry in New Mexico. The extraction and production of coal had previously driven the regional economy but the retirement of coal power stations recently impacted approximately 1,729 workers in the area. The grant-funded activities aim to help diversify the local economy.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.3m | 9/15/21 |