Project Grant 18841694121

This Project Grant award of $4,420,707 from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) supports the Douglas Indian Association's SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS HAA TUNDAANI HAA YATX'I TOOWU YEI KGWATEE, OUR WAY OF THINKING WILL BE OUR CHILDREN'S SPIRITS program. The award period is from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The program recognizes the unique educational needs of Alaska Native...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginnings for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527) will provide $500,000 over four years to Salish Kootenai College (SKC) to establish a new student experiential learning program. The project aims to develop and implement seasonally-based cultural activities and curriculum at SKC, a tribal college serving the Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille...

This $3,941,767.00 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Education Assistance to Schools program (CFDA 15.130) supports Salish Kootenai College, Inc., a tribal college located in Pablo, Montana, in delivering educational programs and services to address the unique needs of eligible American Indian and Alaska Native students. The award, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, will fund initiatives focused on improving academic...

This $379 thousand National Endowment for the Humanities project grant will support the development and delivery of curriculum focused on the history and revitalization of the American bison. Awarded October 1, 2022 and set to be completed by September 30, 2024, the grant will fund workshops and virtual learning for 72 K-12 educators. Led by Fort Peck Community College, Montana State University, and Ecology Project International, presenters from the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes as...

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts received a $325,061 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the development of an exhibition and publication on Native American photography. Key activities to be performed under the award include curatorial research, advisory consultation, object loan contracting, interpretive plan development, community engagement, formative...

This $1.62 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support scholarships for 105 low-income Native American and rural students pursuing two- and four-year STEM degrees at four Montana institutions over six years. Salish Kootenai College, Inc. will lead the collaboration with the University of Montana, Montana Technological University, and Blackfeet Community College to provide scholarships and coordinated student supports....

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $896,946 Project Grant to Lodge Grass High School, a local government entity and federally-recognized Indian tribe operating on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. The grant is funded through the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), which provides financial assistance to local educational agencies affected by federal activities that reduce their local tax base. The funding enables Lodge Grass High School...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $10,479,591 Project Grant under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) to the County Of Glacier School District 9, operating as Browning Public Schools and Napi Elementary School, located in Browning, Montana. This grant funding supports the provision of comprehensive K-12 educational services for the district's predominantly Native American student population. Key activities include preserving Native...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports the "HITCH STORIES" project. The University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the Robinson Rancheria and other Clear Lake tribes, will lead this effort to document and preserve oral histories and contemporary efforts surrounding the threatened and culturally significant Clear Lake hitch, an important traditional food source...

The Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc. was awarded a $3,640,423 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs federal grant program (CFDA 84.356). The funding will support the Story Knife project from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The Story Knife project recognizes and addresses the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students by integrating Alaska Native languages and cultures...