This federal Project Grant award, totaling $500,000 and issued on September 1, 2024, is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527). The grant aims to improve retention and graduation rates among Native American students pursuing STEM and health-related degrees at Utah State University (USU) Blanding. The key products and services funded through this award...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $999,250 Project Grant to the University of Arkansas (UA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students (CFDA 10.527) program. The grant will fund the "Life from the Land Initiative" to recruit, retain, and support Native American students at UA through graduation. Key program elements include the Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit, an Undergraduate Research Experience in Ecosystem...
The University of Idaho received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) program (CFDA 10.527). The grant will fund a multi-year effort to recruit, retain, and graduate Tribal students in agriculture, natural resources, food, human, and health science (ANFHS) fields. Key objectives include enrolling 15 Tribal students per year, providing education and support...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527) is aimed at evaluating the program's effectiveness in supporting Native American and Tribal students in higher education. The $500,000 award to Purdue University will fund a 5-year project to assess the program's impact on student recruitment, retention, and graduation rates for Tribal students...
The University of Arkansas was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527). This grant will fund Phase 2 of the University's "Life from the Land" initiative, which aims to address four key challenges facing Native American students in STEM fields: sense of belonging, vision and purpose, college preparation, and economic...
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, operating as the University of Nebraska, was awarded a $710,798 Project Grant on September 18, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527). The grant funding will support the "Hoop of Learning" program, an indigenous college and career pathway initiative designed to increase enrollment, retention, and graduation...
This U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Project Grant award for $184,716 supports a four-year program at Cornell University to provide summer research internships for 16 Indigenous undergraduate students. The goal is to increase the number of Indigenous students in graduate programs and the agricultural workforce in plant and food sciences. The program aligns with the NIFA New Beginning for Tribal Students (CFDA 10.527) program, which aims...
The Colorado State University (CSU) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) New Beginnings for Tribal Students (NBTS) program. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund a three-year project focused on student engagement through recruitment activities with pre-collegiate (K-12) tribal students and retention activities with tribal undergraduate students enrolled at CSU. The project aims to...
The University of Idaho was awarded a $553,534 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) New Beginning for Tribal Students program. This 3-year grant, awarded on September 18, 2023, will fund the "THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO NBTS PATH OF WISDOM:CULTIVATING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY" project. The project objectives are to: 1) Provide effective culturally relevant services to support...
This $500,000 Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) through the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527), supports educational opportunities and services for tribal students in the Bering Strait region of Alaska. The grant will fund tuition assistance, scholarships, and experiential learning for students pursuing studies in High Latitude Range Management and Indigenous Language Studies....