Project Grant 20263842445575
- Federal Grant Award Summary Aaniiih Nakoda College received a $150,000 Project Grant award dated December 1, 2025, through the 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). The award supports a collaborative conference initiative led by Aaniiih Nakoda College in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Massey...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwest Indian College received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227), effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2027. The award supports research investigating the effects of cyanotoxins—toxins produced by harmful blue-green algae—on aquatic insects, specifically dragonflies and damselflies. The project...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227) provides $323,011 to Salish Kootenai College (SKC) on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The grant will fund research to investigate the impact of bison on the Montana grasslands, with the bison range on the Flathead Reservation as the key study site. The objectives are to examine the biogeochemical cycling...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC) received a $344,528 Project Grant awarded September 15, 2025, under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). The three-year project, titled "Integrating Genetics into Juneberry Research for Education (JURE): Optimum Production and Tribal Food Sovereignty," will conclude September 14,...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) will train underrepresented students in addressing emerging concerns around micro-nano-plastics (MNPs) in agriculture and food systems. The award will fund a collaborative educational program between two Hispanic-Serving Institutions and an elite research university to develop a student-centered model. This will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Salish Kootenai College, Inc. received a $213,854 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026. The college will acquire and deploy a Bruker D6 Phaser X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) with specialized accessory stages for characterizing air-sensitive samples and temperature-dependent phase transitions....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Salish Kootenai College, Inc. received a $3,979,227 Project Grant 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 tribal college serving the Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille people in Pablo, Montana, the institution uses this funding to strengthen its institutional management, fiscal operations, and academic...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227), aims to address the growing problem of invasive grasses in the Northern Great Plains. With a total funding of $343,960 over the award period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, the project focuses on understanding how genetic changes in two invasive grass species, Kentucky...
- Grant Award Summary Montana State University received a $225,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. This research project addresses pest resistance in microscopic algae cultivation by identifying and validating natural chemical defense mechanisms that algae species have developed over...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) received a $599,427 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This award strengthens UMES's research, teaching, and extension capabilities by investigating the impacts of micro and nano plastics (MNPs) on seafood quality, marine...
Salish Kootenai College, Inc. received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227), effective February 1, 2026, through March 31, 2028. The award supports applied research examining microplastics contamination in agricultural systems relevant to tribal lands, with a focus on the Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille communities in Pablo, Montana. The project delivers multiple products and services designed to build research capacity and community engagement on microplastics as an emerging agricultural and environmental threat. Deliverables include applied research and weather science investigations, regional conferences, educator training programs, and hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educational resources for dissemination. By integrating indigenous knowledge systems and prioritizing tribal community priorities, the project aims to increase awareness and empower tribal communities to address microplastics contamination through culturally responsive programming while supporting long-term environmental stewardship and educational advancement.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 1/29/26 |