Project Grant 2048940

This $3,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to Washington State University (WSU). The overarching goal is to transform academic culture by creating a network connecting universities with local tribes and building a collaborative framework to engage indigenous knowledge systems in biological research on systems resilience. Key products and services under this grant include:...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports a conference that aims to address the persistent lack of integration of local ecological knowledge with Western STEM education. The $100,000 award, effective from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024, will enable WestEd, a non-profit education research and service agency, to convene a group of Indigenous academic, community, and education leaders. Over three phases, the...

This $1,277,419 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to enhance indigenous community resilience to climate change impacts in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The primary goals are to establish sustainable land-water-air research and educational partnerships by braiding indigenous knowledge and western science. Key products and services include: Co-developing climate adaptation research and solutions with tribal...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $717,769 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to enhance climate change resilience in Indigenous communities in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The project will establish partnerships between UNM, tribal organizations, and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center to braid Western and Indigenous climate science approaches. Key activities include: Identifying...

This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities provides $173,236 to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for its "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GP-IN: CONNECTED TO EARTH: CROSS-CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE FOR ADVANCING EARTH SCIENCE LEARNING" program. The funding supports the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanded fundamental knowledge and understanding of the...

This federal Project Grant award of $123,847 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a partnership between Aztec dancers and Western-trained scientists to bridge indigenous and Western knowledge systems. The goal is to co-design and develop new approaches to informal STEM learning that integrate varied epistemologies, lived experiences, and perspectives using a systems science approach. Key project activities include a multi-day retreat,...

This $538,911 National Science Foundation project grant funds research and program development at South Dakota State University from February 2022 to January 2024 under the federal STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant supports a design-based research partnership between SDSU, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Alaska Native communities. The project aims to better understand culturally responsive approaches to environmental science education and their role in fostering...

This three-year, $291,598 National Science Foundation project grant funds the Dynamic Earth in the 21st Century undergraduate research program at Brown University. The program aims to provide historically marginalized undergraduate students research experiences in geosciences, spanning topics like measuring mantle properties with earthquakes, assessing drivers of air and water quality, and modeling climate-vegetation feedbacks. Eight students per summer for three summers will conduct nine-week...

This $1,075,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program will allow Montana State University to establish a Bridge to Doctorate activity that supports 12 underrepresented minority students, particularly American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students, in pursuing STEM doctoral degrees. The project will implement evidence-based recruitment and retention practices, provide mentorship and professional development...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $199,574 to the Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) to coordinate a series of planning events focused on interconnecting indigenous and western knowledge systems to advance the science and application of fire in ways that respect tribal sovereignty. The project will bring together the Karuk Tribe, Cal Poly Humboldt, and other partners to identify...