The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $1,865,703 Project Grant to Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC) under the Indian Education Assistance to Schools program (CFDA 15.130). The grant provides funding from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, to support NICC's educational programs and services designed to address the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. Key objectives include improving academic outcomes, strengthening leadership skills,...
This five-year, $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Northwest Indian College's efforts to transform STEM education and support Indigenous scientists. Over the grant period, Northwest Indian College will provide scholarships to 43 unique full-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees in Native Environmental Science. Key services include removing financial barriers for academically talented Indigenous science students,...
The federal Block Grant award with ID A25AB00153 was provided by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs to Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC) under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities (CFDA 15.027) program. This $457,143 grant supports NICC's operations, academic programs, and institutional capabilities to continue and expand educational opportunities for Native American students. The funding allows NICC, a 1994 Land Grant Tribal...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education (47.076) program to White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) in Minnesota. The grant supports the development of a new Associate of Science (AS) degree program in the natural sciences, including chemistry and physics, to increase STEM educational opportunities and career pathways for indigenous students at the tribal college. Key objectives of the project include expanding STEM instructional...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) supports the development of a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems at Aaniiih Nakoda College, a tribal college in Harlem, Montana. The project aims to increase STEM instructional and research capacity at this institution serving indigenous students, thereby expanding educational and career opportunities in computer science and information technology fields. This aligns...
Oglala Lakota College received a $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to strengthen environmental data science education and undergraduate research. The award will support the "T?OK?TAKIYA (?TOWARDS THE FUTURE?) PROJECT" through March 2028. The project aims to build an environmental data science STEM education model incorporating traditional ecological knowledge to address complex environmental...
This $500,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will support the Aaniiih Nakoda College in Harlem, Montana in conducting a field-research based environmental science course that includes international collaboration with researchers in Namibia. The project aims to provide Aaniiih Nakoda College students, who are often geographically isolated, with access to international learning experiences and opportunities for...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award in the amount of $1,500,000 provides funding to Oglala Lakota College to establish an accredited Master of Science (MS) degree program in Environmental Sciences. The project aims to increase STEM instructional and research capacity at the tribal college, expand STEM educational opportunities for its students, and integrate Lakota traditional ecological knowledge into the curriculum. The 5-year project,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,001 Project Grant to Fort Peck Community College (FPCC) to expand its capacity in geography and environmental sciences classes by adding a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology Certificate in Applied Science. This award aligns with the NSF STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to increase the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of higher education institutions...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527). The purpose of the grant is to recruit and retain Native American students at NICC, a tribally controlled 1994 Land Grant College serving indigenous communities across Nebraska. The funding will support a range of student services and activities designed to...