This $199,999 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports United Tribes Technical College's STEM instructional capacity as it recovers from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will retain one full-time STEM faculty member position and provide other resources to maintain the college's STEM program through April 30, 2023. As the core operating funds for Tribal Colleges and Universities are directly tied to student enrollment, drops...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Aaniiih Nakoda College. The award supports the development of two professionally produced videos documenting the work of Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Enterprise Advancement (TEA) Centers. These interdisciplinary STEM research centers have been established at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to build research capacity and provide educational...
This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under CFDA Program 47.076 (STEM Education) aims to strengthen the cybersecurity infrastructure and enhance STEM education and research capabilities at Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC), a tribal college serving the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The grant will upgrade TMCC's STEM-related IT resources and cybersecurity systems to improve the resiliency and security of its STEM instruction, data...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $1,208,219 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Turtle Mountain College, a tribal college in Belcourt, North Dakota. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CHIPS: TCUP CYBER CONSORTIUM ADVANCING COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (TCACSE)," aims to expand computer science and cybersecurity education offerings for indigenous students at Turtle Mountain College and its consortium partners - United Tribes...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $824,999 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH). The 5-year grant, awarded on May 1, 2024, supports the "TCUP Cyber Consortium Advancing Computer Science Education (TCACSE)" project. This collaborative effort aims to improve computer science and cybersecurity training for regional workforces served by several Tribal Colleges and Universities, including Turtle Mountain...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $165,331 to Cankdeska Cikana Community College (doing business as Little Hoop Community College) will fund research on the impact of microbial inoculants on the yield of Lakota winter squash and Hidatsa red beans. The project, running from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027, aims to study the synergistic effects of plant-microbe interactions to inform sustainable agriculture practices and advance...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded on January 15, 2025 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant supports an international field research project conducted by Aaniiih Nakoda College, a Tribal College and 1994 Land Grant institution in Harlem, Montana. The project allows Aaniiih Nakoda College environmental science and ecology students to participate in a field course and collaborative research in Namibia, Africa. This provides...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $127,005 Project Grant to Little Priest Tribal College under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support one full-time STEM faculty position and related resources from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023. The award aims to maintain the college's STEM instructional capacity as it recovers from enrollment declines and funding losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the sole core operating funds for Tribal Colleges and Universities are directly...
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 $200,000 National Science Foundation project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College in maintaining its STEM instructional capacity as it recovers from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award will fund one full-time STEM faculty position and other resources to sustain the college's STEM program through February 2023. As a Tribal College and University serving indigenous students, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College's core...