This $1,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports United Tribes Technical College's efforts to expand STEM capacity and networking opportunities at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). The project aims to increase STEM instructional and research capabilities at TCUs, creating more opportunities for students to pursue STEM careers. Key activities include strengthening teaching, developing new academic programs,...
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...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $500,000.00 to Aaniiih Nakoda College to implement a high-impact environmental science field course for students, including an international collaboration with researchers in Namibia. The project aims to increase STEM instructional and research capacities at Aaniiih Nakoda College, a tribal college serving indigenous students, by expanding the college's environmental science...
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...
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...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $250,000 to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College) to enhance the institution's cyberinfrastructure and cybersecurity capabilities in support of STEM education and research. The award, effective January 15, 2025 through December 31, 2025, aims to improve the resiliency and security of STEM operations, data management, and the university's teaching and research...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support the renewal of the TEA Center for Community Marine Research at Northwest Indian College. The center partners with the Lummi Nation's natural resources department to conduct research and educational outreach on the marine ecosystem of the Salish Sea. Key objectives include: Focusing on community-identified research using molecular and analytical approaches to enhance...
This $166,946 National Science Foundation project grant will support the salary and professional development of one full-time STEM faculty member at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The award aims to maintain the college's STEM program as it recovers from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by mitigating loss of enrollment-tied operating funds. The grant falls under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which sponsors development of...
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...