Project Grant 2535470
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Chief Dull Knife College $2.5 million on September 1, 2026, under the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) strand to renew the Environmental Research Center, a STEM research and training facility serving the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. The Environmental Research Center delivers water quality testing and environmental monitoring services for communities...
- The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded White Earth Tribal and Community College one million dollars on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), Part F—American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities. The project grant funds activities to strengthen management and fiscal operations and to plan, develop, or implement activities including endowment building to strengthen the academic quality of the institution....
- The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded White Earth Tribal and Community College $2,404,560 on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), a Project Grant supporting institutional strengthening at tribally controlled colleges and universities. White Earth Tribal and Community College, a federally recognized 1994 Land Grant institution located in Mahnomen, Minnesota, serves indigenous students and rural communities across...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded White Earth Tribal and Community College $265,220 on September 19, 2025, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The award funds development of an essential community facility in Mahnomen, Minnesota, serving the White Earth Ojibwe Nation and surrounding rural communities. The grant carries a period of performance through September 19, 2027. As a federally recognized 1994 Land Grant College and tribally...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) awarded a $352,000 Project Grant to White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) on Sep 21, 2023. This grant supports the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents. WETCC is a federally recognized tribal college located in Minnesota, serving indigenous students and communities. The grant funding will enable WETCC...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Northwest Indian College $700,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP), a component of STEM Education (CFDA 47.076), to build sustainable undergraduate research pathways through academic-year internships and near-peer mentorship in environmental science. NWIC will establish an academic-year internship program pairing undergraduate students with graduate student researchers to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Turtle Mountain College $250,000 on July 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to strengthen cyber infrastructure for enhanced STEM education and research at the institution. The award funds upgrading Turtle Mountain College's physical network backbone and cybersecurity systems to improve the resiliency and security of STEM operations, data management, teaching, and research enterprises. The project...
- This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports Aaniiih Nakoda College in Harlem, Montana in developing two professionally produced videos documenting the work of Tribal College and University (TCU) Enterprise Advancement (TEA) Centers. These interdisciplinary STEM research centers have been established by TCUs and other institutions funded under NSF's Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP). The videos will...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Red Lake Nation College $250,000 on July 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to strengthen cyberinfrastructure security and STEM instructional and research capacity at the institution. The project upgrades STEM IT resources, network infrastructure, and cybersecurity systems across Red Lake Nation College's two campuses to improve the resiliency and security of STEM operations, data management, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC) received a $1.725M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), awarded September 15, 2025, and extending through August 31, 2030. The award funds the establishment of a Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Center) focused on research and workforce development related to the land base of the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded White Earth Tribal and Community College $2.5 million on September 1, 2026, under the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Enterprise Advancement Centers strand to establish the Center for Environmental Research and Innovation (CERI) at the institution. CERI delivers applied research, education, entrepreneurship, and workforce development focused on sustainable agriculture, alternative energy, and integrated food and energy systems to address food and energy security challenges on the White Earth Reservation. The center integrates scientific research with a STEM business incubator, leveraging artificial intelligence for data-driven decision-making while fostering economic development through entrepreneurship training, workforce readiness programs, mentorship, and commercialization of innovations. CERI operates as a regional model in Northwest Minnesota for combining research, STEM education, and community-driven innovation in partnership with tribal agencies and STEM professionals. The award funds performance through August 31, 2031, with place of performance in Mahnomen, Minnesota. WETCC, a federally recognized 1994 Land Grant College and tribally owned non-profit serving the White Earth Ojibwe Nation and surrounding regions, is the recipient. The funding flows under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education enterprise. CERI directly generates STEM employment opportunities and develops the high-skilled workforce required to fill those roles, strengthening the economic capacity of the White Earth Reservation and surrounding communities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.5m | 8/10/26 |