Project Grant A25AP00232
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Northwest Indian College Foundation a Project Grant of $5.1 million under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding supports institutional strengthening and development activities at Northwest Indian College, an accredited tribal college and 1994 Land Grant institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Northwest Indian College Foundation a Project Grant of $1.31M under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities component, which provides formula-based funding to eligible tribal colleges and universities to strengthen institutional...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Aaniiih Nakoda College received a Project Grant award of $997,695 from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. As a 1994 Land Grant Institution and tribal college serving the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Harlem, Montana, the college utilizes this funding to support core operational activities and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) supports the "NWIC NATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION" initiative at Northwest Indian College (NWIC) in Bellingham, Washington. The award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will enable NWIC, a tribal college and minority-serving institution, to deliver specialized educational programming, research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Turtle Mountain Community College received a $5.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs School Operations under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027). The award, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, supports the college's core operational activities and institutional capabilities serving the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC), doing business as Fort Berthold Community College, received a $949,473 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027). This funding supports the college's operational and programmatic activities as a federally recognized 1994 Land Grant Tribal...
- This $318,980 Community Facilities - Native American Tribes grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), supports the Northwest Indian College, a minority-owned tribal college in Washington, in constructing, enlarging, extending, or otherwise improving community facilities to provide essential services to rural residents. The college leverages this funding, along with previous federal grants, to deliver a wide array of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Ilisagvik College received a $804,927 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. As a tribally controlled community college serving Alaska Native communities in the North Slope region, Ilisagvik College uses this federal funding to support core operational and educational activities that strengthen institutional...
- This is a Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222). The grant provides $206,155.08 on September 27, 2024 to the Northwest Indian College Foundation, a tribal college serving Indigenous students in the Pacific Northwest. The grant funding is used to enhance educational opportunities by strengthening teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences at...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwest Indian College received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227), effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2027. The award supports research investigating the effects of cyanotoxins produced by harmful blue-green algae on aquatic insects, specifically dragonflies and damselflies, which serve as critical...
Northwest Indian College received a Project Grant award of $5.18 million from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs School Operations under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. As a tribal college and 1994 Land Grant Institution located on the Lummi Indian Reservation in Bellingham, Washington, the college utilized these funds to support core operational and educational activities serving Indigenous students across the Pacific Northwest region. The funding supported institutional operations and educational programming including academic coursework, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education initiatives, workforce development programs, cultural preservation activities, and community development services. Additionally, the award enabled the college to maintain required administrative infrastructure encompassing accounting, personnel management, and property management systems necessary for institutional accreditation and continued federal eligibility. Through this operational support, Northwest Indian College advanced its mission of providing comprehensive educational opportunities and fostering Indigenous self-determination while serving as the only accredited tribal college in the Pacific Northwest region.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $5.2m | 8/26/25 |