The University of South Dakota received a three-year, $2,195,332 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The grant project, titled "Coyote Kickstart: Rural Recruitment, Retention, and Completion Proposal," will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies at the University of South Dakota from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, the university...
The University of South Dakota has been awarded a $6,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to support the "SOUTH DAKOTA BIOMEDICAL COMPUTATION COLLABORATIVE (SDBCC)" initiative. This 3-year grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will fund the development of innovative educational strategies, support for underserved student populations, and institutional reforms to enhance...
The University of South Dakota was awarded a $2,227,335.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) on October 1, 2024. The 4-year grant will support the "Teacher Fellows Program" to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education, with a focus on underserved populations, student success, and emerging educational needs. Through this initiative, the university will deliver a...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527) will enable South Dakota State University (SDSU) to create and sustain American Indian (AI) student pathways to access and success at SDSU and its Tribal College and University (TCU) partner Sinte Gleska University (SGU). The goal of the "THE GOAL OF IGLUWIYEYA (PREPARE ONESELF):...
The Department of Energy awarded a $997,523 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota. The grant supports LUX-ZEPLIN data analysis and low background assay research for future rare-search experiments, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. This scientific research aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative...
This federal Project Grant award of $278,216 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Sisseton Wahpeton College, a tribally controlled 1994 Land Grant College in South Dakota. The funding supports the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of critical community facilities to enhance infrastructure and essential services for the rural and Native American populations served by the...
The National Science Foundation awarded South Dakota State University a $132,491 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.075) to conduct a longitudinal study of environmental identity development among rural and non-rural Alaskan children. The study will examine the emotional and behavioral processes involved in how children's sense of connection to the natural environment is formed from 2021 through 2023. As the awardee, South Dakota...
The South Dakota Department of Education received a $8.2 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education under the Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States (CFDA 84.048) program. The grant aims to develop academic, technical and employability skills for secondary and postsecondary students enrolled in career and technical education programs. Funds will support these efforts from July 1, 2022 through September...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $5,500,000.00 and made by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will establish a telehealth collaborative and build a telehealth platform at the University of South Dakota. The purpose is to foster a practice-ready healthcare workforce trained in cutting-edge technologies while increasing access to quality care across South Dakota. This award will...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), awarded a $6,500,000 Project Grant to Southeast Technical Institute (Southeast TECH) on August 13, 2024. The grant will support a wide range of economic and community development activities in Buffalo Ridge, SD over an 8-year performance period ending on August 31, 2032. While the full scope of the project is still...