Project Grant V101A210016

This Project Grant award from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) provides $1,400,000.00 to the Cherokee Nation to expand skilled employment training services for tribal members in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Specifically, the project will expand the tribe's building trade, lineman, and fiber technician training programs to help create jobs and drive economic development in the region. Once completed, the project is expected to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) Project Grant award of $299,776 supports a research-practice partnership between the University of Central Oklahoma, Code.org, and the Kiawa Tribe to develop computer science curriculum and professional development for tribal educators in Oklahoma. The key products and services to be delivered include: Co-designing computer science curricular interventions that...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $419,865 Formula Grant to the County of Cherokee School District 35 Independent (Tahlequah Public Schools) under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). The grant funding will support addressing the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian students in Tahlequah, Oklahoma from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Specifically, the funding will ensure...

The Cherokee Nation (CN) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Indian Economic Development (CFDA 15.032) grant program. The funding will support the Cherokee Immersion Teacher Institute (CITI) program, which provides professional development and extended training for current Cherokee language teachers associated with Cherokee language programs in the 14-county tribal reservation and beyond. The CITI program aims to improve participants' ability to...

The National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program awarded a $349,913 Project Grant to the College of the Muscogee Nation in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The grant project, running from June 2024 to May 2027, aims to serve the national interest by providing STEM curricula with geospatial technology (GST) modules to an underserved population of primarily Native American students. The goal is to improve student mindset and persistence in science courses, helping them recognize...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, will provide $298,289 to Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) to develop and implement the EXPAND TN program. EXPAND TN will engage at least 120 dual enrollment high school students from rural counties in Southeast Tennessee, primarily low-income and first-generation students, in a...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $509,398 to The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) to develop the EXPAND TN: Explorations program. EXPAND TN will provide at least 120 dual enrollment high school students from rural Southeast Tennessee counties with experiential learning opportunities to explore advanced...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the broadening of participation of traditionally underserved populations, specifically American Indian/Alaska Native (Indigenous) middle-school students, in high-quality computer science (CS) education. The $300,000 grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, enables a researcher-practitioner partnership led by The Tides Center, a non-profit organization, in collaboration with the...

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...

Sitting Bull College will receive $3.5 million over five years through a Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to establish the Native American Prairie Ecosystems Research Center (PERC). The Center will support research and education initiatives focused on prairie ecosystems of the Northern Great Plains. As the STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise, this grant will allow Sitting Bull...