The Collective Spirit and Unifying Voice of our Nation's Tribal Colleges and Universities | |
TCJ Student Guest Editor Richard Van Camp Looks to Get Soul Thunder | |
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AIHEC is looking for a Cyberinfrastructure Facilitator, as part of the AIHEC Cyberinfrastructure Team! This position will engage directly with the 37 Tribal Colleges and Universities nationwide. | |
SBA Expands Financial Assistance to Native American Communities with Six New Grantees
Agency Announces New Tribal Grant Program, Expansion of Existing Efforts to Support Native American Entrepreneurs
| Tribal College Small Business Achievement (TCSBA) grant's four inaugural TCSBA grantees are Haskell Indian Nations University of Lawrence, KS, Nebraska Indian College of Macy, NE, Salish and Kootenai College of Pablo, MT. and the Institute of American Indian Art of Santa Fe, NM. | | |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture hosting a webinar series for Native veterans over Farming Opportunities | |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a free two-day webinar series to provide service members, veterans, and military spouses the opportunity to explore programs, opportunities, and services to pursue a career in farming and ranching. The webinar will take place on October 31 and November 1st from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM ET. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to the USDA Veterans webpage.
Please register for the webinar here.
For more information, please contact the USDA Veterans staff at veterans@usda.gov.
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APHIS Provides More Than $12 Million in Funding to Control and Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease | |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is providing approximately $12 million to state and Tribal partners to further develop and implement Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management and response activities in wild and farmed cervids (e.g., deer, elk). | |
EVENTS & WEBINARS TO CHECK OUT | |
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2024 AIHEC Student Conference
Knowledge Bowl Books
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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer
Fire Keepers Daughter by Angeline Boulley
The Seven Generations and The Seven Grandfather Teachings by James Vukelich
How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century by Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes)
Talking Sky: Ojibwe Constellations as a Reflection of Life on the Land by Carl Gawboy and Ron Morton
How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine and Crafts by Frances Densmore
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Call for Oral & Poster Presentations!
Due November 15, 2023
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TCU Students, Faculty, & Staff! | |
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The AIHEC Indigenous Design Collective (IDC) invites all TCU students, faculty and staff to join us November 2 - 5, 2023 at Indigeverse – a celebration of Indigenous creativity, innovation and ingenuity spanning the sciences, humanities and the arts.
Find out more at https://www.indigeverse.org/ or https://filmfreeway.com/indigeverse
Deadline to submit your work is October 21, 2023.
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The Woodland Region of the TCUs Announce the 2024 AIHEC Student Conference: At the Minneapolis Convention Center, March 9-12, 2024. Please contact Hilton reservations to book a room in the hotel block at the Downtown Minneapolis Hilton. | |
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The AIHEC 2024 Student Conference website is set to launch on November 6, 2024 (AIHEC2024.com). For additional information please contact the lead coordinator of the host committee, Samantha Cameron, scameron@bmcc.edu. | | |
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Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education | |
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The Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education program supports the exploration and development of small projects that would benefit underserved populations through the teaching and study of the humanities at small and medium-sized colleges and universities. NEH invites applications from two- and four-year institutions of higher education, as well as from nonprofit organizations and state, local, or Native American Tribal governments aiming to advance the humanities at these institutions.
Application available: August 2, 2023
Optional draft due: September 6, 2023
Deadline: October 18, 2023
Expected notification date: April 30, 2024
Project start date: June 1, 2024 September 1, 2024
Learn more!
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JOB/INTERNSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Value of Incorporating Native Ways of Knowing in Business Classes | |
Incorporating Native ways of knowing into curricula is standard practice at TCUs. But there are great benefits of doing so at non-Native institutions as well. | |
I celebrated my 20th Soul Day on September 29th. I wanted nothing more than to road trip to the Upper Peninsula to witness the changing leaves, and so that is what I did. | | |
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The National Science Foundation Calls for Minority-Serving Institutions to
Apply for the CREST Research Program
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is encouraging Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) to apply for the Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program. The research program will receive funding for 5-years to support the creation of research centers that focus on social, behavioral, and economic sciences. This program hopes to increase research capacity and infrastructure at MSIs.
The deadline for applications is December 1, 2023.
For more information about the CREST program, please refer to the Dear Colleague Letter.
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EPA Seeks Applicants for 2023 Environmental Education Grants | |
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President Sandra Boham, Salish Kootenai College Chosen to Serve on the Student Loan Debt Relief Committee | | |
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2024 Tribal Library E-Rate Pilot Program Now Available | |
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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Tribal Library E-Rate Pilot Program is now open for applications. The applications are accepted on a rolling basis. To complete the application, please follow this link.
The FCC hosted a launch webinar earlier this month that discussed the application process and an overview of the program. The webinar also included 2 participants from last year to discuss their experience during the program and the application process. To view the webinar, please visit the FCC events page.
If you have any questions, please contact TribalTraining@usac.org or Native@fcc.gov.
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Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW): Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain Program
Apply Today!
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Apply today! The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks to support Tribes and Native American Serving Organizations (T/NASOs) to conduct locally prioritized research to address overdose, substance use, or pain, and related factors such as mental health and wellness.
Part of the NIH HEAL Initiative®, the Native Collective Research Effort
to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program is a highly collaborative partnership between NIH, T/NASOs, and Ally organizations established to directly respond to the drug
overdose and addiction public health emergency. The N CREW Program intends to
build research capacity within T/NASOs. For Research Opportunity Announcement
(ROA) OTA-23-007, NIH will prioritize meritorious applicants who have not previously applied for or received NIH funding. T/NASOs that receive funding via the N CREW Program will collaborate with T/NASO and Ally Organizations that are selected through OTA-23-008 to form a Native Research Resource Network. This Network will provide comprehensive, real-time training and resources.
The application deadline is 11/1/23. Email ncrew@nih.gov if you have questions or want to schedule a meeting withProgram staff. For more information visit: heal.nih.gov/ncrew.
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Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants - Round 4 (SCC4)
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Application Due Date: November 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor announced on August 17, 2023, the availability of $65 million to increase community colleges’ ability to provide equitable access to training to meet employers’ and workers’ skill development needs for in-demand industries. In the fourth round of funding, the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants will concentrate on the capacity of community colleges to address identified equity gaps to increase access to educational and economic opportunities for dislocated workers and new entrants to the workforce, as well as employed workers seeking to advance in their careers, particularly for individuals from historically underserved communities.
Grants will be up to $1.75 million for single institutions and up to $5.75 million for consortium applicants. A subset of colleges will participate in a planned impact evaluation to assess employment outcomes. The department will award additional funding to grantees chosen for the national impact evaluation, and they will have extra time to complete the grant project.
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National Science Foundation Update | |
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) released a Dear Colleague Letter that discusses advancing computer science education through NSF’s Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) Program. The CHIPS and Science Act highlights the importance of broadening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational opportunities for students and faculty at minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
The letter invites TCUs to submit proposals that focus on ideas and projects that can enrich the institutions’ offerings in computer science, computational thinking, and related programs. The NSF is accepting proposals through November 30, 2023.
For more information, please read the full Dear Colleague Letter here.
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Federal Communications Commission New Low Power FM Filing Window | |
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New Low Power FM Filing Window
The FCC released a Public Notice for an application filing window for the new Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations. This filing window will provide Tribes, among others, the opportunity to apply for a new LPFM station that can cover a localized service area in need of a radio station. Potential applicants should carefully read the Public Notice, which provides an overview of application procedures, filing requirements, and comparative selection process that will apply to the upcoming filing window for LPFM new station construction permits. The filing window will be open at 12:01 am ET on November 1, 2023, and closes at 6:00 pm ET on November 8, 2023. Applications should be submitted through the FCC’s Media Bureau’s Licensing and Management System.
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New Funding Opportunity: ADVANCE Predoctoral T32 Training Program to Promote Prevention Workforce Diversity
Help diversify the prevention workforce with a predoctoral research training program!
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) and participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices are inviting applications to develop ADVANCE T32 programs to train predoctoral scholars from diverse backgrounds in all three of the following areas:
· Health disparities/health equity research
· Development and implementation of multi-level preventive interventions
· Methods for the design and analysis of studies to evaluate multi-level preventive interventions
The funding opportunity (RFA-OD-23-018) encourages institutions to diversify the trainee applicant pool by recruiting potential candidates from diverse backgrounds, including groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences.
Applications are due October 31, 2023.
This funding opportunity was developed by the ODP-coordinated
Advancing Prevention Research for Health Equity (ADVANCE) initiative, an NIH-wide effort to develop and evaluate preventive interventions that address health disparities.
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