The Collective Spirit and Unifying Voice of our Nation's Tribal Colleges and Universities | |
AIHEC Welcomes Diane Roberts as Director of Finance | Diane has consistently driven results that showcase strong business acumen, financial development expertise, and a steadfast dedication to organizational expansion in her 20+ years of finance and accounting. | |
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Her proficiency lies in meticulously analyzing current operations and implementing efficient systems, strategies, and processes to elevate organizational performance while boosting profitability. In her last role at the National Indian Health Board she managed the daily operations of the accounting department, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger reconciliation, revenue recognition, and cash management; in addition to spearheading the implementation and administration of new accounting systems. Her extensive accounting software experience encompasses Deltek, AIHEC’s current software Great Plains, and many others. | |
American-Made TCU Energy and Food Sovereignty Nexus Prize—$4.1 Million | |
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The Office of Indian Energy launched the American-Made TCU Energy and Food Sovereignty Nexus Prize, a $4.1 million prize competition exclusively available to the 35 U.S.-based TCUs.
As the Office of Indian Energy’s first-ever prize, this initiative encourages student-led teams to design and implement clean energy demonstration projects that support Tribal food sovereignty.
Phase 1 prize submissions are due Dec. 4, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET.
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Tribal Colleges and Universities Planning For Clean Energy Transition—$5 Million | |
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In addition to the prize competition, today DOE announced $5 million in funding to support TCUs in planning the transition of their campuses to clean energy. The funds will enable TCUs to develop plans for integrating clean, reliable, affordable, and local energy solutions on their campuses.
Applications for the $5 million funding opportunity are due by Dec. 18, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET.
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Forecasted Opportunity: Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Program Grants | |
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The Administration for Children and Families, the Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the availability of $6,000,000 to be competitively awarded to Tribal colleges and universities for the purpose of establishing or enhancing partnerships with Head Start programs that effectively increase the number of qualified education staff working in American Indian Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Applications will open on Monday, November 4, 2024.
Application deadline is January 6, 2025, no later than 11:59 pm ET.
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U.S. Department of Education Updates | |
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Improving the FAFSA Experience: Updates for the 2025-2026 cycle
This week the Department of Education send a letter and white paper to leadership at all institutions of higher education updating them on the progress that has been made for the 2025-2026 FAFSA cycle. This included a cover letter from the Secretary along with the white paper A Focus on Improving the FAFSA® Experience: Updates, actions, and a path forward for the 2025–26 cycle.
The white paper highlights the following updates, actions, and paths forward:
- Providing early and predictable timelines and launching core functions at the same time.
- Ensuring the form functions as intended when launched.
- Increasing transparency.
- Improving resources for students and families to assist them in navigating the form.
- Providing additional resources to counselors, institutions, states, and other critical partners.
- Ensuring the call center has sufficient capacity to handle outreach from and provide accurate information to students and families.
- Improving the user experience for students and families.
- Providing additional outreach and support for students and families who need the most help completing the form.
- Addressing the ongoing issues experienced by mixed-status families.
- Helping alleviate the additional burden on institutions.
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UPDATE
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Education and Workforce Development
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The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the AFRI’s Education and Workforce Development program areas to support:
- professional development opportunities for K-14 educational professionals;
- non-formal education that cultivates food and agricultural interest in youth;
- workforce training at community, junior, and technical colleges;
- training of undergraduate students in research and extension;
- fellowships for predoctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars.
Applications are due Thursday, December 5, 2024
For more information, please visit the USDA website.
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Foundational and Applied Science Program | |
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The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture.
The six priority areas are:
· Plant Health and Production and Plant Products;
· Animal Health and Production and Animal Products;
· Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health;
· Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment;
· Agriculture Systems and Technology;
· and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities.
Research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education and/or extension projects are solicited in this Request for Applications (RFA). See Foundational and Applied Science RFA for specific detail.
Applications are due Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
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Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program | |
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This program was designed to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) in building institutional research capacity through applied projects that address student educational needs and meet community, reservation, or regional challenges. Awards are to be made on the basis of a competitive review process. Collaboration with 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a Non-Land-Grant College of Agriculture (NLGCA), or at least one forestry school funded under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program is a requirement. Eligible institutions may propose projects in any discipline of the food, agricultural, or natural resource sciences.
Applications are due Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
For more information, please visit USDA website.
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The Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) National Health Workforce Collaborative would like to invite you to attend an information session. The session is for health centers and educational programs that train interdisciplinary behavioral health professionals for placement in community-based primary care settings.
Join Us Tuesday, October 22, 2024 from 12:00- 2:00 p.m. ET
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Dr. Katie Edwards and other co-leaders of Peaceful Means on the Pine Ridge Reservation will be sharing some of their work with us in a talk titled: "The movement to end sexual violence in Indian Country: The Story of Peaceful Means."
(Co-authors in alphabetical order by last name: Katie Edwards, Vivian Aranda-Hughes, Mona Herrington, Lee Paiva, Steven Wilson, Thalia Wilson)
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EVENTS & WEBINARS TO CHECK OUT | |
Eliminate Your Student Debt—Empower the Community
The National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs can eliminate your school debt!
Since 2019, the National Health Service Corps has received set-aside funds for Indian Health Service, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Care facilities in its annual appropriation and all eligible applicants from ITUs have received an award since then.
Join our informational webinar and Q&A session for students, clinicians and health care facilities that serve tribal communities to learn more.
October 9, 2024, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
The webinar will:
- Review eligibility requirements.
- Share information about the application process.
- Respond to questions in real time.
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DEADLINE OCTOBER 24, 2024 | |
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Register Now!
Dear 1994 Land-grant Colleagues and FALCON members,
The First Americans Land-Grant Consortium (FALCON) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its 20th Annual Conference, scheduled for October 11-13, 2024, at the Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown, Minnesota. Please register for the conference now.
As always, the conference will include sessions in 1994 land-grant teaching, extension programs and research that benefit Native American students, communities, governments, and lands. There will be a strong student focus and tribal college students are especially invited to participate and present their work. The conference will also include a USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) update, training workshops, information-sharing, and networking opportunities.
Registration for the Friday-Sunday conference is $425, with a one-day rate of $225. To register, click: FALCON 2024 Registration. Please select your tickets and proceed to Checkout, where you can select “Pay by check” in addition to credit card payments. Mail your checks payable to “FALCON” to FALCON, 18 Cactus Road, Wolf Point, MT 59201, or you may bring them when you check in onsite.
You can find the tentative agenda at: FALCON 2024 Agenda. Applications for faculty and student presentations and poster exhibits are being accepted now (click on FALCON 2024 Call for Presentations). Applications are also being accepted for travel scholarships for student poster and panel presenters (click on FALCON 2024 Student Scholarship Application). The deadline for presentation proposals and scholarship applications is September 13, 2024.
We are at the Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown, 35 S 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 612-339-4900. You can make your hotel reservations at this link: 2024 FALCON. The room rate is $175 plus tax per night. The group rate is available until September 27, 2024.
We are also excited to announce several workshops on Friday, October 11, 2024.
First, the Growing Native Agriculture Train-The-Trainers workshop will be held on Friday afternoon at the conference hotel. This workshop is intended for 1994 and Native-serving Extension educators who support Native American agricultural and community food producers. The workshop will include best-practices in providing technical assistance and training on topics such as agribusiness planning, land/conservation management, local food production and more. There is no fee for this workshop. For more information on this workshop, contact Carrie Schumacher at bsschues@yahoo.com.
Second, the Climate Resilience Through Storytelling: Workshop Dinner will be held 5:30-8:00pm. Please join us for dinner & a conversation about Native Climate. Our whole Native Climate Team & collaborators will join us to discuss the on-going concerns and work being done to address Climate Change in Indian Country. There is no fee for this workshop, but a separate registration is required at https://rb.gy/oestv6.
We look forward to joining with you and learning about the programs being conducted within the 1994 land-grant community. Should you have any questions regarding the FALCON Annual Conference, please contact John Phillips at jphillips@aihec.org.
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JOB/INTERNSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Examining Dated Newspapers in Tribal College Classrooms | Through the media of yesteryear, students can explore an invaluable key to their story, charting their peoples’ tenacity in protecting sovereign rights against propaganda and misinformation. | | |
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Ned Hatathli Museum at Diné College Launches New Website | Designed to enhance access to the museum’s extensive collection of Navajo and Native American cultural artifacts, the website is an educational resource for students and the public alike. | |
AIHEC Welcomes Moriah O'Brien as our new Vice President of Congressional and Federal Relations | |
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Moriah previously worked at Hobbs Straus Dean and Walker as Senior Government Relations Advisor working collaboratively with others in the firm to achieve important legislative objectives for the firm’s Tribal clients.
She is well-versed at the federal legislative and appropriations processes, including analyzing legislation and drafting summaries, reports, testimony, and talking points. Moriah specializes in assisting with political situational awareness, including crafting and executing effective strategies and fly-ins to help them achieve their policy and appropriations goals.
Through drafting appropriations testimony and effectively engaging with Congressional and Federal Agency Offices, Moriah has helped Tribal education clients secure millions of dollars for priority construction projects.
Moriah is a 2008 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), where she received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design and her Minor in Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship from the Pamplin College of Business.
A native Washingtonian, Moriah enjoys running and cycling throughout the District of Columbia as well as attending the plethora of arts and embassy events the District has to offer. A seasoned traveler, Moriah aspires to visit all seven continents – thus far she has visited four.
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Higher Learning Grant Program | |
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The Tribal College and University Building Bridges Grant Program Selects First Cohort of Awardees | |
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New Grant Opportunities Recently Released by NIGMS | |
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Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Planning grants (PAR-24-041). These grants will support federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations that are not currently funded by NARCH grants to plan and conduct preparatory work for developing competitive NARCH applications. The goal is to increase the reach of the NARCH program and allow more Tribes to participate.
- The Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) grants program (PAR-24-260). The program will give grants to support federally recognized Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations to establish Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) or enhance the capacity of existing Tribal IRBs.
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Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) institutional training grants program (PAR-24-236 and PAR-24-235). This program will provide two-phase grants to federally recognized Tribes, Tribal colleges or universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations. The first phase will allow awardee organizations to hire personnel and develop educational activities and training grant program and administrative infrastructure (UE5). The second phase will consist of National Research Service Award (NRSA) undergraduate or predoctoral (Ph.D.) research training grants to allow the awardee organizations to support undergraduate (T34) or graduate (T32) trainees interested in AI/AN health research. The NRSA phase provides stipends, tuition remission and other training related expenses for the trainees as well as programmatic support for the awardee organization.
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AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE: A Critical Perspective
by Stephen Wall
E-Book Version Now Available!
Get Stephen Wall's peer-reviewed book on Tribal Governance E-book version is now available for purchase at the Tribal College Press website.
Get your copy today!
https://tribalcollegepress.org/
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Grant Opportunity
Submission Date:
January 27, 2025
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Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | |
The purpose of the Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) award is to support federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively, eligible Tribal entities) to establish Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) or enhance the capacity of existing Tribal IRBs. | |
Strengthen your community with the Community Roots Program through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding | |
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The Arbor Day Foundation is calling on all federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations/villages, Tribal organizations as defined in 25USC 5304 (I) and operating within the United States or its territories, and organizations working in Tribal communities, to apply for Community Roots Program support, made possible through Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding that makes urban forestry projects possible.
As a national passthrough partner of the USDA Forest Service, the Arbor Day Foundation helps connect Tribes and Tribal organizations to funding resources, a peer network that provides guidance, resources, and other learning opportunities.
To bring your urban forestry project to life, visit our Request for Application page where you can start the application process, find valuable information, and receive support every step of the way.
This is the moment for all Tribes and Tribal organizations to bring the invaluable benefits of trees to their communities through projects like planting urban orchards that bring neighbors together to gather and tighten bonds. Shady spots that provide relief from the scorching sun for residents and animals. Education and hands-on experiences that engage communities, provide them with beneficial skills, and connect them to the land.
Applications are accepted today July 12 to September 30 on our Tribal Request for Application page. If you have additional questions, please email grants@arborday.org or visit our FAQ page.
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