NASA AWARDS $3.3 MILLION TO TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NASA will award $3.3 million over three years to support
academic excellence in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) education at tribal colleges and universities.
The awards are part of a Cooperative Agreement Notice released by the
NASA Office of Education’s Minority University Research and Education
Program for the Tribal Colleges and Universities Project (TCUP).
Three institutions were selected through a merit-based, peer-reviewed
competition for funding. Awards will go to Kiksapa Consulting, LLC of
Mandan, N.D.; Salish Kootenai College of Pablo, Mo.; and the American
Indian Higher Education Consortium in Alexandria, Va. The awards have
a three-year period of performance and range in value from $215,000
to $592,000.
NASA’s TCUP is a STEM education grant and mentoring program
specifically targeting tribal colleges and universities. The goal of
the project is to expand opportunities to academic institutions that
prepare Native Americans to enter the nation’s STEM workforce through
internships, fellowships, research experiences, outreach, information
exchange, capacity building and infrastructure development.
The first round of awards is valued at $1.107 million. Each award is
expected to use NASA’s unique contributions in STEM education to
enhance tribal college academic experiences and improve educators’
abilities to engage their students.
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