Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants
CFDA 10.221 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$28.7M
Awards
43
Recipients
35
States
13
Last Updated
Apr 17, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28.3M | 42 | |
| 2025 | $388K | 1 | -98.6% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 43 Awards under CFDA 10.221
Largest individual obligations for Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_20223846038281_012 CHIEF DULL KNIFE COLLEGE'S NIFA EQUITY IN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE STUDENTS AND FACULTY WHO USE STUDENTS' BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITI… | CHIEF DULL KNIFE COLLEGE Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LAME DEER, MT-02 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038077_012 NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE (NWIC) IS IN THE SECOND YEAR OF ITS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 TO 2024.THE STRATEGIC PLAN BUILDS UPON THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN WITH AN INCREASED EMPHASIS… | NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION Washington | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BELLINGHAM, WA-02 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038105_012 THE NEED FOR NATIVE AMERICANS IN STEAM IS FUNDAMENTAL TO PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF TRIBAL LAND AND RESOURCES AND OVERALL ECONOMIC SUCCESS.4.5 MILLION NATIVE AMERICANS (NA) AND ALASK… | SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE Michigan | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MOUNT PLEASANT, MI-02 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038125_012 THE KEWEENAW BAY OJIBWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL STRENGTHEN ITS EDUCATION PROGRAM BY INCREASING STUDENT EDUCATIONAL COURSES PERTAINING TO THE TOPICS OF FOODS SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE… | KEWEENAW BAY OJIBWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Michigan | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BARAGA, MI-01 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038126_012 THE MISSION OF FOND DU LAC TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FDLTCC) ENCOMPASSES THE VISION OF STEWARDSHIP AS WE SEEK TO BECOME MORE CONSCIENTIOUS STEWARDS OF RESOURCES WHILE PROMOTIN… | FOND DU LAC TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Minnesota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CLOQUET, MN-08 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038134_012 THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT OF THE STUDENT BODY BY INCORPORATING FORMAL PROGRAMS TO TRANSFER AND PROMOTE MISSISSIPPIAN AND MUSKOGEAN TRADITIONA… | COLLEGE OF MUSCOGEE NATION Oklahoma | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | OKMULGEE, OK-02 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038228_012 THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE FACULTY OPPORTUNITIES AND ENGAGE AMERICAN INDIAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO OBTAIN DEGREES IN STEAM FIELDS WHILE PROMOTING CULTURAL… | FORT PECK COMMUNITY COLLEGE Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | POPLAR, MT-02 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038255_012 CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS A 1994 LAND GRANT TRIBAL COLLEGE. THE COLLEGE WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH THE SPIRIT LAKE TRIBE TO PROVIDE THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS STUDENT… | CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE North Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | FORT TOTTEN, ND-00 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038256_012 MANY OF THE RESIDENTS OF STANDING ROCK WHICH INCLUDES A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 2.3 MILLION ACRES ARE INVOLVED IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE WITH LIVESTOCK INCLUDING HORS… | SITTING BULL COLLEGE North Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | FORT YATES, ND-00 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038268_012 NTU WILL EXPAND ITS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN IN ANIMAL SCIENCE BY INTEGRATING NON-WESTERN DINE TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS WHILE IN… | NAVAJO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY New Mexico | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CROWNPOINT, NM-03 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038055_012 RED LAKE NATION COLLEGE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING: EXPANDING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FACULTY AND CURRICULA THROUGH STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONPURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS RLNC EQU… | RED LAKE NATION COLLEGE Minnesota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | RED LAKE, MN-07 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038304_012 WE PLAN TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE FOR OUR LOCAL PEOPLE IN BOTH WORKSHOP FORMAT OUTDOORS WITH ANIMALS IN SIGHT AS WELL AS CLASSROOM COURSES THAT PEOPLE TAKE IN PURSUIT OF A FOUR YEA… | SINTE GLESKA UNIVERSITY South Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MISSION, SD-00 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038305_012 LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWE COLLEGE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM IS ALIGNED WITH THE STRATEGIC GOAL 4 OF THE USDA TO FACILITATE RURAL PROSPERITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BUILDING UPON… | LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWE UNIVERSITY Wisconsin | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | HAYWARD, WI-07 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038338_012 THE NATIVE PATH EDUCATIONAL MODEL PROJECT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE COURSES WITHIN THE NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM IN CONTEMPORARY TRIBAL LEADER… | NEBRASKA INDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Nebraska | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MACY, NE-03 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038436_012 ONE OF OUR MAJOR GOALS IS TO SUSTAIN OUR NEWLY REVISED STEM DEGREE OFFERINGS. DURING OUR LATEST PROGRAM REVIEW WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT SOME OF OUR DEGREES NEEDED TO BE TERM… | LEECH LAKE TRIBAL COLLEGE, INC. Minnesota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CASS LAKE, MN-08 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038441_012 THE GOAL IS TO INCORPORATE RELEVANT NATIVE CURRICULUM IN OUR STEM PROGRAMS AND TO PROVIDE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BERESPONSIVE TO THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.OUR O… | SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE New Mexico | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | ALBUQUERQUE, NM-01 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038438_012 THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO GROW A NEW GENERATION OF SKILLED LAND STEWARDS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF TRIBAL NATURAL RESOURCES. UNDER THIS THEME, THE PROJECT PRI… | SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE, INC. Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | PABLO, MT-01 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038439_012 STUDENTS WILL BE TAUGHT HOW TO EXTRACT ESSENTIAL OILS AND DYES FROM NATIVE PLANTS GROWN ON THE IAIA CAMPUS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE IAIA LAND-GRANT GARDEN PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL S… | INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS New Mexico | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SANTA FE, NM-03 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038440_012 DINÉ COLLEGE'S EDUCATION EQUITY GRANT IS DESIGNED WITH LAND GRANT EXTENSION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DINÉ PEOPLE. THE USDA TRIBAL COLLEGE EQUITY FUNDING OPPORTUN… | DINE COLLEGE Arizona | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | TSAILE, AZ-01 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038054_012 ILISAGVIK COLLEGE'S EQUITY PROJECT IS FOR A REGULAR GRANT WITH COMPONENTS OF AN EDUCATION/TEACHING PROJECT. THE GOAL OF THIS EQUITY PROJECT IS TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY FOR SCIEN… | ILISAGVIK COLLEGE Alaska | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BARROW, AK-00 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038040_012 PROJECT TITLE: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AT BLACKFEET COMMUNITY COLLEGEBLACKFEET COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL FOCUS ON PRIORITY AREAS:RELEVANT CURRICULA DESIGN AND MATERIALS DEVELOPMENTRESP… | BLACKFEET COMMUNITY COLLEGE Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BROWNING, MT-01 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038041_012 THE BAY MILLS AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVEWILL FOCUS ON: 1) STUDENT RETENTION; 2) STUDENT RECRUITMENT; 3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CAPACI… | BAY MILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Michigan | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BRIMLEY, MI-01 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038042_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE SUSTAIN… | COLLEGE OF THE MENOMINEE NATION Wisconsin | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | KESHENA, WI-08 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038044_012 OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE'S VISION IS TO REBUILDING THE LAKOTA NATION THROUGH EDUCATION. THE MISSION, WHICH EMANATES FROM THE CHARTER OF THE OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE, IS TO EDUCATE STUD… | OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE South Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | KYLE, SD-00 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038045_012 WE AIM TO DEVELOP A NEW GENERATION OF HIMDAG-PROFICIENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THIS PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRODUCTION OF FRESH AND HEALTHY FOOD W… | TOHONO O ODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SELLS, AZ-07 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038046_012 THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STUDENT PARTICIPATION, LEARNING, AND ACHIEVEMENT IN AANIIIH NAKODA COLLEGE'S NEW BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) DEGREE PROGRAM IN AANIIIH N… | AANIIIH NAKODA COLLEGE Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | HARLEM, MT-02 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038047_012 COMMUNITY INTEREST IN FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVES ON THE WINNEBAGO INDIAN RESERVATION IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA HAS STEADILY INCREASED SINCE 2015. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC REINFORCED TH… | WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA Nebraska | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | WINNEBAGO, NE-03 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038048_012 UNITED TRIBES TECHNICAL COLLEGE'S LAND GRANT DEPARTMENT STRIVES TO PROVIDE UTTC STUDENTS FACULTY STAFF THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES EDUCATION AND SERVICES ON AGRICULTU… | UNITED TRIBES TECHNICAL COLLEGE North Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BISMARCK, ND-00 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038049_012 (1) LESS PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING THE OJIBWE LANGUAGE. THE RECENT PANDEMICEXACERBATED THE THREAT WHEN IT TOOK THE LIVES OF FAR TOO MANY FIRST LANGUAGE FLUENT OJIBWE LANGUAGE SPEAKERS.… | WHITE EARTH TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Minnesota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MAHNOMEN, MN-08 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038050_012 THE PROJECT EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES FORAGRICULTURE AT NHSC IS BEING SUBMITTED BY NUETA HIDATSA SAHNISH COLLEGE (NHSC) UNDER TRIBAL COLLEGES EDUCATION WITH AN EDUCATION/… | NUETA HIDATSA SAHNISH COLLEGE North Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | NEW TOWN, ND-00 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038052_012 OUR PROPOSED EQUITY PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON PAST AND CURRENT SUCCESSES AND FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREAS: PRIORITY 3: STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND PRIORIT… | STONE CHILD COLLEGE CORP Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BOX ELDER, MT-02 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038053_012 THIS TRIBAL COLLEGES EDUCATION EQUITY GRANT (TCEG) PROGRAM WILL PROMOTE EDUCATION AT TURTLEMOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A 1994 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION, AND INCREASE EDUCATIONALOPPOR… | TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE North Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BELCOURT, ND-00 | 2024 | $762,856 |
ASST_NON_20223846038280_012 STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IS THE FOCUS OF THIS PROPOSAL, DEVELOPING LEADERS IN THE SUSTAINABILITY FIELD. MUCH OF THE PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION/TEACHING GRANT, BUT WE A… | HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY Kansas | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LAWRENCE, KS-01 | 2024 | $562,886 |
ASST_NON_20223846038051_012 SCOTT MORGAN, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, AND JOHN CHRISTOPHERSON WILL WORK WITH FACULTY MEMBERS AND THE SWC ADMINISTRATION TO EXPAND THE CULINARY FOOD SCIENCE CERTIFICATE AND REALIGN T… | SISSETON WAHPETON COLLEGE South Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SISSETON, SD-00 | 2024 | $562,856 |
ASST_NON_20183842128467_012 ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS MADE WITH PAST EQUITY GRANTS, THERE IS STILL A NEED FOR LCOOCC TO FACILITATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FROM PRE-K THRO… | LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWE UNIVERSITY Wisconsin | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | HAYWARD, WI-07 | 2024 | $435,970 |
ASST_NON_20183842128483_012 EDUCATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW: FOOD SOVEREIGNTYTHOUGH ONCE A FLOURISHING AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY WITH A HEALTHY AND STABLE POPULATION, THE TOHONO O'ODHAM TODAY ARE IN A CR… | TOHONO O ODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SELLS, AZ-07 | 2024 | $432,746 |
ASST_NON_20183842128481_012 CURRENT ISSUE/PROBLEM. ATTRIBUTES EMPLOYERS VALUE ARE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND AN ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM, FOLLOWED BY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LEADERSHIP, AND CRITICAL L… | SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE New Mexico | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | ALBUQUERQUE, NM-01 | 2024 | $429,981 |
ASST_NON_20183842128460_012 GRANT PROPOSAL TITLED A INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATIC (STEAM) ACADEMICS AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NAVAJO NATI… | DINE COLLEGE Arizona | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | TSAILE, AZ-01 | 2024 | $408,915 |
ASST_NON_20243846043304_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ON THE CROW… | LITTLE BIG HORN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CROW AGENCY, MT-02 | 2024 | $405,714 |
ASST_NON_20183842128461_012 FOND DU LAC TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S INCREASING EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM PROJECT WILL BUILD UPON THE PREVIOUS BUILDING CAPACITY IN STEM FOR SUSTAINABILITY EQUI… | FOND DU LAC TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Minnesota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CLOQUET, MN-08 | 2025 | $388,265 |
ASST_NON_20183842128480_012 SUMMARYAGRICULTURAL IS THE PRIMARY ECONOMIC DRIVER ON THE SANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION (SRSR), AND YET THE MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS ARE INHIBITED FROM TRADITIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL… | SITTING BULL COLLEGE North Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | FORT YATES, ND-00 | 2024 | $340,159 |
ASST_NON_20183842128463_012 IN THE LAST CYCLE OF EQUITY FUNDING, HASKELL FOCUSED ON INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS BY ESTABLISHING A SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE OFFICE WAS TO MANAGE INI… | HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY Kansas | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LAWRENCE, KS-01 | 2024 | $335,087 |
ASST_NON_20223846038437_012 NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYTHE CROW INDIAN RESERVATION ENCOMPASSES 2.3 MILLION ACRES IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA, AND IT IS THE LARGEST INDIAN RESERVATION IN MONTANA, 6TH LARGEST IN THE UNITED… | LITTLE BIG HORN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CROW AGENCY, MT-02 | 2024 | $0 |
Top 43 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | $5.0M | 8 |
| North Dakota | $4.2M | 6 |
| Minnesota | $3.4M | 5 |
| New Mexico | $2.7M | 4 |
| Arizona | $2.4M | 4 |
| Michigan | $2.3M | 3 |
| South Dakota | $2.1M | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $2.0M | 3 |
| Nebraska | $1.5M | 2 |
| Kansas | $898K | 2 |
| Alaska | $763K | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $763K | 1 |
| Washington | $763K | 1 |
Top Recipients
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