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Alaska Slashes Funding for State University System

A 40 percent cut in state support could disproportionately affect programs serving Alaska Natives

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The University of Hawaii-West O’ahu receives $2.5 million for development of STEM programs and student support

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NSF extends deadline for TEA Center proposals. The National Science Foundation’s Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (NSF-TCUP) is extending the deadline for submission of Tribal Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) until September 28, 2020 in response to campus closures caused by Covid-19.

QEM Network to host Virtual STEM Strategic Planning Symposium. Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network and its TCUP Symposium Advisors invite STEM leaders from NSF-TCUP eligible institutions to participate in a Virtual STEM Strategic Planning Symposium on Tuesday, July 21 and Wednesday, July 22, 2020 for 4 hours each day. Participants of the symposium will hone their skills for using strategic planning to advance external support for STEM programs at TCUP institutions. Representatives from federal funding sources for STEM at TCUs will be invited to contribute virtual briefs about their funding programs. Participating institutions will also have the opportunity to apply for a STEM Seed Grant request for post-symposium support of up to $5,000 to finalize their strategic plans and undertake preliminary implementation steps. Participants will receive a $500 honorarium for their time and effort. Registration must be completed before Tuesday, June 30, 2020; 5:00 PM, EDT.

Major expansion of National Science Foundation proposed. Bills introduced into both houses of Congress would create a new technology directorate within the NSF and provide an additional $100 billion in funding over five years. The proposal appears to have bipartisan support, but is receiving a mixed response from science leaders. Increased funding for the agency–which would be renamed the National Science and Technology Foundation–is welcomed, but some worry that it would shift the agency’s focus away from basic research. [Science/AAAS]

American Indian College Fund releases new report on strengthening the Native health workforce. Recommendations, based on a 2019 roundtable convened by the College Fund, focus on building partnerships between tribal colleges, k-12 schools, and mainstream universities; removing barriers to health program accreditation; and investing in wellness centers and food sovereignty programs. [American Indian College Fund]

NSF’s Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) program changes names. Run in partnership with the National Endowment for Humanities, the DEL program is now known as the “NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure – NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)” program. The collaboration “supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning dynamic language infrastructure in the context of endangered human languages—languages that are both understudied and at risk of falling out of use.” Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2020.

Tribal colleges invited to participate in NSF Science Community Outreach Survey. The National Science Foundation is looking for input to communicate better with the scientific community, in terms of content (funding opportunities, research news, etc.) and method of delivery (email, web, social media). The survey takes 7 minutes to complete and also showcases a pilot video for an informational series called NSF101. Episode 1 summarizes Early Career Researcher funding opportunities. [NSF]

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