Leaders of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College are disheartened after a $5 million grant from the USDA to support Indigenous food initiatives was frozen. The freeze, occurring just as the college began to implement its plans and select interns, left students without internships and jeopardized funding that had already been spent. Furthermore, tribal college leaders are increasingly anxious as federal funding cuts under the Trump administration threaten diverse education programs, with other tribal colleges facing layoffs and budgetary constraints, amplifying uncertainty across these institutions.
The $5 million grant awarded to Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College by the USDA was intended to enhance Indigenous food and agriculture practices, but funding has since been frozen.
Due to the USDA freezing the grant, the college lost half a million dollars already spent, and students, facing internship cancellations, are left in limbo.
Tribal colleges are now frantic as they navigate the effects of the Trump administration's review and funding cuts to federal programs impacting diversity and education.
As federal education resources dwindle, fear prevails among tribal college leaders, especially in the aftermath of significant layoffs at related institutions.
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