American Indian Higher Education Consortium
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About American Indian Higher Education Consortium
To support pedagogical communities at Tribal colleges and universities as they increase the adoption rate of open educational resources and develop localized content.
Focus Areas
Open educationEducationTribal colleges and universitiesIndigenous education
Who They Fund
Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)Researchers and trainees at minority-serving institutionsCorrectional institutions / justice-involved populationsRural/agricultural extension communities and stakeholders
Funding Style
passthrough fundingcapital grants (construction & renovation)
About American Indian Higher Education Consortium
American Indian Higher Education Consortium Inc uses grantmaking to move money into tribal college and university systems for facilities, research, and partnership work. The largest recent awards in the data are construction- and renovation-oriented passes through to Navajo Technical University and United Tribes Technical College, alongside STEM and research collaboration support tied to advanced manufacturing and cyberinfrastructure. That mix shows a funder working through sponsored programs rather than a broad, open-ended portfolio. The foundation’s recent grants also reach a range of TCUs across the country, from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe to Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet. Several awards are paired with federal program language, including NSF, DOE, USDA, and HHS references, which points to a role in administering or channeling program funds into tribal higher education. Its stated work aligns with student success, sovereignty, research, and institutional capacity, with emphasis on STEM, health, Indigenous languages, land-grant programming, policy, and open education.
What American Indian Higher Education Consortium Funds
A major thread in the grants is facilities and renovation work for TCUs. American Indian Higher Education Consortium Inc gave $468,699 to the Institute of American Indian Arts for facilities and requirements, and $457,143 to Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College for the same purpose. Another cluster supports advanced manufacturing and related research collaboration. Navajo Technical University received $521,434 for facilities and requirements plus the NSF TCU advanced manufacturing network meeting, while Turtle Mountain Community College received $95,829 for NSF piloting a CI-enabled TCU research collaboration, DOE advanced manufacturing, and an NSF advanced manufacturing meeting. The foundation also supports correctional education and extension-linked programming. Oglala Lakota College received $117,276 for SGU correction TCU ISC, and Fort Peck Community College received $44,776 for Extension Foundation. Research training appears as well, including $55,373 and $52,521 to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for HHS innovative programs to enhance research training II.
How American Indian Higher Education Consortium Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4M
Total Assets
$34.5M
Total Revenue
$14.3M
Total Expenses
$14.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $79K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$79K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in ND.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AHNIWAKE ROSE
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