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Last year, the state’s 15 public universities had to spend $4.7 million to subsidize tuition for Native American students because the state allocated only $3.8 million for the $8.5 million program.
MICHIGAN — The Native American Heritage Fund Board selected projects in nine Michigan communities to receive the fund's 2023 grants. The board chose to award grants, totaling more than $480,000 ...
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan received $1,021,899 in funding, and it will cover the first year of the five year program in Michigan, spreading the money across the seven participating ...
LANSING, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Legislation is making its way through Lansing that a northern Michigan lawmaker said levels the playing field for Native American families. Republican Senator John ...
MARSHALL, Mich. — The Native American Heritage Fund is accepting applications for funding projects initiated by K-12 schools, colleges and local government agencies that encourage positive ...
Native American mascots to be removed from Michigan schools 01:53 (CBS DETROIT) - The Native American Heritage Fund says it has worked to remove offensive mascots in Michigan by the end of the ...
Michigan funding climate efforts after Trump tried to claw back federal dollars. ... Forget-me-please: Invasive flower cleared to make way for native species Jul. 5, 2025, 7:30a.m.
The $150 million in grant money will be given on top of the Biden-Harris Administration May 15 declaration of $1.1 billion in funding for Native American housing grants.
Michigan’s 150,000 charter school students will undoubtedly suffer from a cut to funding. But the cost could be especially detrimental for the state’s Native American students.
Over the course of the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has been slashing millions of dollars in federal funding that supports Indigenous peoples and their environmental work.
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI -- Federal officials visited a Michigan Native American reservation on Wednesday, May 29, to address a key issue for tribes across the nation — affordable housing. Officials ...