Research Database

Explore our Searchable Database of Sponsored Research & Engagement with Native Nations

In FY 2024, researchers at the University of Arizona actively engaged in more than 200 projects in Arizona and around the country that involved tribal communities. These projects ranged from the preservation of archaeological discoveries at the Arizona State Museum to numerous Cooperative Extension projects, among many others. 

***The database below provides the list of sponsored projects that were active in FY 2024. 

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Title College/Unit Sponsor Investigator Tribe(s) Status
FY 2021 USDA Rural Business Development (RBDG) Program Nalwoodi Denzhone: Strength and Beauty Community College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Nalwoodi Denzhone Community Arias, Juan M Nalwoodi Denzhone Community Closed
FY 22 - 23 Building a More Resilient Arizona College of Science Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Horin, Ben, Young, Jeri Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona Active
Grand Coulee Dam: The Intersection of Modernity and Indigenous Cultures College of Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) National Endowment for the Humanities Pietz, David Colville Tribes of the Colville Reservation Active
Grass-cast and the Living Labs Framework: Creating a User-driven and Co-developed Product for Working Lands College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Agricultural Research Service Smith, William Kolby Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah Closed
High Precision Chronology for Architectural Change and Social Transformation in Turbulent Times College of Science National Science Foundation Kessler, Nicholas Hohokam Tribe Active

UArizona Sponsored Projects Active Awards with Native Nations FY2024

Total Obligated Funding $239,144,392

(note: total award amount, not broken down by length of project)