Tribal Colleges See Federal Funding Proposals as Threat to Existence

Tribal colleges see federal funding proposals as threat to existence

MACY, Neb. – President Donald Trump took direct aim at elite universities this spring, prompting an outcry over the choking off of billions of dollars in federal research funding from top-tier institutions.

New Mexico Colleges Take a $102 Million Blow as Federal Research Stalls, With Tribal Schools Bracing for Deeper Cuts –

New Mexico’s public colleges face about $102 million in losses from canceled or paused federal research. New Mexico Tech, New Mexico State, and New Mexico Highlands University carry the largest gaps as the state weighs fixes for 2026 and has far more campus repair requests than money on hand. Tribal colleges also face a proposed 88 percent cut to Bureau of Indian Education postsecondary funding and a long record of underfunding, with leaders war…