Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office (NPTAO)

U of A topped $257M in total funding for active research partnerships that included Native tribes in fiscal year 2025

The figure accounts for the total funding allotment for all projects that in some way involved tribal communities, and that were active at any point in fiscal year 2025, including projects that have run for many years.

Building a research database to protect tribal trust

Claudia Nelson guided the creation of a public-facing research database, increasing transparency between U of A researchers and Arizona’s native tribes.

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