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About ArizonaNativeNet

ArizonaNativeNet is a virtual university, designed for use especially for Native American communities. It is a higher education, multifunctional, outreach and distance learning telecommunications center/network/web-portal entry page, developed and produced by The University of Arizona through a multi-unit, inter-disciplinary partnership led by three of the UA's most-highly regarded Native American programs, the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management and Policy at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, the Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office, and the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program at the James E. Rogers College of Law.

NNI, NPTAO, and IPLP have earned world-class reputations for focused excellence, leadership and quality in developing innovative outreach, applied research, service and training programs devoted to the higher educational needs of Native American communities in Arizona, the United States, and the world. Now, these three programs have focused their collaborative energies, talents, and applied research and knowledge on the problem of overcoming the digital divide between Native Nations in Arizona and the higher education resources, knowledge and expertise of The University of Arizona.

Development of the ArizonaNativeNet website is made possible by a Congressionally-directed grant from the United States Department of Education in the amount of $198,400 and from the United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs in the amount of $986,643 to support the establishment of the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy (IPLP) Project to train students and professionals to work with Native American Indian tribes to promote self-governance and policy development.

The Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF), part of the Anyplace Access for Arizonans, has also awarded ArizonaNativeNet the amount of $99,571 to help support the production and development of online learning modules. TRIF is a special investment in higher education made possible by the passage of a special ballot proposition (Education 2000, also known as Proposition 301) in November 2000.

The Arizona Regents Reach Out Grant Program (ARRO) has also made a significant contribution in the amount of $50,000 to the development and maintenance of ArizonaNativeNet.