Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities

Objective

To provide grants for the operation and improvement of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to insure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Indian students, and to allow for the improvement and expansion of the physical resources of such institutions.

Who Can Apply

• Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments

Colleges chartered by Federally Recognized Indian Tribes or tribal organizations which are governed by a board of directors, are in operation more than one year, admit students with a certificate of graduation from a secondary institution or equivalent, provide certificates, associate, baccalaureate and graduate degrees, are nonprofit and nonsectarian, and are accredited by a nationally recognized agency or association.

Who Benefits

• Native American Organizations
• American Indian
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

Indian students who are a member of or are at least a one-fourth degree Indian blood descendant of a member of an Indian tribe which is eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States through the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Indians because of their status as Indians.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants

Program Contact

juanita.mendoza@bie.edu
(202) 208-3559