Indian Education Assistance to Schools

Objective

To fund programs that meet the unique and specialized needs of eligible Indian students.

Who Can Apply

• Intrastate
• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
• Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)

Tribal organizations, Indian Corporations, school districts or States which have eligible Indian children attending public school districts and have established Indian Education Committees to approve supplementary or operational support programs beneficial to Indian students. Current funding is calculated with the 1995 JOM student count.

Who Benefits

• Student/Trainee
• American Indian
• Infant (0-5)
• Child (6-15)
• Youth (16-21)

Children who are enrolled members of, or at least one-fourth or more degree of Indian blood descendant of a member of a federally recognized Indian tribal government eligible for service by the Bureau, and are between age 3 through grade 12 with priority given to those residing on or near Indian reservations.

Assistance Types

• Direct Payments for Specified Use

Program Contact

Jennifer.Davis@bie.edu
(202) 208-4397