The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $115,534 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA #10.222) Formula Grant to Stone Child Community College on July 1, 2021. This funding supports the objectives of the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program to enhance educational opportunities at 1994 Land Grant Institutions by strengthening their teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences. Specifically, the grant distribution represents interest earned in 2020 from the 1994 Endowment Fund, which was established under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 to provide benefits to certain tribal colleges designated as 1994 Institutions. The interest income from the Endowment Fund is distributed directly to the individual 1994 Institutions, such as Stone Child Community College, to support their educational programs in agricultural sciences.