Distribution of interest earned in 2022 from the 1994 endowment fund to the individual 1994 institutions

This $154,034.84 Formula Grant award was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222). The funding supports the distribution of interest earned in 2022 from the 1994 Endowment Fund to the individual 1994 Land Grant Institutions, which are designated tribal colleges and universities serving Native American communities. This federal grant program aims to enhance educational opportunities at these minority-serving institutions by strengthening their teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences. The award recipient, Fort Peck Community College, is a tribally controlled college that serves the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana. As a 1994 Land Grant Institution, Fort Peck Community College uses this funding to support its educational programs and initiatives focused on areas like agriculture, food sciences, STEM fields, and Native American studies.

Title v part c of the improving americas schools act of 1994 public law 103-382 (october 20 1994) cited as "equity in educational land-grant status act of 1994" provides that certain tribal colleges designated as "1994 institutions" receive various benefits. These include contributions by the federal government to an endowment fund the interest income from which is distributed to the 1994 institutions.