Distribution of interest earned in 2023 from the 1994 endowment fund to the individual 1994 institutions

This $110,888.08 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) provides funding to the College of Muscogee Nation, a tribal college in Oklahoma. The grant supports the college's educational programs in food and agricultural sciences, as well as curriculum development, faculty preparation, and instructional delivery systems relevant to the needs of the Indigenous community. As a designated 1994 Land Grant Institution, the College of Muscogee Nation uses this annual formula grant funding to enhance teaching and learning in targeted academic areas, with the goal of strengthening educational opportunities for Native American students. The award date for this grant is September 27, 2024.

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.