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

This federal 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 $122,416.18 in funding to Blackfeet Community College, a 1994 Land Grant tribal college located in Browning, Montana. The grant supports the college's educational programs in food and agricultural sciences, including curriculum development, faculty preparation, and instructional delivery systems tailored to the needs of the Blackfeet community. As a 1994 Land Grant Institution, Blackfeet Community College receives annual formula-based funding through this program to enhance teaching and learning in areas relevant to Indigenous communities. The grant award date 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.