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

This federal Formula Grant award of $315,622.04 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 award supports educational opportunities at tribal colleges and universities, with a focus on strengthening teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences. The grant funding is distributed annually as Formula Grants to the thirty-four designated Land Grant Institutions serving Native American communities, with the goal of enhancing curriculum development, faculty preparation, and instructional delivery in academic areas relevant to Indigenous educational needs. The award recipient, Navajo Technical University, is a 1994 Land Grant College and minority-serving institution located in Crownpoint, New Mexico. The university leverages this funding to integrate Western STEM education with Navajo Traditional Knowledge, supporting the economic and educational priorities of the Navajo Nation and surrounding tribal communities.

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.