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

This is a 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). The grant provides $206,155.08 on September 27, 2024 to the Northwest Indian College Foundation, a tribal college serving Indigenous students in the Pacific Northwest.

The grant funding is used to enhance educational opportunities by strengthening teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences at tribal colleges and universities. The grant supports curriculum development, faculty preparation, and instructional delivery systems in academic areas relevant to Indigenous educational needs. As a 1994 Land Grant Institution, the Northwest Indian College Foundation utilizes the grant to provide research, educational, and community development services focused on environmental sciences, Indigenous knowledge, STEM education, and cultural preservation for Native American 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.