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

The federal Formula Grant award of $112,228.57 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 grant funding supports educational initiatives at Sitting Bull College, a tribal college located on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota. As a 1994 Land Grant Institution, the college delivers programs focused on food and agricultural sciences to enhance educational opportunities for Native American students and the broader tribal community. The grant funding is distributed annually from an endowment fund established in 1994 to support curriculum development, faculty preparation, and instructional delivery in targeted academic areas relevant to Indigenous educational needs.

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.