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

This federal Formula Grant award of $140,746.64 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 funding supports educational initiatives at Fort Peck Community College, a tribally controlled college serving the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Poplar, Montana. As a 1994 Land Grant Institution, the college utilizes this annual formula grant to strengthen its teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences, aligned with the targeted needs of its Native American student population and surrounding tribal communities. The grant funds curriculum development, faculty preparation, and instructional delivery in academic areas such as agriculture, environmental sciences, STEM fields, and Native American studies. The college also conducts research on topics including low glycemic index potatoes, trace metal absorption in bison, and the impact of cultural practices on health outcomes. Additionally, the grant supports student services, institutional capacity building, and infrastructure improvements at Fort Peck Community College.

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.