FY25 TCU

Red Lake Nation College received a $2.1 million Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027), administered by the Department of the Interior's School Operations division. This funding supports the operational and institutional improvement activities of the tribal college, a 1994 Land Grant institution serving primarily Native American students from the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota. The award enables the college to continue delivering core educational services while advancing institutional capacity in key areas including academic programming, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, workforce development, and cultural preservation initiatives focused on maintaining Ojibwe language and traditions.

The grant supports Red Lake Nation College's fulfillment of required administrative functions including accounting, personnel management, and property management systems necessary to maintain its eligibility as a tribally controlled institution. As a minority-owned, non-profit educational institution committed to tribal sovereignty and self-determination, the college utilizes this federal investment to expand educational opportunities for Native American students and strengthen its physical resources and institutional capabilities in alignment with the program's broader mission to support tribal higher education across the United States.