Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Sisseton Wahpeton College received a $1.31 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs School Operations under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This funding supports the college's operational and institutional improvement activities as a tribally controlled 1994 Land Grant Institution serving Native American students on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota.

The award enables Sisseton Wahpeton College to maintain and enhance core educational services, including academic programming, STEM education, workforce development, cultural and language preservation initiatives, and community development services. As a minority-serving tribal institution, the college utilizes this federal funding to strengthen institutional capacity, maintain required administrative systems in accounting and personnel management, and expand educational opportunities for Indigenous students while supporting the preservation of Dakota culture and community economic development.