American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities (part F)

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Ilisagvik College one million dollars on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), Part F—American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities. The award funds institutional development activities to strengthen management, fiscal operations, and academic quality at the tribal college through September 30, 2027.

Ilisagvik College, a non-profit Land Grant tribal college in Utqiagvik, Alaska, serves Alaska Native communities in the North Slope region. The college delivers educational, research, and community development services that support indigenous knowledge preservation, academic capability building, and regional workforce development. Work is performed in Utqiagvik.

The Higher Education Institutional Aid program assists eligible colleges and universities to plan, develop, or implement activities including endowment building to strengthen institutional quality. Tribally controlled colleges and universities, including institutions qualifying under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 or the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994, are eligible applicants under Part F.