Project Grant P031D250021
- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $2,473,903.00 Project Grant on October 1, 2025 to Oglala Lakota College, a Tribal College located in Kyle, South Dakota, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid (CFDA 84.031) program. This grant supports the college's efforts to strengthen its management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a focus on expanding educational opportunities, improving academic offerings, and enhancing institutional capacity...
- This $7,287,987 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities (CFDA 15.027) program is provided to Oglala Lakota College, a tribal college located in South Dakota. The grant funding supports the operational and infrastructural needs of the institution, which primarily serves Native American students, to ensure continued and expanded educational opportunities. The award will...
- Oglala Lakota College (OLC) has received a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227) to lead an innovative discovery initiative focused on the creation and implementation of an Integrated Data Cube (IDC) for climate and agricultural resilience. This multi-dimensional data platform will be piloted on the Oceti Sakowin treaty lands and eventually expanded to 13 additional Tribal Colleges and Universities in the...
- The Oglala Lakota College received a $744,056 Project Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children federal grant program (CFDA 84.299). The grant will support the delivery of preservice training and professional development services for educators from August 3, 2021 to August 2, 2023. The Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program aims to fund demonstration grants...
- This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) provides $270,518.41 to Oglala Lakota College, a tribal college located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The grant funding will be used to support the college's educational mission and strengthen its teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences, STEM fields, and Indigenous studies. This...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) provides $500,000.00 to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College) to strengthen its management, fiscal operations, and academic quality as a minority-serving institution. The award will support activities such as curriculum development, faculty training, endowment building, and student support services to expand...
- This $217,954.46 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) provides for the distribution of interest earned in 2022 from the 1994 Endowment Fund to the individual 1994 land grant institutions. The purpose of this funding is to enhance educational opportunities at the 34 designated tribal colleges and universities by strengthening their teaching programs in food...
- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $844,200 Project Grant on October 1, 2025 under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College), a tribally owned and operated 1994 Land Grant institution in Hayward, Wisconsin. The grant funding is intended to strengthen LCO College's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a particular focus on expanding educational...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $292,248 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) to Oglala Lakota College on July 1, 2021. This Formula Grant funding supports the distribution of interest earned in 2020 from the 1994 Endowment Fund to individual 1994 Institutions as designated under Title V, Part C of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. The Act aims to enhance educational opportunities at thirty-four Land Grant...
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $289,963 under the Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (CFDA 10.222) to Oglala Lakota College on July 12, 2022. This Formula Grant supports the distribution of interest earned in 2021 from the 1994 Endowment Fund to individual 1994 Institutions as designated under Title V, Part C of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. The funding enhances educational opportunities at the thirty-four Land Grant Institutions by strengthening...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,328,901 Project Grant to Oglala Lakota College (OLC) under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The funding, with a performance period from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, will support OLC's efforts to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality at this minority-serving tribal college that primarily serves Native American students. Key funded activities are expected to include curriculum development, faculty training, endowment building, and student support services to expand educational opportunities and improve academic offerings for underrepresented and low-income populations. As a 1994 Land Grant Institution and Tribal College, OLC has demonstrated expertise in domains such as STEM education, agricultural sciences, early childhood education, and cultural preservation through its prior federal grant awards.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.3m | 9/16/25 |