American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities (part f)

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Red Lake Nation College $1,484,231 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, including strengthening management and fiscal operations and planning, developing, or implementing endowment-building activities to enhance academic quality. Red Lake Nation College, a 1994 Land Grant tribal college located in Red Lake, Minnesota, serves primarily Native American students from the Red Lake Nation and focuses on preserving Ojibwe language and culture while providing educational opportunities in STEM fields. The performance period extends through September 30, 2027. The program prioritizes applicants not already receiving institutional development grants; institutions completing a prior five-year individual development grant must wait two years before reapplying. Funding under the Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities program is allocated through a statutory formula and is limited to tribal colleges and universities, including institutions qualifying under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978, the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978, or the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994.