American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded College of the Menominee Nation $3,278,670 on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for institutional strengthening activities. The award funds curriculum development, faculty training, and student support services at the tribally owned, federally recognized 1994 Land Grant tribal college. Performance runs through September 30, 2027, with work performed in Keshena, Wisconsin, serving the Menominee Indian Tribe and surrounding rural communities. The assistance type is a Project Grant. College of the Menominee Nation operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient in education, agriculture, food sovereignty, climate science, and STEM instruction and holds no contract vehicles. The institution is designated a minority institution, tribal government, and tribal college under the Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) program, which allocates funds using a statutory formula to eligible tribal colleges and universities.