American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Dine College $10.314 million on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), with performance through September 30, 2027. The award, designated P031T250007, supports institutional development activities at Dine College in Tsaile, Arizona, a tribal land-grant institution serving the Navajo Nation. The Higher Education Institutional Aid program assists eligible colleges and universities to strengthen their management and fiscal operations and to plan, develop, or implement activities including endowment building to strengthen institutional academic quality. Dine College qualifies as a tribally controlled college and university under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 or the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978, making it eligible for formula-based allocation under the Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) component of the program.