American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities

Little Big Horn Community College received a $2.55 million 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), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. As a tribally controlled college and 1994 Land Grant institution serving the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, the college will utilize this funding to support institutional strengthening and development activities that enhance operational capacity and academic quality.

The award will support activities consistent with the program's focus on institutional capacity-building, which may include curriculum development, academic quality improvements, student support services, fiscal stability enhancements, and workforce development programming. These efforts align with Little Big Horn Community College's mission to serve low-income and first-generation Native American students through comprehensive educational and workforce development initiatives. The funding supports the college's ongoing commitment to institutional development within the Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities program stream, which allocates resources based on statutory formula to eligible tribally controlled institutions.