American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Oglala Lakota College $7.914 million on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to strengthen management and fiscal operations and support institutional development activities.

Oglala Lakota College, located in Kyle, South Dakota, is a tribally controlled college serving the Oglala Lakota Nation. The award is a Project Grant assistance type with a period of performance through September 30, 2027. The funding supports the college's efforts to strengthen academic quality through planning, developing, and implementing institutional activities, including endowment building.

The Higher Education Institutional Aid program provides grants to eligible colleges and universities to improve their management and fiscal operations while advancing institutional capacity. Tribal colleges and universities, including institutions qualifying under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 or the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994, are eligible applicants under this program. Awards to tribal institutions are allocated based on a statutory formula rather than competitive review.