American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Sisseton Wahpeton College $3.239 million on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), a Project Grant that funds eligible colleges and universities to strengthen their management and fiscal operations and to plan, develop, or implement activities including endowment building to strengthen academic quality.

Sisseton Wahpeton College is a tribally controlled, 1994 Land Grant College serving primarily Native American students on the Lake Traverse Reservation in Sisseton, South Dakota. The award carries a period of performance through September 30, 2027, with performance taking place in Sisseton, SD.

Under the Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) component of the program, funding for tribal colleges and universities is allocated based on a statutory formula. Eligible applicants are 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 cited in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994.