American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Sitting Bull College $3.874 million under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) on October 1, 2025, for a two-year period of performance ending September 30, 2027. The award funds institutional development activities to strengthen the college's management and fiscal operations and support activities including endowment building to enhance academic quality. Sitting Bull College is a 1994 Land Grant College and tribally controlled institution serving the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in Fort Yates, North Dakota. The Higher Education Institutional Aid program provides formula-based awards to eligible tribal colleges and universities to strengthen their institutional capacity and academic offerings for underrepresented and low-income student populations. Sitting Bull College meets eligibility as a tribally controlled college and university under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 or as cited in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994.