Project Grant S299B250044
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oglala Lakota College received a $473,482 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299). The "Waonspekiya Waste 25" (Good Teachers) initiative supports the college's mission to improve educational opportunities and achievement for Native American students through innovative educational...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oglala Lakota College received a Project Grant award of $1,328,901 from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for the performance period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award is allocated through the Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities component of the program, which provides formula-based funding to eligible tribal institutions....
- Project Grant Award Summary Oglala Lakota College received a $5.18 million Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for the performance period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports institutional strengthening activities designed to enhance academic quality and operational capacity at the tribal college located in Kyle, South Dakota. The funding enables the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oglala Lakota College received a Project Grant award of $7,287,987 from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs School Operations under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This award supports the operation and improvement of the tribal college to ensure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Native American students served by...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oglala Lakota College received a $2.38 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) for the period of September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030. This award supports the Head Start Tribal Colleges and Universities initiative, which establishes partnerships between tribal colleges and Head Start providers to deliver comprehensive early childhood education and family support...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Human Resource Development awarded $2.3 million to Oglala Lakota College (OLC) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) on June 1, 2025, for the project "Maka Kin Awayankapi (Stewards of Earth)." The primary deliverable is the development and implementation of an accredited Master of Science (MS) degree program in Environmental Sciences at OLC. This post-baccalaureate program builds upon OLC's established...
- Grant Award Summary Oglala Lakota College received a $1.49M Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Native Americans (Native American Programs, CFDA 93.612) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The Lakota Language Education and Resource Development Project will deliver three primary products to address the critical status of the Lakota language, which has fewer than 1,000 fluent speakers remaining, most over age 65. The project will develop...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Little Wound School Board, Inc. received a $496,435 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education—Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299). The award supports the "Pathways to Success: Strengthening Early Academics and Cultural Learning" initiative, which is designed to enhance educational...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College) received a $1.77 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for the performance period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports institutional strengthening activities at the tribally controlled college located in Hayward, Wisconsin, serving the Lac Courte...
- The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Oglala Lakota County School District a $317,113 Formula Grant under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). The grant will support the District in addressing the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian students from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Specifically, funding will help ensure Indian students gain knowledge and skills to meet state...
Oglala Lakota College received a $456,556 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award supports the "Itancan Waste 25 (Good Leaders 2025)" initiative, which is designed to develop and demonstrate innovative educational services that improve educational opportunities and achievement for Native American students served by the college. Based on the grant program's scope, the funded activities likely encompass youth community development initiatives, vocational and career and technical education programming, educator professional development, culturally responsive educational services, and language preservation efforts aligned with the college's mission to strengthen the Oglala Lakota Nation through education. This competitive grant award reflects the Department of Education's recognition of Oglala Lakota College's demonstrated expertise in serving Native American populations and its institutional capacity to deliver high-quality educational programming. The award is subject to standard federal monitoring requirements, including potential desk reviews or in-person site visits by the Office of Indian Education, and the college must maintain required records for three years following grant completion. The funding amount falls within the typical range for awards under this program, which generally cluster between $400,000 and $500,000.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $456.6k | 9/22/25 |