# Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities (15.027)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-027-assistance-to-tribally-controlled-community-colleges-and/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $693 million in 115 grants, about $6.0 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide grants for the operation and improvement of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to insure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Indian students, and to allow for the improvement and expansion of the physical resources of such institutions.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $374 million | 30 |
| 2022 | $90.6 million | 30 |
| 2023 | $98.7 million | 29 |
| 2024 | $2.0 million | 29 |
| 2025 | $128 million | 85 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dine College | Arizona | $75.0 million |
| Oglala Lakota College | South Dakota | $59.3 million |
| Turtle Mountain College | North Dakota | $37.4 million |
| Tohono O Odham Community College | Arizona | $33.5 million |
| Sinte Gleska University | South Dakota | $33.1 million |
| Salish Kootenai College, Inc. | Montana | $32.1 million |
| Northwest Indian College Foundation | Washington | $27.7 million |
| Fort Peck Community College | Montana | $24.5 million |
| Little Big Horn Community College | Montana | $22.4 million |
| Blackfeet Community College | Montana | $22.4 million |
| Stone Child College Corp | Montana | $22.3 million |
| Bay Mills Community College | Michigan | $20.6 million |
| Sitting Bull College | North Dakota | $20.4 million |
| College of Muscogee Nation | Oklahoma | $17.7 million |
| Navajo Nation Tribal Government | Arizona | $16.4 million |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University | Wisconsin | $16.3 million |
| Chief Dull Knife College | Montana | $15.9 million |
| Nebraska Indian Community College | Nebraska | $15.7 million |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College | North Dakota | $15.4 million |
| Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. | Minnesota | $14.7 million |