# Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (84.060)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $517 million in 6,043 grants, about $85,529 per award.

## Objectives

To address (1) the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian students, so that these students can meet the challenging state performance standards expected of all students, (2) to ensure that Indian students gain knowledge and understanding of Native communities, languages, Tribal histories, traditions, and cultures; and (3) to ensure that teachers, principals, other school leaders and other staff who serve Indian students have the ability to provide culturally appropriate and effective instruction. This program is the Department's principal vehicle for addressing the particular needs of Indian children.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $100 million | 1,251 |
| 2022 | $107 million | 1,229 |
| 2023 | $107 million | 1,217 |
| 2024 | $98.2 million | 1,209 |
| 2025 | $105 million | 1,254 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage School District | Alaska | $12.4 million |
| Public Schools of Robeson County | North Carolina | $11.8 million |
| Gallup-McKinley County School District No. 1 | New Mexico | $8.9 million |
| Lower Kuskokwim School District | Alaska | $7.3 million |
| Albuquerque Public School District | New Mexico | $5.4 million |
| Central Consolidated School | New Mexico | $5.1 million |
| Lower Yukon School District | Alaska | $3.7 million |
| Chinle Unified School District #24 | Arizona | $3.6 million |
| Farmington Municipal Schools | New Mexico | $3.6 million |
| Northwest Arctic Borough School District | Alaska | $3.5 million |
| Community Strategies, Inc. | Oklahoma | $3.4 million |
| Moore Independent School District | Oklahoma | $3.3 million |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Alaska | $3.3 million |
| Independent School District 1 of Tulsa County | Oklahoma | $3.1 million |
| Mesa Unified School District 4 | Arizona | $3.1 million |
| Matanuska Susitna Borough School District | Alaska | $3.0 million |
| Bering Strait School District | Alaska | $3.0 million |
| Flagstaff Unified School District | Arizona | $3.0 million |
| Oklahoma City Board of Education | Oklahoma | $2.8 million |
| Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | South Dakota | $2.7 million |