Federal grants to Chief Dull Knife College
Chief Dull Knife College in Lame Deer, Montana received $41.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 32 awards. Its largest program was Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities, with $15.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$41.8 million
- Awards32
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.7 million
- Largest award$13.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 13 | $17.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 11 | $6.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 9 | $6.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $5.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 9 | $6.7 million |
Programs that fund Chief Dull Knife College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities | 3 | $15.9 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 4 | $9.5 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $5.1 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Indian Education Assistance to Schools | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Tribal Colleges Extension Programs | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Community Facilities Loans and Grants | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants | 2 | $891,426 |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 1 | $679,077 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 6 | $18.6 million |
| Department of Education | 8 | $15.2 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 14 | $3.9 million |
| National Science Foundation | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $1.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribally controlled college assistance | Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities | March 17, 2021 | $13.2 million |
| Student success through stabilization and development | Education Stabilization Fund | February 24, 2021 | $4.4 million |
| American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 20, 2021 | $4.1 million |
| American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities (part f) | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 13, 2021 | $2.4 million |
| Bie - FY24 tccu new award year | Indian Education Assistance to Schools | September 18, 2024 | $2.4 million |
| American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 16, 2025 | $2.3 million |
| Northern cheyenne environmental research center | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | January 11, 2022 | $2.0 million |
| This eda investment supports the chief dull knife college with building the northern cheyenne energy education and training center (NCEETC) in lame deer, Montana. The project will provide workforce development and training for in-demand renewable energy jobs in a region economically impacted by the | Economic Adjustment Assistance | September 27, 2022 | $1.8 million |
| FY25 tcu | Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities | August 26, 2025 | $1.8 million |
| Cdkc extension service capacity grant | Tribal Colleges Extension Programs | September 14, 2022 | $1.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Chief Dull Knife College get?
$41.8 million in 32 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Chief Dull Knife College the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $18.6 million in 6 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Chief Dull Knife College's largest federal grant?
$13.2 million under Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities, with its first action in the period on March 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Chief Dull Knife College?
Its largest are Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities, Higher Education Institutional Aid and Education Stabilization Fund.
Other grant recipients in Lame Deer
- Northern Cheyenne Tribe
- Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority
- Lame Deer Elementary
- National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, Inc.
- Northern Cheyenne Head Start Program
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