Federal grants to Sitting Bull College
Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota received $62.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 49 awards. Its largest program was Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities, with $20.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $10.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$62.2 million
- Awards49
- Awarded in FY 2025$10.3 million
- Largest award$17.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 18 | $27.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 16 | $8.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 14 | $7.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 16 | $8.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 18 | $10.3 million |
Programs that fund Sitting Bull College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities | 4 | $20.4 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 4 | $9.9 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $7.4 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 4 | $4.8 million |
| Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | 7 | $3.9 million |
| Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children | 3 | $2.8 million |
| Career and Technical Education - Grants to Native Americans and Alaska Natives | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Indian Education Assistance to Schools | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Community Facilities Loans and Grants | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | 1 | $1.2 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 6 | $23.4 million |
| Department of Education | 12 | $23.2 million |
| National Science Foundation | 5 | $5.1 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 14 | $3.9 million |
| Department of Transportation | 7 | $3.9 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribally controlled college assistance | Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities | March 17, 2021 | $17.5 million |
| Sitting bull college title III/msi higher education emergency relief | Education Stabilization Fund | February 24, 2021 | $5.6 million |
| American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 20, 2021 | $4.2 million |
| Tea center: sitting bull college?s native american prairie ecosystems research center (PERC) | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | June 23, 2021 | $3.5 million |
| American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 16, 2025 | $2.5 million |
| American indian tribally controlled colleges and universities (part f) | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 13, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Sitting bull college native american career and technical education project | Career and Technical Education - Grants to Native Americans and Alaska Natives | July 13, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Bie - FY24 tccu new award year | Indian Education Assistance to Schools | September 18, 2024 | $2.1 million |
| FY25 tcu | Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities | August 26, 2025 | $1.9 million |
| Sitting bull college teacher retention initiative | Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children | September 20, 2023 | $1.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Sitting Bull College get?
$62.2 million in 49 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Sitting Bull College the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $23.4 million in 6 awards. The Department of Education and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Sitting Bull College's largest federal grant?
$17.5 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 Sitting Bull College?
Its largest are Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities, Higher Education Institutional Aid and Education Stabilization Fund.
Other grant recipients in Fort Yates
- Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
- Standing Rock Housing Local Development
- Standing Rock Telecommunications, Inc
- Oyate Community Development Corporation
- Fort Yates School District 4
- Indian Health Service
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