§1059f Native American-serving, nontribal institutions

Summary

The Secretary must give grants and help to Native American–serving, nontribal colleges so they can better serve Native American and low-income students. Native American means a person from a tribe, people, or culture indigenous to the United States. Native American–serving, nontribal institution means a college or university that is eligible under section 1058(b), has at least 10 percent Native American undergraduates, and is not a Tribal College or University. Schools getting money must use it to plan, develop, and run programs that improve their ability to serve Native American and low-income students. Allowed activities include buying or leasing lab and classroom equipment, fixing classrooms and libraries, supporting faculty development and exchanges, improving curriculum and instruction, buying library materials, strengthening financial and administrative management, sharing facilities, offering tutoring and counseling, and teaching financial literacy to students and families. To apply, a school must give enrollment data and a five-year plan plus other information the Secretary asks for. The Secretary should keep the application simple when possible, try to spread funds fairly among eligible schools, and the smallest grant must be $200,000. If a school gets these funds, it cannot receive certain other grants under the same program parts.