§1803 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

If Congress provides the money, the Secretary must give grants under this subchapter to tribally controlled colleges and universities to help pay for the post‑secondary education of Indian students. The schools put the grants into their general operating budgets to pay for academic, educational, administrative, and campus operation and maintenance costs as they decide, but the funds cannot be used for religious worship or sectarian instruction.

Title 25, §1803

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(a)The Secretary shall, subject to appropriations, make grants pursuant to this subchapter to tribally controlled colleges or universities to aid in the post-secondary education of Indian students.

(b)Grants made pursuant to this subchapter shall go into the general operating funds of the institution to defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled college or university, expenditures for academic, educational, and administrative purposes and for the operation and maintenance of the college or university. Funds provided pursuant to this subchapter shall not be used in connection with religious worship or sectarian instruction.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(6), substituted “colleges or universities” for “community colleges”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(5), (12), substituted “controlled college or university” for “controlled community college” and “the college or university” for “the college”. 1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a)(1), substituted “shall, subject to appropriations,” for “is authorized to”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a)(2), substituted “to defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for academic, educational, and administrative purposes and for the operation and maintenance of the college” for “to defray the expense of activities related to education programs for Indian students”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

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