Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 20— - TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES GRANT PROGRAM › § 1809
Money a tribally controlled college or university gets under this subchapter does not by itself stop that school from getting other federal higher education help, like programs under the Higher Education Act or other college aid programs. Grants under section 1808 cannot be cut because the school also gets money from funds under section 13. A school cannot be denied section 13 money because it has chapter funds. If a tribe gives part of its section 13 funds to a school, the school cannot be refused a contract to run those funds under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, nor denied needed contract support (except as that Act allows). For parts 312(2)(A)(i) and 322(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Higher Education Act, an Indian student who gets a Bureau of Indian Affairs postsecondary grant is treated as having received aid under subpart 1 of part A of title IV. Also, funds given to a tribally controlled college under this subchapter may be treated as the college’s non‑Federal or private funds when a federal law requires non‑Federal or private funds to be used.
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25 U.S.C. § 1809
Title 25 — Indians
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73