25 U.S.C. § 1804a: Planning grants

Summary

The Secretary must set up a program to give planning grants to tribes and tribal organizations. Grants pay for making proposals to start colleges or universities run by tribes, or for studying whether such schools are needed. The Secretary must make rules for applying and, each year, reserve enough money to award up to five grants of up to $15,000 each, or fund fewer approved applicants if less than five apply.

Title 25, §1804a

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(a)Establishment of program

The Secretary shall establish a program in accordance with this section to make grants to tribes and tribal entities (1) to conduct planning activities for the purpose of developing proposals for the establishment of tribally controlled colleges or universities, or (2) to determine the need and potential for the establishment of such colleges or universities.

(b)Procedures for submission and review of applications

The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, procedures for the submission and review of applications for grants under this section.

(c)Reservation of funds; number of grants

From the amount appropriated to carry out this subchapter for any fiscal year (exclusive of sums appropriated for section 1805 of this title), the Secretary shall reserve (and expend) an amount necessary to make grants to five applicants under this section of not more than $15,000 each, or an amount necessary to make grants in that amount to each of the approved applicants, if less than five apply and are approved.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “controlled colleges or universities” for “controlled community colleges” in cl. (1) and “such colleges or universities” for “such colleges” in cl. (2).

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.

§1804a Planning Grants