25 U.S.C. § 1851: Grants authorized

Summary

The Secretary may, when money is available, give grants to tribally controlled colleges or universities that already get funds under this chapter or the Navajo Community College Act. The grants are for starting and running tribal economic development and education centers. Programs paid for by these grants must do six things: study the tribe’s economic needs (including farming and natural resources); create consistent postsecondary courses and coordinate with high schools when possible; offer vocational classes and cover related admin and student support costs; provide technical help and training to federal, tribal, community officials and business planners; act as a central point to coordinate vocational and related academic training for tribal students; and evaluate the grants’ impact on those needs and on tribal economic self-sufficiency. Grants should be sized and last long enough to give the projects the best chance to succeed and to produce useful data. Eligible colleges can apply alone or in a group, and each applicant must work with one or more Indian tribes to develop and run the grant.

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(a)General authority

The Secretary is authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations, to make grants to tribally controlled colleges or universities which receive grants under either this chapter or the Navajo Community College Act for the establishment and support of tribal economic development and education institutes. Each program conducted with assistance under a grant under this subsection shall include at least the following activities:

(1)Determination of the economic development needs and potential of the Indian tribes involved in the program, including agriculture and natural resources needs.

(2)Development of consistent courses of instruction to prepare postsecondary students, tribal officials and others to meet the needs defined under paragraph (1). The development of such courses may be coordinated with secondary institutions to the extent practicable.

(3)The conduct of vocational courses, including administrative expenses and student support services.

(4)Technical assistance and training to Federal, tribal and community officials and business managers and planners deemed necessary by the institution to enable full implementation of, and benefits to be derived from, the program developed under paragraph (1).

(5)Clearinghouse activities encouraging the coordination of, and providing a point for the coordination of, all vocational activities (and academically related training) serving all students of the Indian tribe involved in the grant.

(6)The evaluation of such grants and their effect on the needs developed under paragraph (1) and tribal economic self-sufficiency.

(b)Amount and duration

The grants shall be of such amount and duration as to afford the greatest opportunity for success and the generation of relevant data.

(c)Applications

Institutions which receive funds under other subchapters of this chapter or the Navajo Community College Act may apply for grants under this subchapter either individually or as consortia. Each applicant shall act in cooperation with an Indian tribe or tribes in developing and implementing a grant under this subchapter.

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The Navajo Community College Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is Pub. L. 92–189, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 646, which was classified to section 640a et seq. of this title and was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application. This subchapter, referred to at the end of subsec. (c), was in the original “this part” and was translated as reading “this title” to reflect the probable intent of Congress because title IV of Pub. L. 95–471, which comprises this subchapter, does not contain parts.

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “colleges or universities” for “community colleges” in introductory provisions.

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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.

Effective Date

Subchapter effective July 1, 1991, see section 702(a) of Pub. L. 101–392, set out as a note under section 3423a of Title 20, Education.

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of title IV of Pub. L. 95–471, which enacted this subchapter, as the “Tribal Economic Development and Technology Related Education Assistance Act of 1990”, see section 401 of Pub. L. 95–471, set out as a

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note under section 1801 of this title.

§1851 Grants Authorized

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