Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§3222e New Beginning for Tribal Students

Title 7 › Chapter 64— AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING › Subchapter VI— 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGE FUNDING › § 3222e

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture can award competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to give direct help to Tribal students. Indian tribe — defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304. Land-grant college or university — includes 1994 Institutions under the 1994 Land-Grant Act. Tribal student — a student at a land-grant college who is a member of an Indian tribe. Colleges must apply to the Secretary in the form and at the time he requires. Grant money can pay for recruiting, tuition and fees, hands-on learning, and student services (like tutoring, counseling, and academic advising) to help Tribal students stay in school and graduate. Colleges must match each grant dollar for dollar. No State may receive more than $500,000 per year through these grants. The Secretary must report grant details, the types of help given, the number of Tribal students served, and their graduation rates no later than December 20, 2021. Up to $5,000,000 is authorized for each fiscal year 2019 through 2023.

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Title 7, §3222e

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(a)In this section:

(1)The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given such term in section 5304 of title 25).11 So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should not appear.

(2)The term “land-grant college or university” includes a 1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)).

(3)The term “Tribal student” means a student at a land-grant college or university that is a member of an Indian tribe.

(b)(1)The Secretary may make competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to provide identifiable support specifically targeted for Tribal students.

(2)A land-grant college or university that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.

(3)A land-grant college or university that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to support Tribal students through—

(A)recruiting;

(B)tuition and related fees;

(C)experiential learning; and

(D)student services, including—

(i)tutoring;

(ii)counseling;

(iii)academic advising; and

(iv)other student services that would increase the retention and graduation rate of Tribal students enrolled at the land-grant college or university, as determined by the Secretary.

(4)A land-grant college or university that receives a grant under this section shall provide matching funds toward the cost of carrying out the activities described in this section in an amount equal to not less than 100 percent of the grant award.

(5)No State shall receive, through grants made under this section to land-grant colleges and universities located in the State, more than $500,000 per year.

(c)Not later than 3 years after December 20, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate a report that includes an itemized list of grant funds distributed under this section, including the specific form of assistance provided under subsection (b)(3), and the number of Tribal students assisted and the graduation rate of Tribal students at land-grant colleges and universities receiving grants under this section.

(d)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 3222e

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60