FEDERAL
AGENCY:
BUREAU
OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
AUTHORIZATION:
Tribally
Controlled Community College Assistance Act, Public Law 95-471,
25 U.S.C. 640c - 1(c); 25 U.S.C. 1815.
To
provide grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled
community colleges to insure continued and expanded educational
opportunities for Indian students, and to allow for the improvement
and expansion of the physical resources of such institutions.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants.
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds
must not be used in connection with religious worship or sectarian
instruction. Funds may be used for the general operating costs of
the Tribally Controlled Community College to defray, at the determination
of the College, expenditures for academic, educational and administrative
purposes and for the operation and maintenance of the College.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Colleges sponsored by Federally
Recognized Indian Tribes or tribal organizations which are governed
by a board of directors, are in operation more than one year, admit
students with a certificate of graduation from a secondary institution
or equivalent, provide certificates, associate, baccalaureate and
graduate degrees, are nonprofit and nonsectarian.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Indian students who are a member
of or are at least a one-fourth degree Indian blood descendant
of a member of an Indian tribe which is eligible for the special
programs and services provided by the United States through the
Bureau of Indian Affairs to Indians because of their status as
Indians.
Credentials/Documentation:
Written evidence of approval of the application by the governing
body of one or more Indian tribes of the students served by or
to be served by the college. "Tribal governing body" means the
tribal governing body or tribal governing bodies that represent
at least 90 percent of the students served by such school.
APPLICATION
AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application
Coordination: An applicant should consult the
Branch Chief of Post-Secondary Education. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: The organization should submit
written evidence of approval of the application by the governing
body of one or more Indian tribes of the students served by or
to be served by the college to the Director, Office of Indian
Education.
Award
Procedure: After receiving approval of the
application by the governing body or governing bodies, the Director
will designate a study team to determine whether there is justification
to encourage maintaining a college.
Deadlines:
Colleges must submit the tribe's approval of the application by
March 1 of the fiscal year preceding the year in which they wish
to be eligible for funding. Evidence that all administrative systems
are in place such as accounting, personnel and property must be
submitted by July 1 of the preceding year in which they wish to
be eligible for funding.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: The study team
will be designated within 30 days. Within 60 days the team must
complete its eligibility study. The tribe will be notified of
approval within 60 days of completion of the study.
Appeals:
A negative determination may be appealed to the Assistant Secretary
- Indian Affairs. Within 30 days of receiving a notice of appeal
the Assistant Secretary must conduct a hearing at which the applicant
may present evidence and offer arguments in support of the appeal.
Within 30 days after the hearing the Assistant Secretary must
issue a written ruling on the appeal. Specifics relative to the
appeals process are found in 25 CFR 41.7.
Renewals:
Colleges must file an annual application to receive continued
funding.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: None.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Awards are
made on an annual basis and the funds remain available without
fiscal year limitation until expended by the contractor/grantee.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
OMB 1076-0105, Annual Report.
Audits:
For awards made under this program grantees/contractors are responsible
for obtaining audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments
of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501et. seq.).
Records:
Financial records must be retained for 3 years from the date of
submission of the single audit report. Procurement records must
be retained for 3 years from the date of final payment. Property
records must be retained for 3 years from the date of disposition,
replacement, or transfer. Records pertaining to any litigation,
audit exceptions or claims must be retained until the dispute
has been resolved.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 14-2100-0-1-501.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $38,255,000; FY 02 est $39,269,000; and FY 03 est
$39,294,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
$154,000 to $6,967,000; Average: $1,222,000. The amount
of the award is determined by the number of Indian students enrolled
in the college. Indian Tribes may choose to supplement the funding
provided by the grant program by identifying additional amounts
in the Tribal Priority Allocations portion of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs budget.
PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Annually, over 20,000 Indian students receive an education above
the secondary level, and approximately 1,000 Indian students receive
an associate, bachelors or masters degree or a vocational certificate.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
25 CFR, Part 41; 25 CFR, Part 276.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: See Education Line Officers'
addresses in Catalog Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters
Office: Office of Indian Education Programs,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 3512 MIB, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20240. Contact: Garry Martin. Telephone: (202) 208-3478. Use
this same number for FTS.
Web
Site Address:
http://www.oiep.bia.edu
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Twenty-five Tribally Controlled Community Colleges received financial
assistance.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Applicants which the study team determines as eligible will be funded.
