(NAME-MCE) Nine Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Awarded Nearly $12 Million

[Anselmo Villanueva]

August 15, 2007

Nine Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Awarded Nearly $12
Million

U.S. Department of Education

Tribally controlled colleges and universities in Montana, New Mexico, North
Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin have been selected to receive grants
totaling $11,982,128 to assist their efforts to improve and expand their
capacity to serve American Indian students, U.S. Secretary of Education
Margaret Spellings announced. The grant awards, provided for under Title III
of the Higher Education Act, are intended to help tribal colleges and
universities plan activities and develop new capabilities to improve and
expand their capacity to serve American Indian students. "Tribal colleges
and universities provide thousands of students the education foundation they
need to be successful in the workforce and in life," said Spellings. "They
also perform a valuable service by helping to preserve the languages and
rich cultural traditions of American Indians."

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Nine Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Awarded Nearly $12
Million

FOR RELEASE:
August 13, 2007

Contact: Gregg Wiggins or Elaine Quesinberry  (202) 401-1576

Tribally controlled colleges and universities in Montana, New Mexico, North
Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin have been selected to receive grants
totaling $11,982,128 to assist their efforts to improve and expand their
capacity to serve American Indian students, U.S. Secretary of Education
Margaret Spellings announced today.

"Tribal colleges and universities provide thousands of students the
education foundation they need to be successful in the workforce and in
life," said U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, "They also
perform a valuable service by helping to preserve the languages and rich
cultural traditions of American Indians."

The grant awards, provided for under Title III of the Higher Education Act,
are intended to help tribal colleges and universities plan activities and
develop new capabilities to improve and expand their capacity to serve
American Indian students.

More information about U.S. Department of Education support for tribally
controlled colleges and universities is available at
http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite-links.html
.

AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2007 GRANT AWARDS

MONTANA
Crow Agency Little Big Horn College $1,199,531
Lame Deer Chief Dull Knife College $450,000

NEW MEXICO
Crownpoint Navajo Technical College $475,000
Santa Fe Institute of American Indian Arts $1,499,893

NORTH DAKOTA
Belcourt  Turtle Mountain Community College $2,125,000
Bismarck United Tribes Technical College $1,952,951
New Town Fort Berthold Community College $1,639,753

SOUTH DAKOTA
Kyle Oglala Lakota College $1,650,000

WISCONSIN
Keshena  College of Menominee Nation $990,000