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Indian Education Higher Education Grant

Program Information

Popular name

Higher Education

Program Number

15.114

Program objective

To provide financial aid to eligible Indian students to enable them to attend accredited institutions of higher education.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No Current Data Available No Information Available.

  2. 2017

    No Information Available.

  3. 2018

    No Information Available.

  4. 2020

    IA fulfilled its mission in FY20 by awarding approximately 55 Self-Determination Awards and Employment Assistance Federal Assistance Awards.

  5. 2021

    Indian Affairs issued 50 new awards and modifications to existing awards to 47 recipients.

  6. 2022

    Awards 18 grants to entities to complete the goals and objectives of the program.

  7. 2024

    This award funded 57 programs for youth initiative for full time students, and scholarships.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

25 CFR, Part 40; 25 CFR Part 900.

  1. Snyder Act of 1921, Public Law 67-85, 42 Stat. 208, 25 U.S.C. 13; Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, as amended; Public Law 103-413, Title II Tribal Self-Governance Act.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Education

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • American Indian
  • Child (6-15)
  • School
  • Student/Trainee
  • Youth (16-21)

Additional resources