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10.222:  Tribal Colleges Endowment Program

Popular Name:  Tribal Colleges Endowment Program

Objectives:  To enhance educational opportunities at the 30 Tribal colleges designated as the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions by strengthening their teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences in targeted need areas.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

10.222 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

10.222 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  None.

Award Procedure:  The Indian student count for the 1994 institutions (as defined in Section 390(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act) will be furnished to the agency by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. Using the formula specified, grant payments will be made through the office of Extramural Programs to each of the institutions by the electronic transfer system or by Treasury check.

Deadlines:  The information for the Indian student count is to be received by August 1. Interest will be disbursed within 45 days from termination of the fiscal year and notification of availability of interest funds.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Not applicable.

Appeals:  Not applicable.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  $7,932 to $40,191; $14,943.

10.222 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 10.221 Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants.

10.222 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

10.222 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND EXTENSION SERVICE, (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE )

Type of Assistance:  Formula Grants.

Obligations:  (Grant) FY 99 $673,678; FY 00 est $980,913; and FY 01 est $1,432,133.

Budget Account Number:  12-1500-0-1-352.

Authorization:  Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994, Public Law 103-382, 7 U.SC. 301 note, as amended; Public Law 105-185.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  7 CFR 301 note; 7 CFR Part 1.1, USDA implementation of Freedom of Information Act; 7 CFR Part 3, USDA implementation of OMB Circular No. A-129 regarding debt collection; 7 CFR Part 15, Subpart A, USDA implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; 7 CFR Part 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations; 7 CFR Part 3017, Government wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Government wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants); 7 CFR Part 3018, Restrictions on Lobbying; 7 CFR Part 3019, USDA implementation of OMB Circular No. A-110, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospital, and Other Nonprofit Organizations; 7 CFR Part 3407, Agency Procedures to Implement the National Environmental Policy Act; 7 CFR Part 3052, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; 29 U.S.C. 794, Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and 7 CFR Part 15b (USDA implementation of statute), prohibiting discrimination based upon physical or mental handicap in Federally assisted programs; and 35 U.S.C. 200 et seq., Bayh-Dole Act, controlling allocation of rights to inventions made by employees of small business firms and domestic nonprofit organizations, including universities, in Federally assisted programs (implementing regulations are contained in 37 CFR Part 401).

10.222 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  Higher Education Programs, Science and Education Resources Development, CSREES, USDA, Room 3912-S, Washington DC 20250-2251. Phone: (202) 720-7854. (Home Page)

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

10.222 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  The interest from the Endowment Fund Corpus will be distributed, after adjustment for administrative cost, as follows: 1) 60 percent distributed on a pro rata basis based upon the Indian student count for each institution for the prior fiscal year; and, 2) 40 percent distributed in equal shares to the 1994 Institutions. There are no matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  The grant will be awarded for a 12-month period of assistance.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Public Law 103-382 established an endowment fund corpus, the interest of which was to be used to benefit the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions. Funds may be used to support teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences in the targeted need areas of: 1) Curricula design and instructional materials development; 2) faculty development and preparation for teaching; 3) instruction delivery systems; 4) student experiential learning; 5) equipment and instrumentation for teaching; and, 6) student recruitment and retention.

10.222 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Annual technical and financial report will be due by December 31 of the year following that in which funds were received.

Audits:  Audits will be conducted in accordance with guidelines established in the revised OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," and implemented in 7 CFR Part 3052.

Records:  OMB Circular No. A-110. Grantees are expected to maintain records three years beyond the life of the grant or longer if there are any pending litigation or unresolved audit findings. Separate records for each grant must be maintained. Records are subject to inspection during the life of the grant and for three years thereafter.