Category: Budget
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2016
The Senate Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriation Bill calls for grants to Tribal Education Departments to be continued on page 167. An excerpt: National Activities The Committee recommends $5,565,000 for national activities. Funds are used to expand efforts to improve research, evaluation, and data collection on the status and effectiveness of Indian education programs, and to…
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White House threatens veto of funding bill for Indian programs
From Indianz.com, here. An excerpt: President Barack Obama is threatening to veto a Republican-drafted appropriations bill that cuts funding for Indian programs and includes other questionable Indian policy riders.H.R.2822 provides $2.5 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. That’s $159 million, or 5 percent, less than the $2.7 billion that Obama requested in his fiscal…
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Via Indian Country Today: Free College Tuition For Natives Threatened by Budget Knife
An excerpt: Before he even considered going to college, Byron Tsabetsaye ruled it out. While attending high school on the Navajo Nation, Tsabetsaye didn’t know anything about college applications, financial aid or selecting a major. An average student, Tsabetsaye said his teachers didn’t expect him to go to college, so he didn’t either. “As a…
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The House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee report recommends continued funding for TED development pursuant to Section 2020 in the amount of $2,000,000
You can see the full report here. An excerpt from page 38: The recommendation includes $2,000,000 as requested for the development and operation of tribal departments or divisions of education as authorized in 25 U.S.C. 2020.
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U.S. Departments of Education and Interior Announce Grant to Assist Pine Ridge School Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – William Mendoza, Director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education at the U.S. Department of Education, and Dr. Charles M. “Monty” Roessel, Director of the Bureau of Indian Education, today announced that the Pine Ridge School in South Dakota has received $218,000 at their request under the U.S.…
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U.S. Department of Education Announces $3 Million In Grants Available to Help Native Youth
The U.S. Department of Education today announced the availability of an estimated $3 million in grants to help Native American youth become college- and career-ready. Funding for the new Native Youth Community Projects is a key step toward implementing President Obama’s commitment to improving the lives of American Indian and Alaskan Native children. The new…