The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) has announced the availability of $1 million in funds through the Sovereignty in Indian Education Enhancement Program (SIE) to tribes and their tribal education departments to promote tribal control and operation of BIE-funded schools on their reservations.
BIE will provide pre-grant application training to support interested tribes and tribal education departments in applying for SIE Program funding. BIE will offer two training sessions via webinar on Tuesday, December 8 and Friday, December 11, 2015. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, January 13, 2016.
To register, go to the link provided in the table below:
| Date | Time | Webinar/Teleconference |
| Tuesday, December 8, 2015 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (EST) | To register for the webinar click HERE
Telephone Call-in #: 877-991-3748 Passcode: 85152393 |
| Friday, December 11, 2015 | 4 p.m.-5 p.m. (EST) | To register for the webinar click HERE
Telephone Call-in #: 877-991-3748 Passcode: 85152393 |
For more information, please contact Wendy Greyeyes at wendy.greyeyes@bie.edu or 202-208-5810.