20 U.S.C. § 1059f — Native American-serving, nontribal institutions

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The Secretary must provide grants to eligible nontribal institutions serving Native American students and low-income individuals. The section defines eligibility, lists activities, and requires a five-year plan, equitable distribution, and a minimum $200,000 grant.

(a) The Secretary must provide grants and related assistance to Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to improve service to Native Americans and low-income individuals. (b)(1) “Native American” means a person of a tribe, people, or culture indigenous to the United States. (2) A qualifying institution is one eligible under section 1058(b), with at least 10 percent Native American undergraduates when applying, and is not a Tribal College or University under section 1059c. (c)(1) Grants support planning and activities that improve service to Native Americans and low-income individuals. (2) Activities may include scientific or laboratory equipment; instructional-facility renovation; faculty exchanges, development, and fellowships; curriculum and instruction; library materials; funds and administrative management and equipment; shared laboratories and libraries; tutoring, counseling, and student support; and financial or economic literacy education or counseling. (d)(1) An institution must submit enrollment data proving eligibility and other reasonably required information. (2)(A) An institution the Secretary determines eligible may apply. (B) The Secretary must, as far as possible, use a simplified, streamlined application format reflecting the limited number of eligible institutions. (C) The application must include a 5-year plan to improve assistance to Native Americans and low-income individuals and other required information and assurances. (3)(A) A recipient may not concurrently receive funds under another provision of this part, part B, or part A of subchapter V. (B) Section 1059(d) does not apply. (C) The Secretary must, as far as possible and consistent with competitive awards, ensure maximum and equitable distribution. (D) The minimum grant is $200,000.

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(a) Program authorized

The Secretary shall provide grants and related assistance to Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals.

(b) Definitions

In this section:

(1) Native American

The term “Native American” means an individual who is of a tribe, people, or culture that is indigenous to the United States.

(2) Native American-serving, nontribal institution

The term “Native American-serving, nontribal institution” means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 1001(a) of this title, that, at the time of application—

(A)

is an eligible institution under section 1058(b) of this title;

(B)

has an enrollment of undergraduate students that is not less than 10 percent Native American students; and

(C)

is not a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 1059c of this title).

(1) Types of activities authorized

Grants awarded under this section shall be used by Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions’ capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals.

(2) Examples of authorized activities

Such programs may include—

(A)

the purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;

(B)

renovation and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities;

(C)

support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development and faculty fellowships to assist faculty in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty’s field of instruction;

(D)

curriculum development and academic instruction;

(E)

the purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials;

(F)

funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;

(G)

the joint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries;

(H)

academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services; and

(I)

education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or the students’ families.

(d) Application process

(1) Institutional eligibility

A Native American-serving, nontribal institution desiring to receive assistance under this section shall submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as may be necessary to demonstrate that the institution is a Native American-serving, nontribal institution, along with such other information and data as the Secretary may reasonably require.

(2) Applications

(A) Authority to submit applications

Any institution that is determined by the Secretary to be a Native American-serving, nontribal institution may submit an application for assistance under this section to the Secretary.

(B) Simplified and streamlined format

The Secretary shall, to the extent possible, continue to prescribe a simplified and streamlined format for applications under this section that takes into account the limited number of institutions that are eligible for assistance under this section.

An application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—

(i)

a five-year plan for improving the assistance provided by the Native American-serving, nontribal institution to Native Americans and low-income individuals; and

(ii)

such other information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.

(3) Special rules

(A) Eligibility

No Native American-serving, nontribal institution that receives funds under this section shall concurrently receive funds under any other provision of this part, part B, or part A of subchapter V.

(B) Exemption

Section 1059(d) of this title shall not apply to institutions that are eligible to receive funds under this section.

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent possible and consistent with the competitive process under which such grants are awarded, ensure maximum and equitable distribution among all eligible institutions.

(D) Minimum grant amount

The minimum amount of a grant under this section shall be $200,000.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 319, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title III, § 306, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3173.)

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2008Enacted · Pub. L. 89-329 · 122 Stat. 3173

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