(a) Establishment of program
The Secretary shall establish a program in accordance with this section to make grants to tribes and tribal entities (1) to conduct planning activities for the purpose of developing proposals for the establishment of tribally controlled colleges or universities, or (2) to determine the need and potential for the establishment of such colleges or universities.
(b) Procedures for submission and review of applications
The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, procedures for the submission and review of applications for grants under this section.
(c) Reservation of funds; number of grants
From the amount appropriated to carry out this subchapter for any fiscal year (exclusive of sums appropriated for section 1805 of this title), the Secretary shall reserve (and expend) an amount necessary to make grants to five applicants under this section of not more than $15,000 each, or an amount necessary to make grants in that amount to each of the approved applicants, if less than five apply and are approved.
Amendments
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted "controlled colleges or universities" for "controlled community colleges" in cl. (1) and "such colleges or universities" for "such colleges" in cl. (2).
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.
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