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Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards grants through its Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities; as well as expand the role of TCUs into the community through the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training, and economic development activities.

Eligible Applicants. Colleges and universities that meet the definition of a TCU established in Title III of the 1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 105-244) can apply for a TCUP grant. Institutions must be fully accredited, or provide a statement that the institution is a candidate for accreditation, by a regional institutional accrediting association recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Eligible Activities. Eligible TCUP grant activities include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Building a new facility (for example, classrooms, student center, health center, library, technology center, and so forth).
• Renovating an existing or acquired facility.
• Expanding an existing or acquired facility.
• Equipping the institutions facilities (for example, library books, laboratory equipment, and so forth).
• Health screening.
• Childcare and/or early childhood development services/programs.
• Youth leadership development activities.
• Crime, alcohol, and/or drug abuse prevention programs.

Activities carried out by TCUP grantees must meet a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program national objective. Therefore, the programs must benefit low- or moderate-income individuals; aid in the prevention of slums or blight; or meet other community development needs that have a particular urgency, either because they pose a threat to the health and welfare of the community or because other financial resources are not available to address them.

Program Contact

Sherone Ivey
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of University Partnerships
Room 8106
451 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410
Telephone: (202) 708–3061, ext. 4200
Fax: (202) 708–0309
Email: sherone.e.ivey@hud.gov