Eligibility

Who May Apply: (by category) The following entities are eligible under this program:

Certain local educational agencies (LEAs), as prescribed by section 6112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, (ESEA), including charter schools authorized as LEAs under State law;

Schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) of the U.S. Department of the Interior, as prescribed by section 6113(d) of the ESEA;

Indian Tribes and Indian Organizations (IO) under certain conditions, as prescribed by section 6112(c) of the ESEA;

Indian Community Based Organizations (ICBO), as prescribed by section 6112(d) of the ESEA. Consortia of two or more LEAs, Indian Tribes, IOs, and ICBOs are also eligible under certain circumstances, as prescribed by section 6112(a)(4) of the ESEA Note: Administrative or educational service districts that do not directly operate schools or enroll students are not eligible for grants under this program.

Who May Apply: In order to participate in the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grant program, eligible applicants must have a minimum of 10 Indian students enrolled in the LEA or not less than 25 percent of the total number enrollment. Exceptions – – The enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California or Oklahoma or to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation.

Definitions

Bureau-funded school means a school funded by the Bureau of Indian Education. This includes BIE-operated schools, contract or grant schools, or a school for which assistance is provided under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988.

Indian means an individual who is–

1. A member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined by the Indian tribe or band, including any tribe or band terminated since 1940, and any tribe or band recognized by the State in which the tribe or band resides;
2. A descendant of a parent or grandparent who meets the requirements described in paragraph  of this definition;
3. Considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose;
4. An Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or
5. A member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as it was in effect on October 19, 1994.

Indian Community-Based Organization means an organization comprised of Indians (as defined above) that—

1. Is composed primarily of Indian parents, family members, and community members, tribal government education officials, from a specific community;
2. Assists in the social, cultural and educational development of Indians in such committee;
3. Meets the unique cultural, language, and academic needs of Indian students; and
4. Demonstrates organizational and administrative capacity to manage the grant.

Indian Organization means – IO(s) are eligible for the Indian Education Formula Grant Program when:

The LEA has not established a parent committee according to Section 6114(c)(4) of the ESEA

The applicant IO represents more than one-half of the eligible Indian children served by the LEA. Each participating LEA within an IO applying in Lieu of application is eligible to apply for a grant if the LEA meets the required minimum enrollment criteria and the LEA provides a free public education. The minimum number of eligible students must be at least 10; or Indian children constitute not less than 25 percent of the total enrollment of the LEA. The minimum enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation: and

All of the Indian students identified by the IO were enrolled in the LEA’s schools during the count period indicated by the IO

Indian Tribes – Indian Tribes are eligible for the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grant Program when:

An LEA that is eligible for the grant does not establish a parent committee.

The Indian Tribe represents more than one-half of the eligible Indian children served by that LEA.

Each participating LEA within an Indian Tribe applying in Lieu of application is eligible to apply for a grant if the LEA meets the required minimum enrollment criteria and the LEA provides a free public education. The minimum number of eligible students must be at least 10; or Indian children constitute not less than 25 percent of the total enrollment of the LEA. The minimum enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation.

The Indian Tribe assures that it will use the grant funds to provide services to all Indian students served by the LEA.

Local Education Agency is —

1. A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a state for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform service functions for, public elementary or secondary schools in: a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state; or
2. Such combination of school districts or counties a state recognizes as an administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary schools; or
3. Any other public institution or agency that has administrative control and direction of a public elementary or secondary school.