Indian Education Professional Development (PD)
| Program Title | Program Description |
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Office of Indian Education |
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84.299B |
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Discretionary/Competitive Grants |
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Professional Development Grants Program |
Program Overview
The purposes of the Indian Education Professional Development Grants program that are relevant to the FY 2018 grants or later are to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indians; and to provide training to qualified Indian individuals to become teachers and administrators.
The Professional Development program requires individuals who receive training to —
- Perform work related to the training received under the program and that benefits Indian students in an LEA that serves a high proportion of Indian students, or to repay all or a prorated part of the assistance received under the program; and
- Periodically report to the Secretary on the individual’s compliance with the work requirement until work-related payback is complete or the individual has been referred for cash payback. (via the Professional Development Program Data Collection System).
| Service Payback Obligation Links |
FY 2021 Awards Announcement
29 total awards: $10,186,500
Five year awards, intended to support up to 3 years of training and 2 years of induction services to support the licensure, qualifying job placement and retention of Indian education professionals in local educational agencies that serve a high proportion of Indian students. Funding supports tuition, fees, and for full time students, stipends and in some cases dependent allowance. Participants commit to completing service payback obligation in qualifying employment for a length of time equal to their time in training.
- 2 Indian Organizations (one received 2 awards)
- 2 Indian Tribes (Choctaw Nation of OK, Blue Lake Rancheria)
- 8 TCUs (one received 2 awards)
- 12 public IHEs
- 2 private IHEs (one received 2 awards)
21 Teacher Training Grants
| Grant Awardee | State |
| American Indian Resource Center, Inc. | OK |
| Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona | AZ |
| AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University | AZ |
| Blackfeet Community College | MT |
| Board of Regents of UW System for UW-Milwaukee | WI |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | OK |
| Claremont Graduate University | CA |
| Fort Peck Community College | MT |
| Little Big Horn College | MT |
| Oglala Lakota College | SD |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | ID |
| Salish Kootenai College | MT |
| Sitting Bull College | ND |
| St. Cloud State University | MN |
| Stone Child College | MT |
| Turtle Mountain Community College | ND |
| Tzicatl Community Development Corporation | CA |
| University of Mary | ND |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | NC |
| University of North Dakota | ND |
| University of Oregon | OR |
8 Administrator Training Grants
| Grantee Awardee | State |
| ABOR for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University | AZ |
| American Indian Resource Center, Inc. | OK |
| Blue Lake Rancheria | CA |
| Board of Regents of the UW-System on behalf of UW-Milwaukee | WI |
| Board of Regents, Univ of Nebraska, Univ Nebraska-Lincoln | NE |
| Oglala Lakota College | SD |
| Portland State University | OR |
| University of Mary | ND |
Student and Graduate Images
Image and text provided by the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (ITEP) at the University of Arizona.
Mrs. Cypriano and Mrs. Francisco are returning to their home community on the Tohono O’odham Nation to teach with Baboquivari Unified School District. Mrs. Posey will also be returning home on the Navajo Nation to teach at Tuba City Unified School District. Congratulations to our ITEP graduates joining our pool of critical Indigenous teachers. We look forward to supporting you in your next two years of Indigenous teacher induction support. Thank you to the 22 tribes in Arizona, the Indigenous Teacher Education Program team, the University of Arizona College of Education, the Department of Education Office of Indian Education, and all ITEP supporters for joining the movement to increase the number of Indigenous teachers serving Indigenous schools. #IndigenousTeachersAsNativeNationBuilders #TeachersAsNativeNationBuilders
Photo provided by the First Americans’ Educational Leadership Program (FAEL) at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Dr. Camille Locklear Goins is the FAEL Project Director. Click here to learn more about FAEL. Click here for FAEL participant testimonies and to get program updates.
Photo provided by the Native American Education Leadership Program (NAELP) at the University of Mary.
Pictured from left to right: Kolton Keplin, Jason Davis, Jeanette Poitra, Torrie Rae DeCoteau, Dr. Carmelita Lamb (Project Director). Not pictured: Stephanie Thomas. All graduates are enrolled members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, North Dakota.
