The Trump administration has proposed cutting all federal funding for tribal colleges and universities, the second time in two years it has sought major funding cuts for the institutions.
In its fiscal year 2027 budget request, the Department of the Interior proposed cutting more than $150 million from tribal colleges and universities and tribal postsecondary programs.
That’s more than last year’s proposal to cut $105 million. In fiscal year 2025, tribal colleges received a total of $196 million from the federal government.
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