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Pete Domenici: “The Crownpoint Institute of Technology and United Tribes Technical College depend on Perkins funding for their core…”

On the recordApril 26, 2001
The Crownpoint Institute of Technology and United Tribes Technical College depend on Perkins funding for their core operational funds, and the Department should not make radical changes in eligibility simply by issuing a new grant announcement. The 1992 regulations for the Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions Program state, at 34 CFR 440.5, that tribal colleges are not eligible for these funds. The regulations have not been changed.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing the impact of Perkins funding on tribal colleges.

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