Title VI: American Indian Education

The Title VI: American Indian Education Program is a Formula Grant Application funded through Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to those school districts who have a high concentration of American Indian/Alaskan Native students in their school districts.

Overview

The Utah State Board of Education American Indian website serves as a guideline to facilitate and support in building a framework for program awareness and success. It will guide investigators based on current research, state, and federal requirements the information necessary that address the American Indian/Alaskan Natives in Utah.

The teacher resources with current Title VI Coordinators and Tribal Education Leadership information are valuable with efforts to address the educational needs of the reader with contact information. This website will also provide content knowledge, subject acquisition, and subject content that meet the proficiency needs of the students.

The Utah State Board of Education Board Strategic Plan is an essential core promises that the Utah Public Education System are a part of the civic compact and that citizens should have high expectations regarding the success in the essential promised work of public education. Utah's public education system keeps its promise by:

Ensuring literacy and numeracy for all Utah children.
Providing high quality instruction for all Utah children.
Establishing curriculum with high standards and relevance for all Utah children.
Requiring effective assessment to inform high instruction and accountability.

Indian Education Formula Grants Sites 2025-2026

Meetings

2026-2027

Title VI Coordinator Meetings 2026-2027

August 28

Title VI Coordinators Meeting Agenda

Affirmation of Tribal Consultation
Title VI American Indian Tribal Consultation ESSA Plan
Title VI American Indian Education Initiatives
For the preservation of Utah Native Languages
Title VI Formula Grant Sites
Title VI Program Mission
Title VI STPD Fund Description
EASIE Application Process
H.B. 30: Student Tribal Regalia Use Amendments

August 29, 2026 Title VI Coordinators Meeting
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September 25

Title VI Coordinators September Meeting Agenda
September 25, 2026 Title VI Coordinators Meeting
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December 13

Title VI Coordinators Meeting Agenda
December 13, 2024 Title VI Coordinators Meeting
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November 15

Title VI Coordinators Meeting Agenda
November 15, 2024 Title VI Coordinators Meeting
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October 25

Title VI Coordinators Meeting Agenda
October 25, 2024 Title VI Coordinators Meeting
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September 13

Title VI Coordinators Meeting Agenda
September 13 2024 Title VI Coordinators Meeting
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September 5

Indigenous Pedagogy Virtual Academy Presentation
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August 23

Title VI Coordinators Meeting Agenda
August 23, 2024 Title VI Coordinators Meeting
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Events

Title VI Coordinators Meeting 2025-2026

Tribal Leaders quarterly Meetings, (TBA)

Navajo language class: September 2025 - April 2026 (virtual)

Navajo Government class: March 2026 - April 2026 (virtual)

Paiute Government class: August 2026 - December 2026 (virtual)

Camp Eagle summer school, Nebo School District: June 2026

Utah Native American Summit, Utah Valley University, July 2026

Earth Connections Camp, Red Butte Garden, June 2026

Teacher Resources

American Indian Heritage Resources
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Scholarships

Federal Student Aid is responsible for managing all federal student financial assistance programs. These programs provide grants, loans, and work-study funds to students attending college or career school.

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Application

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
United States Department of Education

Scholarship Search

30 Master's Scholarships and Resources for Native American and Alaskan Students
Online Master's Degrees

American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC)

American Indian Services (AIS)
Scholarships for Native Americans

Financial Aid, FAFSA and the Online College Landscape
Affordable College (AC) Online

Funding Articles: Scholarships
Peterson's Blog

Graduate Scholarship
American Indian Education Foundation (AIEF)

Native American and Tribal Grants
College Scholarships

Native American Scholarships
EduBirdie

Scholarships and Resources for Native American and Alaskan Native Students
EduMed

Scholarships for Native American Students
Northern California Indian Development Council:

Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance (ONNSFA)

Scholarships and College Guide for Native American Students
Maryville University

Speech Pathology Degrees

Ways to Pay for College

Title VI Programs

Title VI Mission Statement

PDF File)Federal Resources

United States Department of Education

Formula Grants Guidelines

New Applicant Information for the Indian Education Formula Grant

Government Resources

Utah Division of Indian Affairs

National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
The mission of the NIEA is to support traditional Native cultures and values, to enable Native learners to become contributing members of their communities, to promote Native control of educational institutions, and to improve educational opportunities and resources for American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians throughout the United States.

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
United States Department of the Interior

The BIA responsibility is the administration and management of 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. There are 562 federal recognized tribal governments in the United States. Developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure and economic development are all part of the agency's responsibility. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Affairs provides education services to approximately 48,000 Indian students.

Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
United States Department of Interior

The BIE is a service organization devoted to providing quality education opportunities for American Indian people. Established in the latter part of the nineteenth century to carry out the federal government's education commitment to Indian tribes, it has become the only national education system for American Indian children and adults.

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
NCAI was founded in 1944 in response to termination and assimilation policies that the United States forced upon the tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and status as sovereigns. NCAI stressed the need for unity and cooperation among tribal governments for the protection of their treaty and sovereign rights. Since 1944, the National Congress of American Indians has been working to inform the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

National Indian Education Study (NIES)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

NIES is designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the United States. The study provides educators, policymakers, and the public with information about the academic performance in reading and mathematics of AI/AN fourth and eighth graders as well as their exposure to Native American culture.