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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1984)
Higher Education funds will not be available until the tribal priorities budget cycle provides funding for banded programs budgeted for new tribes. Scholar ships need to be a hijh priority on the local decision ranking tables to assure that funding will be available for grants in Fiscal Year 1986. The following services an; available for eligible individuals who desire to continue their education: 1. The Bureau's three postsecondary institutions, Haskell Indian Junior College, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute and the Institute of American Indian Art9 for a Junior college education. 2 American Indian Scholarships, Inc., for graduate students. 3. American Indian Law Center, Inc., for law students. A. Students may apply for financial aid from the colleges which have the U.S. Department of Education's major financial aid programs. 5. 19 Tribally Controlled Community Colleges. We hope these services will meet the needs of the students desiring higher education until funds are made available under the tribal priorities budget cycle Food Distribution Program The Confederated Tribes of Crand Konde is considering establishing food distribution (commodities) through Silctz with the six county service areas. In order to participate in the program, the Tribe must estimate the number of eligible participants. Eligibility is based on income, number of household members, and age of participants. The attached questionairu is designed to evaluate how many people that would be eligible. Please complete quest ionaire as soon as possible, and return to the Tribal office. To assure confidentiality your name is not to be included. The food packets would be distributed to eligible Tribal members and their families, on a monthly basis. (Both Indian and Non-indian dependents are included.) One draw back to the program is, that you cannnot participate in both the food stamp and food distribution program durinp, the same month. You may, however, switch from one program ic another with a month's notice. The eligibility requirements for the commodities project are such that some people wlio do not qualify for food stamp may qualify for commodities. This program will be especially beneficial to the Elders on fixed incomes. Thank-you for spending the time complete this survey. The more accurate our information is on the Tribal members, and the higher the response rate, the more likely we are to receive assistance. If you have any questions please call the Tribal office.
