Cobell Education Scholarship

INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE ANNOUNCES FUNDING OF $60 MILLION FOR COBELL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR NATIVE AMERICANS

 

Contributions from Tribal Land Buy-Back Program help fund educational opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native students

East County News Service

April 12, 2017 (Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced the Department has made its final transfer to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund, bringing the total amount to $60 million to be made available to help unlock the doors to advanced technical training and higher education for Native youth.


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