---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 U.S.C. § 2510"
title: "25"
title_heading: "Indians"
number: "2510"
heading: "The tribally controlled grant school endowment program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/25/2510"
units:
  - "Chapter 27 — Tribally Controlled School Grants"
---

# §2510. The tribally controlled grant school endowment program

- (a) **In general—**
  - (1) **Establishment—** Each school receiving a grant under this chapter may establish, at a federally insured financial institution, a trust fund for the purposes of this section.
  - (2) **Deposits and use—** The school may provide—
    - (A) for deposit into the trust fund, only funds from non-Federal sources, except that the interest on funds received from grants provided under this chapter may be used for that purpose;
    - (B) for deposit into the trust fund, any earnings on funds deposited in the fund; and
    - (C) for the sole use of the school any noncash, in-kind contributions of real or personal property, which may at any time be used, sold, or otherwise disposed of.
- (b) **Interest—** Interest from the fund established under [subsection (a)](#a) may periodically be withdrawn and used, at the discretion of the school, to defray any expenses associated with the operation of the school consistent with the purposes of this Act.[^1]

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5211, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1043, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2078.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 100–297 and probably should be “this part”, meaning part B of title V of Pub. L. 100–297, known as the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of part B to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2510, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5211, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 394, related to regulations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1043, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2063. See section 2509 of this title.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.