Yes.

Under the Trump administration’s Fiscal 2026 budget proposal, federal funding for tribal colleges would drop from about $183 million to just $22 million, a nearly 90% reduction.

The cut follows a one-time, $495 million boost in Fiscal 2025 for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). The administration largely redirected that money from other minority-serving institutions, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions, arguing their race-based eligibility rules were discriminatory. 

Arizona has two tribally controlled institutions: Diné College and Tohono O’odham Community College.

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The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting is partnering with Gigafact to produce timely fact briefs, or quick-response fact checks, about trending claims relating to Arizona.

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Tallulah Anne is a fact-checker for the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, working in partnership with Gigafact. Originally from Lewes, England, Tallulah recently earned her bachelor’s degree from ASU’s Cronkite School of Journalism. During her time at the Cronkite School, Tallulah led a national, year-long investigation at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, freelanced for the The New York Times and contributed to local news outlets across the state. She is passionate about accountability reporting, survivor-centered storytelling, and building trust through transparency and documentation.