Earmark - Western Heritage Center Distance Learning

Agency:		Department of the Interior
Bureau:		Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
Account:		Operation of Indian programs (14-2100)
Certifying Official:		Director, Office of Budget Management
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOI.GOV 202-208-6416

Western Heritage Center Distance Learning

1 recipient will receive $1,233,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Supports preservation of American Indian language and culture. The center is a public museum located in Billings, Montana. The center displays Indian artifacts of the Yellowstone River region. The funding supports training of Tribal members of preservation-related disciplines, recording of Tribal traditions and history from Indian perspectives, and development of a distance learning capability that can be used in teaching Tribal members and public about native tribes.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Western Heritage Center (071405344)	$1,233	Special Programs/Pooled Overhead	Non-Profit	2822 Montana Ave Billings, MT

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: P.L.108-447/S. Rept. 108-341/H. Rept. 108-792

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $1,500,000 for the Western Heritage Center's Distance Learning and tribal histories project. (S. Rept. 108-341); Changes to the House level for special programs and pooled overhead include increases of $1,250,000 for the Western Heritage Center distance learning program (H. Rept. 108-792)

Citation Comment: Amount was reduced by congressional across-the-board rescissions.

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007