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OCR Page 1 of 10312-20-00
PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE
WON HISTORIC FUNDING
FOR NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE FY2001 BUDGET
December , 2000
Updated December 20, 2000 (natbud.win1000)
In order to better serve Native American communities and to honor the federal government's trust
responsibility to tribes, the President and Vice fought for a final FY 2001 budget that includes a total of
$ billion for key new and existing programs that assist Native Americans and Indian reservations.
This total is an increase of $ billion over Fiscal Year 2000 - the largest increase ever. This initiative
brings together several agencies in order to address the needs of Native American communities
comprehensively. Some of the highlights include: almost $300 million for Bureau of Indian Affairs
school construction and repair; $256 million through the Department of Transportation for roads in Indian
Country; and $2.6 billion for the Indian Health Service. Other key components of the Native American
initiative are:
Budget Initiatives for Native Americans:
Investing in Education and Training.
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) School Construction and Repair. The President has won $293
million, a $160 million - - an over 100 percent -- increase over the FY 2000 enacted level of $133
million, to replace and repair BIA-funded schools on reservations. This is the largest investment ever
in a single year for BIA school construction and repair. Of these funds, $126 million would be used
to assist in replacing at least six of the 185 BIA-funded schools on reservations. The remaining $167
check million would provide for much-needed health and safety-related repairs and improvements
that together comprise a roughly $700 million backlog.
Native American Education Foundation. The Administration won passage of legislation which
creates a nonprofit American Indian Education Foundation. This nonprofit organization allows
private gifts to further educational opportunities for Indian children in grades K-12
Staying on Track to Hire 100,000 Teachers to Reduce Class Size. President Clinton won $1.6
billion for his class-size reduction initiative - a $323 million (or 25 percent) increase over last year -
to stay on track to hire 100,000 new teachers to reduce class sizes in the early grades. As part of this
initiative, the budget will provide $ million for BIA-funded schools. These funds will enable local
schools to recruit, hire, and train more teachers.
Training and Recruiting New Native American Teachers. Only two-thirds of Native American
students successfully complete high school --far fewer than other students. In addition, schools with
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