Tribal colleges in Montana will receive more federal dollars for the 2025 fiscal year after initial “confusion” and “uncertainty” around funding. Montana has seven tribal colleges out of the 35 in the country — the most of any state. Now, budget planning is underway at Stone Child in Box Elder and other tribal colleges in Montana. And tribal education leaders in Montana are touting the results of an economic impact study that shows the federal investment pays dividends to taxpayers. “A lot of the people we’re working with have never really worked with tribal colleges or were aware of that.”One issue that’s caused confusion, he said, is that tribal colleges are not DEI programs — the Trump administration has moved to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.