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The mission of the USDA 1994 Tribal Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Program is to develop with Tribal Colleges and Universities their land-grant capacities to benefit rural tribal economies. The USDA's TLGCU Program was established to develop policy guidelines and procedures; coordinate and oversee further participation in the Department's programs and activities; and, monitors, evaluates, and reports on agency compliance with policy and Executive Orders designed to increase participation between the 1994 Tribal Land-Grant Colleges and Universities and USDA agencies. The Tribal Land-Grant Liaison Program functions to support the schools and USDA in collaboration to build and/or strengthen the 1994s land-grant curricula, improve USDA compliance with Executive Orders and legislation to assure that the Department's programs and services are accessible to 1994 land-grant institutions, support 1994s with their land-grant development through the promotion of USDA programs and services, engage tribal producers and farmers in USDA programs, and to improve agencies' recruitment of students from 1994 schools.