| Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., said a program to help increase awareness for Wind River College students about the dangers of drinking and other high-risk behavior is set to receive federal grant funding. The Department of Education has awarded Wind River College $145,584 this year in federal grant money under the Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students program. The program provides funding to develop, enhance, implement, and evaluate campus and/or community based strategies to prevent high-risk drinking or violent behavior among college students through educational awareness, cognitive-behavioral skills training, motivational enhancement, policy and law enforcement, social norms interventions, and campus-community partnerships. The Wind River Tribal College was chartered by the Northern Arapaho Business Council on September 11, 1997. It's mission is to provide educational programs together with culturally-oriented educational opportunities for members of the Northern Arapaho Tribe and citizens of the Wind River Indian Reservation and surrounding communities, according to the college's website (www.wrtribalcollege.org). The Wind River Tribal College can also be reached by calling (307)335-8243. The Department of Education can be contacted by calling (202)401-1028 or by visiting their website at (www.ed.gov). -end-
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