[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1466-1467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-560]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Tribal Self-Governance Notice of Availability of Self-Governance
Negotiation/Planning Grants
AGENCY: Office of self-Governance, Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of grants availability.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) announces
the availability of fiscal year 1997 negotiation grants (up to 10
grants of no more than $40,000 each); advance planning grants (up to 5
grants of no more than $50,000 each); and negotiation/planning grants
to negotiate for DOI non-BIA programs (up to 10 grants of no more than
$40,000 each). The timeframes for application and selection vary with
each type of grant and are specified in this announcement.
DATES: Applications must be submitted in accordance with the table
below:
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Deadline for submitting
Type of grant application
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Negotiation.......................... March 31, 1997.
Advance Planning..................... May 1, 1997.
Negotiation/Planning................. March 31, 1997.
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ADDRESSES: Completed applications for grants should be sent to the
Director, Office of Self-Governnance, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Mail Stop 2548, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kenneth D. Reinfield, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Office of Self-Governance, 1849 C Street
NW., Mail Stop 2548, Washington DC 20240, 202-219-0204.
SUMMARY INFORMATION: The tribal self-governance program is designed to
promote self-determination by allowing tribes to assume more control
through negotiated annual funding agreements of programs operated by
the Department of the Interior. The Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
(Public Law 103-413) allows for negotaitions to be conducted for
programs operated by BIA and for programs operated by other bureaus and
offices within the Department that are otherwise available to Indians
or when there is an historical, cultural, or geographic connection to
an Indian tribe.
The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of
planning and negotiation grants in accordance with the self-governnance
interim rule published in the Federal Register on April 23, 1996. The
interior rules were established at 25 CFR 1001.7 to 1001.10
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and will be used to govern the application and selection process for
tribes/consortia to receive fiscal year 1997 negotiations and planning
grants as specified in this notice. Applicants should be guided by the
requirements in 25 CFR Secs. 1001.7 to 1001.10 in preparing their
applications. Copies of the interim rules published in the Federal
Register on April 23, 1996, may be obtained from the information
contact person identified in this notice.
Subject to the discretion of the Director, Office of Self-
Governance, the following types of grants are avialable to tribes/
consortia in 1997 with the deadlines as stated below:
(1) Negotiation Grants: Up to 10 grants of no more than $40,000 may
be made available. As announced in today's Federal Register, the
closing date for submitting completed applications to begin
participation in tribal self-governance in fiscal year 1998 or calendar
year 1998 is March 1, 1997. Applications requesting to be included in
the applicant pool to begin participation in tribal self-governnance
may be submitted at any time. Tribes/consortai selected from the
applicant pool to begin participation in tribal self-governance in
fiscal year 1998 or calendar year 1998, may be eligible to receive a
negotiation grant. Each selected tribe/consortium will be notified by
March 15, 1997, and must submit a written application for a negotiation
grant, no later than March 31, 1997, indicating its intention to
negotiate an annual funding agreement with any bureau within DOI for
1998.
(2) Advance Planning Grants: Up to five grants of no more than
$50,000 may be made available. The closing date for submitting
applications to receive a grant to plan for future participation in the
tribal self-governance program is May 1, 1997. No later than June 1,
1997, each applicant will be notified by letter from the Director,
Office of Self-Governance whether it has been selected to receive an
advance planning grant.
(3) Negotiation/Planning Grants to Negotiate Non-BIA Programs: Up
to 10 grants of no more than $40,000 may be made available. The closing
date for submitting applications to receive a negotiation/planning
grant for existing self-governance tribes to negotiate for DOI non-BIA
programs is March 31, 1997. No later than May 1, 1997, each applicant
will be notified by letter from the Director, Office of Self-Governance
whether it has been selected to receive a negotiation/planning grant to
negotiate non-BIA programs.
In order to provide sufficient time for tribes/consortia to
effectively use the planning and negotiation grants, the following
target dates have been established for the awarding of grants:
(1) Negotiation Grants: Since agreements for the 1997 fiscal year
need to be signed and submitted by July 1, 1997, to allow sufficient
time to prepare for negotiations, new participating tribes will be
selected and awarded negotiation grants by May 1, 1997.
(2) Advance Planning Grants: In order to avoid delays in planning
activity and future participation in tribal self-governance, advance
planning grants will be awarded to tribes/consortia by July 1, 1997.
(3) Negotiation/Planning Grants to Negotiate Non-BIA Programs:
Since agreements for the 1998 fiscal year need to be signed and
submitted by July 1, 1997, to allow sufficient time to prepare for
negotiation of DOI non-BIA programs, negotiation/planning grants for
existing self-governance tribes to negotiate non-BIA program will be
awarded by May 15, 1997.
Submitting Applications
(1) Application must be submitted in accordance with the interim
rule published in the Federal Register on April 23, 1996, and by the
deadlines identified in this announcement.
(2) Application may be mailed or hand-delivered.
(3) Applications which are mailed must be postmarked no later than
the date given in this notice for the particular type of grant being
applied for.
Dated: January 6, 1997.
William A. Sinclair,
Director, Office of Self-Governance.
[FR Doc. 97-560 Filed 1-9-97; 8:45 am]
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