Fiscal Year 2016: No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2017: No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2018: No Information Available.
The Department of the Interior protects and provides access to the Nation's natural and cultural heritage, including responsibilities to Indian tribes and island communities. Departmental goals include resource protection and usage, overseeing recreational opportunities, serving communities and excellence in management.
Recipient | Amount | Start Date | End Date | |
Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Indians | $ 394,216 |     | 1991-09-27 | 2023-09-30 |
Miccosukee Corporation | $ 7,856,938 |     | 2012-07-01 | 2023-09-30 |
Indian Island Penobscot School Committee | $ 38,500 |     | 2012-05-21 | 2023-09-30 |
Seminole Tribe Of Florida, Inc., The | $ 1,513,207 |     | 2001-02-06 | 2023-09-30 |
Miccosukee Corporation | $ 4,833,504 |     | 1991-09-27 | 2023-06-30 |
Seneca Nation Of Indians | $ 1,265,480 |     | 2016-10-01 | 2022-09-30 |
Seneca Nation Of Indians | $ 835,052 |     | 2016-10-01 | 2022-09-30 |
Seneca Nation Of Indians | $ 772,838 |     | 2012-09-30 | 2022-09-30 |
Indian Township Passamaquoddy School Committee | $ 26,585,562 |     | 2008-08-11 | 2022-09-30 |
Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy School Committee | $ 3,500 |     | 2017-09-30 | 2021-10-30 |
Fiscal Year 2016: No Information Available. Fiscal Year 2017: No Information Available. Fiscal Year 2018: No Information Available.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Funds must be used for early childhood education, adult education and parenting skills.
Funds may not be used for administration or construction.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and tribal organizations authorized by Indian tribal governments on reservations with Bureau of Indian Education funded elementary schools may apply to administer the program.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Parents and their Indian children under 5 years of age who live on a reservation with a Bureau-funded school.
Credentials/Documentation
The initial application must include the SF 424 and SF 424B, and may be accompanied by a resolution of the tribal governing body of the Tribe of the children served by or to be served by the organization. No documentation is required of the parents or children. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The Tribe should contact the BIE Education Line Officer.
Award Procedures
Once an application is received, the Coordinator of the FACE program appoints a panel of readers from such organizations as the National Center for Family Literacy, the Parents as Teachers, Research Training Associates and BIE staff who are familiar with early childhood development. The panel reads, rates and ranks the applications. The coordinator then recommends to the Director, Office of Indian Education, those applications for approval.
Deadlines
Jun 01, 2011 Applications should be submitted no later than June 1 of the year in which the applicant wishes to begin the program.
Authorization
Indian Education Amendments of 1978, Public Law 95-561, 25 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Applications by Tribal governments to administer the program will be processed within 90 days.
Appeals
Tribal Governments wishing to appeal should write to the Director, Bureau of Indian Education. Appeals beyond this level are covered by 25 CFR Part 2.
Renewals
Awards to Tribal Governments to administer the program may be renewed every 3 years based upon satisfactory performance. A notice of intent to renew should be submitted yearly and a full application must be submitted every 3 years.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching requirements are not applicable to this program. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Awards are made on an annual basis based on satisfactory performance, and the funds remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are added to the recipient school's Public Law 100-297 Grant or Public Law 93-638 Contract on July 1.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Monthly progress reports, annual participation data, screening, work sampling, and other program data requested is required.
Cash reports are not applicable.
Progress reports are not applicable.
Federal Financial Report, SF 425 is required.
Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503.
Records
Financial records must be retained for 3 years from the date of submission of the single audit report. Procurement records must be retained for 3 years from the date of final payment. Property records must be retained for 3 years from the date of disposition, replacement, or transfer. Records pertaining to any litigation, audit exceptions or claims must be retained until the dispute has been resolved.
Financial Information
Account Identification
14-2100-0-1-501.
Obigations
(Project Grants) FY 16 Not Separately Identifiable; FY 17 Not Separately Identifiable; and FY 18 Not Separately Identifiable - (Appropriations/Project Grants) FY 16 est. $15,520,000/$8,177,500.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Each site receives approximately $289,910.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
A copy of the guidelines may be obtained by contacting the Education Line Officers.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices. See the BIE Education Line Officers' addresses in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Jeffrey Hamley Bureau of Indian Education, Division of Performance and Accountability, BIA Building 2, 1011 Indian School Road, N.W., 3rd Floor, Suite 332, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104 Email: Jeffrey.Hamley@bie.edu Phone: (505) 563-5260
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Proposals are selected based on the review of the team appointed by the Coordinator. Final determination made by the Director, BIE, based on the Coordinator's recommendation.
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