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Indian Child Welfare Act Title II Grants
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.
Information can be secured from the Agency Superintendents and from Regional Directors.
See Appendix IV of the Catalog for addresses.
Selected Recipients for this Program
| Recipient | Amount | Start Date | End Date | |
| Seminole Tribe Of Florida, Inc., The | $ 922,011 | 2001-02-06 | 2022-09-30 | |
| Coushatta Tribe Of Louisiana | $ 200,130 | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | |
| Coushatta Tribe Of Louisiana | $ 17,439 | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | |
| Comanche Nation | $ 225,682 | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | |
| Catawba Indian Nation | $ 364,649 | 2017-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | |
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | $ 17,494,878 | 2008-01-10 | 2021-12-31 | |
| Tunica-biloxi Tribe Of Louisiana | $ 14,314,316 | 2005-06-23 | 2021-12-31 | |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | $ 280,833 | 2017-09-20 | 2021-09-30 | |
| Seneca Nation Of Indians | $ 844,202 | 2016-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | |
| Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation | $ 383,737 | 2016-10-01 | 2021-09-30 |
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2016: No Information Available. Fiscal Year 2017: No Information Available. Fiscal Year 2018: No Information Available.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Operation and maintenance of counseling facilities, family assistance (homemaker and home counselors), protective day care, and after school care, recreational activities, respite care, employment of professionals to assist tribal courts personnel, education and training, foster care subsidy programs, legal advice and representation, home improvement programs with the primary emphasis of upgrading unsafe home environments, preparation and implementation of child welfare codes, and providing matching shares for other Federal programs.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments.
Beneficiary Eligibility
American Indian children and families.
Credentials/Documentation
Initial application must be accompanied by an authorizing resolution of the governing body of the Indian tribe. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required.
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. Application procedures are contained in 25 CFR Part 23, Subpart C 'Grants to Indian Tribes for Title II Indian Child and Family Service Programs.' The application must contain the information specified in Section 23.33 'Tribal Government Application Content.' Completed applications should be submitted to the local Bureau of Indian Affairs agency or regional office listed in Appendix IV.
Award Procedures
In most instances, awards can be approved at the agency or regional level. The dollar value of the grant depends upon the amount that has been prioritized by the Indian tribe through participation in the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget formulation process.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
Indian Child Welfare Act; Public Law 95-608, 92 Stat. 3075, 25 U.S.C. 1901.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
An unsuccessful applicant may appeal a Bureau of Indian Affairs official's decision under the procedures contained in 25 CFR Part 23, Subpart F 'Appeals,' and 25 CFR Part 2 'Appeals from Administrative Actions.'.
Renewals
Grants may be renewed indefinitely upon satisfactory performance by the grantee. The amount of the award may be adjusted as a result of individual tribal priorities established in the budget formulation process.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this program. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Grants are made on an annual basis and the funds remain available until expended by the tribe/grantee. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Program reports are not applicable.
Cash reports are not applicable.
Progress reports are not applicable.
The Federal Financial Report, SF 425 is required.
Program accomplishment reporting requirements are specified in 25 CFR Part 23, Subpart E, Section 23.47 'Reports and Availability of Information to Indians.'.
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
14-2100-0-1-452.
Obigations
(Project Grants) FY 16 Not Separately Identifiable; FY 17 Not Separately Identifiable; and FY 18 Not Separately Identifiable
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$26,449 to $750,000; $60,000.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
25 CFR 23; 25 CFR 2.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices. Information can be secured from the Agency Superintendents and from Regional Directors. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for addresses.
Headquarters Office
Deputy Director, Office of Tribal Services, Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, N.W., MS 320 SIB, Washington, District of Columbia 20240 Phone: (202) 513-7640.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Only applicants who received Indian Child Welfare Act Title II grants in 1994 and who meet the requirements contained in 25 CFR Part 23 will be funded if the program has been prioritized by the individual Indian tribe through participation in the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Tribal Priority Allocation budget formulation process.
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