Who is eligible to apply...
For planning cooperative agreements, any Federally-recognized tribe which (1) Formally requests, through a governing body action, a planning cooperative agreement for the purpose of participation in the TSGP and (2) has furnished organization-wide single audit reports as prescribed by Public Law 96-502, the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, for the previous 3 years that contain no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the audit of the tribe's self-determination contracts or self-governance funding agreements with any Federal agency. For Negotiation Cooperative Agreements: In addition to the two criteria listed above, applicants must have successfully completed the planning phase as described at 42 CFR 137.20. Compacts/Funding Agreements: Per 42 CFR 137.18, to be eligible to participate in self-governance, an Indian tribe must have: (a) successfully completed the planning phase described in Sec. 137.20; (b) requested participation in self-governance by resolution or other official action by the governing body of each Indian tribe to be served; and (c) demonstrated, for three fiscal years, financial stability ad financial management capability. Per 42 CFR 137-21, the Indian tribe provides evidence that, for the three years prior to participation in self-governance, the Indian tribe has had no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the Indian tribe's self-determination contracts or self-governance funding agreements with any Federal agency. Per 42 CFR 137.26, an Indian tribe does not need to receive a planning or negotiation cooperative agreement to be eligible to participate in self-governance. An Indian tribe may use other resources to meet the planning requirement and to negotiate. For each fiscal year, an additional 50 Indian tribes that meet the eligibility criteria shall be entitled to participate in self-governance.
Credentials/Documentation
For planning, costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and Local Governments and Indian tribes and applicable grant administration regulations 45 CFR, Part 92. Compacts/Funding Agreements: Per 42 CFR 137.167 and 137.168, a self-governance tribe must apply the cost principles of the applicable OMB Circular, except as modified by: (a) section 106(k) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 450j-1), (b) other provisions of law, or (c) any exemptions to applicable OMB circulars subsequently granted by the OMB. No other audit or accounting standards shall be required by the Secretary.
Note:This is a brief description of the credentials or documentation required prior to, or along with, an application for assistance.
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This section indicates who can apply to the Federal government for assistance and the criteria the potential applicant must satisfy.
For example, individuals may be eligible for research grants, and the criteria to be satisfied may be that they have a professional or scientific degree,
3 years of research experience, and be a citizen of the United States. Universities, medical schools, hospitals, or State and local governments may also be eligible.
Where State governments are eligible, the type of State agency will be indicated (State welfare agency or State agency on aging) and the criteria that they
must satisfy.
Certain federal programs (e.g., the Pell Grant program which provides grants to students) involve intermediate levels of application processing, i.e., applications
are transmitted through colleges or universities that are neither the direct applicant nor the ultimate beneficiary. For these programs,
the criteria that the intermediaries must satisfy are also indicated, along with intermediaries who are not eligible.