1. Office of Self Governance Update – March 2018

2. Eugenia Tyner-Dawson – Special Advisor to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs
Ms. Tyner-Dawson joins the Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs from the Department of Justice, where she served as Executive Director of the Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs.

3. Darryl LaCounte – (Acting) BIA Deputy Bureau Director
for Trust Services
Mr. LaCounte is the Rocky Mountain Regional Office Director, who is on detail to BIA Trust Services to assist BIA Director Rice.

4. Johnna Blackhair – (Acting) BIA Associate Deputy Bureau Director for Trust Services
Ms. Blackhair was the (Acting) BIA Eastern Deputy Regional Director, until recently accepting (Acting) BIA Associate Deputy Bureau Director for Trust Services.

5. Update to Web Address Name for the Self-Governance Database (SGDB)
The Self Governance Database (SGDB) website address has been updated. 
The new SGDB address is:
Please update your bookmarks from the previous SGDB web address (
Your log-in credentials will remain the same. Should you have any questions regarding this update, please contact Lance Fisher, Financial Specialist, Office of Self Governance,

6. Office of Self Governance – Finance
To date, OSG has received and obligated approximately $197,617,746 in FY 2018 funding for distribution.

7. OSG Finance - FY 2018 Program Description Amount
Child Care Development Fund
Discretionary
13,996,767
Community Services Block Grant
169,724
Mandatory
9,710,176
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Native Employment Works
8,331,020
Operation of Indian Programs
2-year
110,248,766
Contract Support Costs
47,135,060 ​

8. OSG Finance - FY 2018 Program Description Amount
Department of the Interior
Wildland Fire
1,776,950
Operation of Indian Programs & Construction
Annual
449,922
Department of Transportation
Construction and Planning
5,799,361 ​

9. Contract Support Cost (CSC) 2018 Distributions
CSC Total, to date:
$ 29,831,357

10. Contract Support Cost (CSC) 2017 Update
FY 2017 total: $101,482,547
FY 2017 Overpayments as of September 30, 2017:
$186,418 (0.2%)(7 Tribes)

11. Contract Support Cost (CSC) 2017 Data Call was due August 1, 2017
In a Dear Tribal Leader Letter dated April 14, 2017, all Self-Governance Tribes were requested to submit information necessary to calculate the Tribe’s CSC need no later than August 1, 2017.
64 of 116 or 55% of Tribes responded to the letter and received payment during September. We reached out to the 52 Tribes, and received response from an additional 24 Tribes. A total of 88 of 116 (76%) of Tribes responded to the letter.

12. BIA Consumption by Region
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13. Tiwahe Update
Self-Governance Tribes eligible for Tiwahe ICWA and Social Services funding have been completed and paid for prior years.
Office of the Inspector General review of Self-Governance Tiwahe funding is still ongoing.
Reconciliation with the Office of Indian Services is addressing overpayments, most of which are $1 rounding errors.

14. Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act – 477 Program
The Act, Signed December 18, 2017, identified eight additional Federal agencies as being subject to the amended law (existing four: Interior, HHS, Labor, and Education).
NEW: Department of Justice
NEW: Department of Agriculture
NEW: Department of Commerce
NEW: Department of Energy
NEW: Department of Homeland Security
NEW: Department of Housing & Urban Development
NEW: Department of Transportation
NEW: Veterans Affairs

15. Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act – 477 Program
The Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to secure Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with all twelve identified departments.
The Office of Indian Services has been designated the lead agency to secure the MOA.
The deadline for completion of the MOA is December 18, 2018.

16. National Indian and Native American Employment Training
P.L (477 Program) Training
April 8-13, 2018
Paragon Casino Resort
Marksville, Louisiana
For more details, visit:

17. Education Contracts under the Johnson O’Malley Act
A proposed rule under the Johnson O’Malley Act (JOM) has been announced that would update the regulations.
Comments are due by May 21, 2018.
(listed under “Bureau of Indian Affairs”)
to (include “1076-AF24” in subject)
Mail to Elizabeth Appel, Office of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MIB-4660, Washington, DC 20240

18. Mr. Tahsuda (Acting AS-IA) Approves Ten Tribal Land Leasing Codes
Pursuant to the HEARTH Act, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tahsuda announced his approval of land leasing codes for 10 tribes, in seven states.
This action brings the number of Federally recognized tribes whose land leasing regulations have been approved by DOI to 39.
Of the 10 newly approved, 4 are in the Self-Governance Program, bringing the Self-Governance total to 17.

19. Self-Governance Tribes with Approved
Land Leasing Codes
Federated Tribes of Graton Rancheria
Ak-Chin Indian Community
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Kaw Nation
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut
Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Makah Indian Tribe
Squaxin Island Tribe
Gila River Indian Community
Ohkay Owingeh
Osage Nation
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
Coquille Indian Tribe

20. Updated deadline for written comments on the Fee-to-Trust Regulations
Since the scheduled January Consultation session was cancelled, and rescheduled for March 15, 2018, due to a Nor’easter, the deadline for receipt of written input to is extended to midnight Eastern Time June 30, 2018.
The March Consultation session is rescheduled for April 12, 2018, at the Foxwood Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, due to another Nor’easter and a Senate Hearing on April 11.

21. Land Buy-Back Program Upcoming Implementation Schedule
Blackfeet
Bois Forte (Nett Lake)
Cheyenne River
Crow
Fond du Lac
Fort Belknap
Fort Berthold
Fort Peck
Navajo
Northern Cheyenne
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Santee Sioux (Nebraska)
Standing Rock
Umatilla
Warm Springs*
Wind River
* Offers due April 24, 2018

22. Fiscal Year 2018 Buy-Back Program Presentations
October: NCAI 74th Annual Convention
December: Coalition of Large Tribes Quarterly Meeting
January: ATNI 2018 Winter Convention
March: Tribal/Interior Budget Council
April: 8th Tribal Land Staff National Conference
April: Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association
September: Indian Land Working Group

23. Construction Facilities Improvement & Repair
Funding Allocation Methodology
National Policy Memorandum No.: NPM-OFPSM-1
Establishes funding allocation procedures for construction facilities improvement and repair programs for Education construction, Public Safety and Justice construction, and Other construction across Indian Affairs.
Please see the National Policy Memorandum Handout.

24. GSA Vehicle Mileage Reporting and Purchasing Regulations Extended
National Policy Memorandums No.: NPM-PROP-2-A1 and NPM-PROP-3-A1
NPM-PROP-2-A1 : Extends the reporting requirements of fleet utilization for GSA-leased vehicles for one additional year.
NPM-PROP-3-A1 : Extends the policy estalishing procedures for purchasing vehicles through the GSA AutoChoice sytem for one additional year.
Please see the National Policy Memorandum Handouts.

25. Tribal Transportation Program Compliance Deadline Extension
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal Transportation Program, regulations published on November 7, 2016, established a deadline for BIA and Tribes to comply with requirements for collecting and updating data for the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory (NTTFI).  See 81 FR (November 7, 2016).  25 CFR § required Tribes to collect and update data by November 7, 2017, for proposed roads to be added to, or remain in, the NTTFI.
The interim final rule published on February 28, 2018, changes the compliance date for submission of the data to November 7, 2019.

26. Native American Children’s Safety Act
(NASCA)
Self-Governance Funding Agreements already have provisions that relate to the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (P.L ) and it will suffice to just add the words "as amended" to the Self-Governance Funding Agreement provision to cover NACSA (P.L , as amended).

27. FY 2018 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act
Record Improvement Program (NARIP)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announces the continuation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act (NICS) National Record Improvement Program (NARIP) in FY 2018.
Federally recognized Indian tribal governments are eligible applicants.
Applicant Deadline: 11:59 pm Eastern time on May 14, 2018.
For assistance with any requirements of this solicitation, contact Devin B. Adams, Chief, Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program: , or by at Include “NARIP18” in the subject line.

28. FY 2018 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announces the continuation of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) in FY 2018.
Federally recognized Indian tribal governments are eligible applicants.
Applicant Deadline: 11:59 pm Eastern time on May 14, 2018.
For assistance with any requirements of this solicitation, contact Devin B. Adams, Chief, Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program: , or by at Include “NCHIP18” in the subject line.

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