Tribal Self-Governance

To further the goals of Tribal Self-Governance compacting for Tribes to administer a wide rage of programs with broad administrative and programmatic flexibility. The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) authorizes Tribes and Tribal organizations to be funded by the Federal government to provide services that the Federal government would otherwise be obligated to provide due to the trust responsibilities and treaty obligations of the United States. ISDEAA establishes Self-Determination contracting (Title 1) and Self-Governance compacting (Title IV) as two unique options that Tribal governments can elect to use to assume control and decision-making authority over select federal programs and resources benefiting their citizens and communities.

Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and Consortia of Indian Tribes. There are two types of entities who may participate in Tribal self-governance: (a) Indian Tribes; and (b) Consortia of Indian Tribes

The annual dollar value of the funding agreement is subject to negotiation between the applicant, the local Bureau agency office, the servicing Regional office, and the Office of Self-Governance. Final funding agreements are signed by the authorized tribal representative and the Director, Office of Self-Governance.

If OSG determines that a Tribe's/Consortium's request is not complete, OSG will notify the Tribe/Consortium that the request is not complete no later than 45-days after receipt of the Tribe's/Consortium's request. The correspondence will explain what the Tribe/Consortium must do to complete the request.