Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
Section 605 of the Social Security Act (the Act), as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2 (Mar. 11, 2021), established the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF). The LATCF provides $2 billion in total funding for payment by Treasury to eligible revenue sharing counties and eligible Tribal governments across fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Section 103 of Division LL of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, amended section 605 of the Social Security Act and made additional funding available across fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for payments to eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments.
Under the LATCF program, eligible revenue sharing counties, eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments, and eligible Tribal governments may use funds provided under a payment made under this program for any governmental purpose other than a lobbying activity. No new awards are being made but existing projects are still active.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
- Local
- Territorial
LATCF funding is available for eligible Tribal governments, eligible revenue sharing counties (defined to include, in addition to certain counties, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands), and eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments.
Beneficiaries
- Local
- Territorial
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
Local, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Not Applicable. No new awards will be made in FY 2026.
Award Procedure
Not Applicable. No New Awards will be made in FY 2026.
Program details & compliance
Description
Section 605 of the Social Security Act established the LATCF and provides $2 billion in total funding for payment by Treasury to eligible revenue sharing counties and eligible Tribal governments. Section 103 of Division LL of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, amended section 605 of the Social Security Act and made additional funding available across fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for payments to eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments. Under the LATCF program, eligible recipients may use funds provided under a payment made under this program for any governmental purpose other than a lobbying activity. No new awards are being made but existing projects are still active.
Mission Categories
Primary: Economic Injury and Natural Disaster
Other categories:
Small BusinessDisaster ReliefEmergency HealthHealth Education
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
For all recipients, funds may be used for any governmental purpose other than a lobbying activity.
Restrictions
Recipients may not use federal funds to directly or indirectly pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, a jurisdiction, or an official of any government, to favor, adopt, or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation, law, ratification, policy, or appropriation, whether before or after the introduction of any bill, measure, or resolution proposing such legislation, law, ratification, policy, or appropriation. Amounts that are used in violation of the lobbying restriction set forth in this guidance may be subject to recoupment.
Required Documentation
Not Applicable. No new awards in FY 2026.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements