Tribal Self-Governance Program, Planning Cooperative Agreement

Post Date

August 12th 2011

Application Due Date

September 3rd 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

HHS-2011-IHS-TSGP-0001

CFDA Number(s)

93.444

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

8

Eligibility Categories

Other

To be eligible for the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP) limited competition Planning Cooperative Agreement under this announcement, an applicant must: A. Be an Indian Tribe as defined in 25 U.S.C. ╔к_ 450b(e). However, Alaska Native Villages or Alaska Native Village Corporations are not eligible if they are located within the area served by an Alaska Native regional health entity already participating in the Alaska Tribal Health Compact in 1998. By Congressional statute, the Native Village of Eyak, Eastern Aleutian Tribes, and the Council for Athabascan Tribal Governments have also been deemed Alaska Native regional health entities. Those Alaska Tribes not represented by a Self-Governance Tribal consortium Funding Agreement (FA) within their area may still be considered eligible to participate in the TSGP. B. Submit a Tribal resolution from the appropriate governing body of each Indian Tribe to be served authorizing the submission of the Planning Cooperative Agreement application. Tribal consortia applying for a TSGP Planning Cooperative Agreement shall submit Tribal Council resolutions from each Tribe in the consortium. C. Demonstrate, for three fiscal years, financial stability and financial management capability, which is defined as no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the Indian Tribe╔к_s Title I ISDEAA Contracts and Annual Funding Agreements or Title V ISDEAA Compact and Funding Agreements.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $600000

• Award Range:

  $75000 - $75000

Grant Description

The purpose of the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP) Planning Cooperative Agreement is to provide resources to Tribes interested in participating in the TSGP, and to assist: (1) Tribes not participating in the TSGP to start planning to enter the TSGP. (2) Tribes that have previously received a Planning Cooperative Agreement to continue planning to enter the TSGP. (3) Tribes that have previously received a Planning Cooperative Agreement and entered the TSGP to assume new and expanded Programs, Services, Functions, and Activities (PSFAs).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Indian Health Service

• Agency Contact:

  Paul Gettys
  Grant Systems Coordinator
  Phone 301-443-2114
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Policy Office

• Agency Email Address:

  paul.gettys@ihs.gov

• More Information:

  Full Funding Opportunity Announcement