Indian School Equalization

 

To provide funding for primary and secondary education.

Active 15.042 Bureau of Indian Education, Department of The Interior C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2016 No Current Data Available Fiscal. No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2017 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2018 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2020 Indian Affairs fulfilled its program objective by issuing approximately five (5) grants in FY 2020.
Fiscal Year 2021 Indian Affairs issued 11 new awards and modifications to existing awards to 10 recipients.
Fiscal Year 2022 Awards 21 grants to entities to complete the goals and objectives of the program. Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.; Indian Education Amendments of 1978, Public Law 95-561, 25 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.; Tribally Controlled Schools Act, 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. Federally Recognized Indian Tribes or tribal organizations currently served by a Bureau of Indian Education funded school. Children between the ages of 5 and 21 who are a member of or are at least a one-fourth degree Indian blood descendant of a member of an Indian tribe which is eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States through the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Indians because of their status as Indians. Written evidence of approval of the application by the tribal governing body of the students served by or to be served by the school. "Tribal governing body" means the tribal governing body or tribal governing bodies that represent at least 90 percent of the students served by such school. Preapplication coordination is required. An applicant should consult the BIE Education Line Officer who will provide technical assistance. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. To become a contract school, applications should be developed in accordance with 25 CFR Part 900. To become a grant school, applications should be developed in accordance with 25 USC 2501 et. seq. The BIE Education Line Officer will ensure the application is complete and forward the application to the Director, Bureau of Indian Education, with a recommendation for approval or disapproval. July 1, 2022 Schools must submit their applications and a copy of the tribe's approval of the application by March 1. Evidence that all administrative systems are in place such as accounting, personnel and property must be submitted by July 1. Applications for contract schools will be processed within 90 days; applications for grant schools will be processed within 180 days after the date the application is submitted to the Education line Officer. An unsuccessful applicant may request an informal conference with the deciding official, or may appeal the denial of the application to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals, or may bring suit in U.S. District Court. Full appeal procedures are found in 25 CFR, Part 900. Awards are made annually and are renewed automatically based on satisfactory performance by the grantee. Applicants meeting eligibility requirements are funded. Funds may be used for the education of Indian children in Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) funded schools. Funds may not be used for construction. Not applicable. Not applicable. Financial records must be retained for 3 years from the date of submission of the single audit report. Procurement records must be retained for 3 years from the date of final payment. Property records must be retained for 3 years from the date of disposition, replacement, or transfer. Records pertaining to any litigation, audit exceptions or claims must be retained until the dispute has been resolved. Statutory Formula: Title 25 Chapter 39 25

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Funds may be paid in advance, are awarded annually on an indefinite basis based on performance, and remain with the Self Determination contractor or grantee until spent. Funds are added to the recipient school's Public Law 100-297 Grant or Public Law 93-638 Contract on July 1 and December 1. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. See BIE Education Line Officers' addresses in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Joe Herrin
Headquarters Office: Office of Indian Education Programs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS-4657 MIB, 1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240 US
joe.herrin@bie.edu
Phone: (202) 208-7658 http://www.bie.edu 14-2100-0-1-501 (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 22$15,395,757.00; FY 23 est $40,133,510.00; FY 24 est $41,000,000.00; FY 21$62,080,214.00; FY 20$16,909,472.00; FY 19$317,371,433.00; FY 18$511,796,829.00; FY 17 FY 16 est $391,857,000.00; - Budget Fiscal Year 2024 estimate based on prior year appropriations and expenditures. The FY 2014 range was $161,000 to $8,930,300. The average was $2,007,600 per grant school. 25 CFR 39; 25 CFR 45; 25 CFR 900. Fiscal Year 2016 No Current Data Available Fiscal. No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2017 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2018 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2023 Projects funded provided tribes with resources to obtain the objectives of this program.