Replacement and Repair of Indian Schools

 

Providing safe, functional, code-compliant, economical, and energy efficient education facilities for American Indian students attending Bureau of Indian Affairs owned or funded primary and secondary schools and/or residing in Bureau owned or funded dormitories. Additional objectives include having a demonstrated or potential ability to deliver programmatic results, optimizing economic activity and the number of jobs created or saved, achieving long-term public benefits from improved school infrastructure, fostering energy independence or improving educational quality.

Active 15.062 Bureau of Indian Education, Department of The Interior C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2016 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2017 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2018 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2020 The IA does not have any accomplishments to report for FY2020 because no dollars were obligated during this fiscal year.
Fiscal Year 2021 Indian Affairs issued 3 new awards and modifications to existing awards to 3 recipients.
Fiscal Year 2022 Award funds to one 1 to one entity to complete the goals and objectives of the program. Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq., as amended, Title IV; Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994, Public Law 103-413; Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, as amended, Public Law 100-297, 25 U.S. C. 2501 et seq TCSA; American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (ARRA). Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and Tribal Organizations, including School Boards, who have a prioritized Replacement School Construction or Facilities Improvement and Repair, for which funds have been specifically approved through the appropriation process. American Indian children attending Bureau owned or funded primary and secondary schools and/or American Indian children residing in Bureau owned or funded dormitories. When an eligible project has been identified, the Tribe or Tribal Organization is invited to submit an initial application accompanied by a copy of the authorizing resolution from the Federal Recognized Indian Tribal Government to be served. If a currently effective authorizing resolution covering the scope of a project has already been provided, a reference to that resolution is acceptable. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. Taking into account organizational risk ratings, the agency consults with the Tribe as to how it wishes the project to be managed. An informal conference with the Bureau agency representatives is strongly recommended to determine the application and award procedures to be followed. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. For a Self-Determination Contract (or Grant), applications are filed in accordance with 25 CFR Part 900 "Contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act;" for a Financial Assistance Award applications are filled pursuant to 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq., as applicable. Although eligible applicants do not compete for awards, an award to a particular entity is not mandatory because requirements related to the scope of the project work, project cost, and other compliance measurements must be agreed to before funding is provided to the recipient. Projects representing the greatest needs at schools and related facilities are prioritized as part of the process of obtaining Congressional appropriations of fund the projects. Funds must be appropriated before any project awards can be made, and a change in priorities may require Congressional consultation and, for some projects above a certain dollar amount, Congressional approval of the reprogramming of funding to a different project. The award of a self-determination contract is made in accordance with the procedures contained in 25 CFR Part 900 "Contracts under Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act," and the award of a financial assistance grant amendment to the existing education grant from the Bureau of Indian Education to the Tribe or Tribal Organization is made in accordance with the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. The requirements in 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards apply to financial assistance awards. Projects are prioritized before the funds are appropriated. Funds must be appropriated before the award can be made. The award is made in accordance with the procedures contained in 25 CFR Part 900 "Contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq., as applicable. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Applications will be processed within 90 days for Self-Determination Contracts/Grants as provided under applicable procedures for other financial assistance awards. An unsuccessful applicant may request an informal conference with the deciding official. Full appeal procedures are found in 25 CFR Part 900. Depending upon the size and complexity of the overall construction, improvement or repair project it may take several increments of funding assistance to complete the entire projects; often an initial award is issued as a new contract/grant amendment with second and subsequent funding increments issued as renewals to existing contracts/grants. Replacement School Construction: Funds are appropriated based on the "Education Facilities Replacement Construction Priority List" as published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2004. Criteria emphasize providing safe, functional, code-compliant, economical and energy-efficient facilities that meet applicable accreditation standards and space guidelines. Facilities Improvement and Repair: Criteria to evaluate projects emphasize eliminating critical health and safety-related deficiencies and reducing the substantial backlog of needed improvement and repairs. Projects are prioritized on a Bureau-wide basis using a computerized formula that evaluates the seriousness of the deficiencies and the relative risks of those deficiencies to facility users. To be considered it is essential that deficiencies and projects for a Bureau funded school or dormitory to be identified in the automated inventory of Bureau facilities. In addition, there are limited funds provided under this program to address safety and health deficiencies on an immediate or interim basis as well as funds for emergency repairs under certain conditions, and for other purposes. For more information on these other programs or on the priority ranking process for Replacement School Construction or Facilities Improvement and Repair projects, contact the Headquarters Office listed above. Replacement School Construction: Funds are provided for advance planning, design, and construction of major expansions or major replacements of Bureau of Indian Affairs owned or funded education facilities for the direct support of primary and secondary schools and/or dormitories. An education facility may include an entire school facility or building, or a component(s) of a school facility or building, such as, classrooms, multi-purpose rooms or gymnasiums, or cafeteria/kitchens; and may include other improvements to real property such as, water storage tanks, water and sewer distribution lines, parking lots, and other site improvements. School facilities are replaced only in those instances where rehabilitation and upgrading are not feasible because of eligible American Indian student capacity needs, functional changes or costs. Facilities Improvement and Repair: Funds are provided for advance planning, design, and construction for facilities improvement and repair of education facilities for the direct support of primary and secondary schools and/or dormitories and the Bureau's two post secondary schools. Funds are used to improve, repair and rehabilitate facilities and in some instances replace components of education facilities and may include other improvements to real property as noted under Replacement School Construction. Not applicable. Not applicable. For all projects financial records must be retained for 3 years from the date of submission of the Single Audit Report applicable to the project, 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 is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Funds remain available until expended in accordance with terms of the award. Information not available. Applications may be filed with the local Bureau of Indian Affairs agency or regional office as listed in Appendix IV. Juanita Mendoza
1849 C Street, N.W.
Bureau of Indian Education, MS 4657-MIB
Washington, DC 20240 US
juanita.mendoza@bie.edu
Phone: 2022083559 http://www.bia.gov 14-2301-0-1-452 (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 22$132,017.00; FY 23 est $5,226,635.00; FY 24 est $5,000,000.00; FY 21$15,056,012.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 19$150,620,372.00; FY 18$240,635.00; FY 16 FY 17 - School Construction and Facility Repair. Awards are made on as needed. Budget Fiscal Year 2024 estimate based on prior year appropriations and expenditures. The amount of financial assistance can range from approximately $6 million to $25 million depending on the size of the school, both grade level and student enrollment, the program requirements, and the location. For the higher amounts, funding may be incremental over 2, 3, or even 5 years. Because of the limited number of schools that have received funding in the last few years and the increasing costs for construction, there is no way to determine a true representative "average" of financial assistance. Facilities Improvement and Repair: The amount of financial assistance can range significantly from a few thousand dollars to approximately $7 million. There are several categories of projects that are included under Facilities Improvement and Repair, such as, Emergency, Roofing, Replacement/Repair, and Portable Classrooms. The average amount of financial assistance can vary depending on the category. An average amount is not calculable. 25 CFR Part 900 "Contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act," 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments," or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq., as applicable; OMB Circulars No. A-87, "Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments" relocated to 2 CFR Part 225, A-122, "Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations" relocated to 2 CFR Part 230, A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions" relocated to 2 CFR Part 220, as applicable; and Bureau of Indian Education Space Guidelines dated November 1, 2005, Bureau of Indian Affairs Design Handbook dated March 30, 2007, Bureau of Indian Affairs Design Guidelines dated May 22, 2009, Certificate of Occupancy requirements dated April 15, 2004, Bureau of Indian Affairs applicable codes, standards and policies (revision date September 11, 2009), and Federal Government and Departmental Environmental and Sustainable building requirements. Fiscal Year 2016 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2017 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2018 No Information Available.
Fiscal Year 2023 Funding provides Tribes with resources to achieve the objectives of this program.