Tribal Planning Considerations in Preparation for Self-Governance

Tribal Council Budget Procedures for the Allocation of Resources to Tribal Programs and Services

    • Administrative mechanisms to ensure responsiveness to Tribal community concerns and conditions.
    • Staff preparations for program budget justifications and financial management.
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Internal Program Monitoring Procedures
    • Documentation of Tribal organization restructuring, revised processes and procedures.
    • Preparation of financial expenditures documentation and program performance evaluation procedures.
    • Internal and external reporting systems

Research and Analyze Available BIA and IHS Budgets and Programs
    • Analyze BIA/IHS budget allocation criteria by program and likely amounts available by program for transfer to the Tribe from BIA Central/Area/ Agency budgets and IHS Headquarters/Area/Local Service Unit budgets without reducing services to other Tribes.
    • Determine BIA/IHS programs to be transferred to Tribal Control and those programs to be retained by the BIA/IHS.
    • Review and prepare for legislative and Compact compliance requirements.
    • Determine financial shortfalls resulting from BIA/IHS failure to provide services and/or diversion of funding due to bureaucratic indirect cost charges for administering the programs services and functions.

Education/Communication with Tribal Members and Neighboring Tribes
    • Educate Tribal members through community meetings, seminars and printed media about the purpose and scope of the Self-Governance initiative and its implications for the Tribe throughout the planning period.
    • Educate neighboring Tribes in the BIA Area/Agency and IHS Area/Local Service Unit as to Tribal intentions of participating in the Self-Governance initiative in order to reduce misinformation and false rumors.

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