Comparison of Financial Resource Allocations and
Program Management Flexibility

Self-Determination

Self-Governance

Financial Resource Allocations:
  • Tribal staff prepare Self-Determination contract applications for Tribal Council.
  • Tribal Council submits Self-Determination contracts for BIA Agency/Area approval with required documentation of compliance.
  • BIA approves or negotiates contracts and funding provided for each contract.
  • Tribal Self-Determination contract expenditures limited to each separate contract.
  • Tribe submits quarterly reports on expenditures limited to each separate contract.
  • BIA Financial Requirements and OMB Circular A-128 audit requirements apply.
  • Tribal staff make program expenditures justifications to Tribal Council.
  • Tribal Council allocates financial resources according to Tribally determined priorities.
  • Tribal Council expenditures from aggregate funds provided in negotiated annual funding agreement.
  • Tribe must notify Office of Self-Governance if more than thirty percent of funds from trust-related program accounts transferred for other purposes.
  • Tribe submits quarterly reports on total expenditures.
  • OMB Circular A-128 audit requirements apply; some special exceptions approved by OMB.

Program Management Flexibility:
  • BIA rules and regulations apply to all contract activities.
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs manual applies to all contract activities.
  • Various BIA policy memoranda applies.
  • BIA rules and regulations apply to all expenditures; however, Tribe may replace guidelines with its own guidelines. Regulations may be waive by the Secretary.
  • BIA manual DOES NOT apply.
  • Various BIA policy memoranda DO NOT apply.

Reporting Requirements:
  • Tribal staff prepare quarterly narrative reports and submit 30 days after end of quarter on each contract.
  • Tribal staff prepare annual narrative reports and submit 90 days after end of year on each contract.
  • Semi-annual reports to meet baseline measure requirements prepared and submitted to Office of Self-Governance 90 days after end of half-year.
  • Annual Trust Evaluation prepared jointly by Tribe-BIA-Office of Self-Governance team at end of fiscal year activities.
  • Program outcome evaluations on both BIA and Tribal activities prepared separately by BIA and Tribal staff at end of fiscal year.

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