SGAC urged OJS to advance a budget request to the Department of the Interior’s Office of Policy Management and Budget and the Office of Management and Budget that adequately captures the additional financial obligation that has arisen as a result of the Department’s unilateral decision to open seven Cold Case Offices, concurrent jurisdictional obligations in …
SGAC provided formal recommendations on key formulas and programs under Title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA). The recommendations were developed as a result of a long-term effort and significant work conducted under a Joint Tribal/Federal Workgroup, entitled “Program Formula Matrix Workgroup”.
SGAC summarized the issues discussed during the SGAC Quarterly Virtual Meeting held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
SGAC request that the Department of the Interior honors the statutory right of Tribal Nations who define their relationship with the Federal government through Self-Governance Compacts to reallocate funds that were appropriated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), P.L. No. 116-136.
