Office of Self Governance Update - November 2022

November 2022 update from the Office of Self Governance includes personnel changes, budget requests, and program updates. Michelle Watchman becomes Acting BIA Alaska Regional Director, while Tyvin Whittaker replaces Emma Phillips as Administrative Specialist. The budget requests and financial management details for the program are also highlighted.

• Self Governance
• Personnel Changes
• Budget Request
• Program Update

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1. Office of Self Governance Update November 9-10, 2022 1

2. Personnel Changes Michelle Watchman Acting BIA Alaska Regional Director Emma Phillips Administrative Specialist for OSG will be departing as of November 18, 2022. OSG is proud to announce that Emma graduated from American University School of Business with a Masters Degree in Sustainability Management. She will be returning to her Tribe, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Tyvin Whittaker will be taking over as Administrative Specialist for OSG. 2

3. Personnel Changes Tyvin Whittaker Administrative Specialist for OSG Based in HQ, D.C. Member of the Karuk Tribe Recommended to OSG by Chairman Attebery. 3

4. Office of Self Governance Director Sharee Freeman Administrative Specialist Tyvin Whittaker Program Analyst/CN Vickie Hanvey Program Analyst CN 105(L) Hiring in progress Financial Manager Rufina Villicana NW Field Office Manager Matt Kallappa Financial Specialist Celeste Engles PROGRESS Act Assistant Hiring in progress Compact Negotiator Gordon Smith Financial Specialist Lance Fisher FinancialSpecialist Jacob Aguilar Compact Negotiator (Vacant) Financial Specialist Douglas Dan Financial Specialist Miles Reader Financial Specialist/Audits Cheryl Barnaby Financial Specialist Candidate hired

5. OSG Budget Request Positions requested: HQ Deputy Director - D.C. Compact Negotiator (Vice Ken) - D.C. Other Funding requested: SGCE $500,000 SGDB Maintenance - PROGRESS Act FY2024 $500,000 Implementation Grants $70,000 5

6. OSG Budget Request As indicated in Table 2, in the 2020 Self Governance Annual Report to Congress, the amount of funds obligated by OSG and transferred to Self Governance Tribes/Consortia for use in FY 2020 funding agreements was $854.7 million. These funds were transferred to and used for 285 Self-Governance Tribes (49.7 percent of all Federal Recognized Tribes) to provide PSFAs to Tribal citizens under 130 Self- Governance funding agreements. In 2020, the Tribal Self-Governance Program was administered by 12 OSG permanent staff with $1.9 million in office expenditures. Basic core functions performed by OSG staff included negotiation of Self-Governance funding agreements, financial management involving the transfer of $854.7 million to Self-Governance Tribes, and management of 88 single audits (including the resolution of findings for 11 audits). 6

7. OSG Budget Request Positions requested: HQ Deputy Director - D.C. Compact Negotiator (Vice Ken) - D.C. Other Funding requested: SGCE $500,000 SGDB Maintenance $15,000 PROGRESS Act FY2024 $500,000 Implementation Grants $70,000 7

8. Number of SG Tribes (288)* by Region FY 2023 Alaska 186 Tribes 35 Funding Agreements 11 Consortium Funding Agreements Northwest 27 Tribes Pacific 23 Tribes Rocky Mountain 1 Tribe Western 8 Tribes Eastern 2 Tribes Eastern Oklahoma 12 Tribes Great Plains 1 Tribe Midwest 13 Tribes Southern Plains 9 Tribes Southwest 6 Tribes *Possible AK divorce adjustments

9. Fiscal Year 2023 OSG has: 138 Funding Agreements 11 Consortia 162 Tribes in Consortia New Tribes for Fiscal Year 2023: Spirit Lake Tribe (Great Plains Region) 9

10. Office of Self Governance Finance (2021) To date, OSG has received and obligated approximately $1,392,845,364 in FY 2021 funding to Self Governance Tribes 10

11. Office of Self Governance Finance (2022) To date, OSG has received and obligated approximately $639,827,992 in FY 2022 funding to Self Governance Tribes 11

12. Office of Self Governance Finance (2023) To date, OSG has received approximately $53,721,878 in FY 2023 funding for Self Governance Tribes 12

13. Office of Self Governance Finance (2023) To date, OSG has obligated approximately $32,330,506 in FY 2023 funding to Fiscal Year Self Governance Tribes 13

14. Contract Support Cost (CSC) FY 2022 and 2023 Update FY 2022 CSC distributed by OSG to Date: $99,901,891. 48 Self Governance Tribes remain unresponsive to the FY2022 CSC Data Request OSG is awaiting FY 2023 CSC funds for distribution. 14

15. Contract Support Cost (CSC) FY 2019 2021 Update * CSC Data call date August 15, 2022. 15

16. Contract Support Email OSG-CSC@bia.gov Self Governance Tribes are requested to please email all correspondence and documentation regarding Self Governance Contract Support to this email address, including CSC Data. 16

17. New FASSR Group Email OSG-FASSR@bia.gov Self Governance Tribes are requested to please email all correspondence and documentation regarding Self Governance Financial Assistance & Social Services Report (FASSR) to this email address 17

18. PROGRESS Act Negotiated Rulemaking Update Per RACA, all DOI Advisory Committees will meet virtually in 2022. The next virtual Committee Meeting dates are: November 14, 2022 December 16, 2022 The meeting information can be found in the Federal Register Notice at this link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/10/28/2022 -23472/self-governance-progress-act-negotiated-rulemaking- committee-notice-of-meeting 18

19. ATO Information If a tribe is awaiting an ATO, please contact: Doug Dan by email Douglas.Dan@bia.gov or Lance Fisher by email at Lance.Fisher@bia.gov Once contacted, a FBMS print screen and a SGDB print screen with information on the pending payments in ASAP can be provided. If funding is in ASAP, it is available for tribal drawdown. 19

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