institutionalized capacities for economic and social process must be fostered and nurtured for lasting benefit. In fiscal year 1979, the first year after publication of 25 CFR 54, 12 individual grantees receiving a total of $554,414 through direct grants from AÑA listed Federal acknowledgment as a primary objective. I am submitting with this testimony a list of grantees and their respective funding levels. ANA also has eight grantees which are consortia in structure serving multiple tribes or organizations. The consortia have, with ANA approval, used portions of their grants to assist their respective members in seeking Federal acknowledgment. Also submitted is a list of these grantees. ANA's appropriation in fiscal year 1979 was $33 million. In fiscal year 1980, ANA is currently providing $529,838 in financial grants to 12 grantees whose primary work program objective is seeking Federal acknowledgment. Also, ANA is providing direct grant financial assistance in the total amount of $1,919,493 to seven consortium-type grantees who will use portions of their individual funding amounts to assist respective members in their objective to gain Federal acknowledgment. Also submitted are these listings and their funding amounts. ANA's appropriation in fiscal year 1980 is $33.8 million. ANA further recognizes the acceptability of the program goal and objective of Federal recognition where it is deemed necessary by the respective grantees in fulfilling its technical assistance and training obligations to its service groups. Accordingly, the "achievement of Federal recognition where necessary" was listed as an acceptable activity to meet the program goal and objective of program announcement No. 13617-792 which we issued in June 1979. A copy of the announcement is submitted as part of this testimony. It provided for current grantees to compete for supplemental technical assistance and training funds. Activities for which these funds are being used include strengthening administrative capacity by establishing a tribal office, hiring and training staff, establishing administrative processes such as fiscal management, and initiating genealogical and anthropological research required to fulfill requirements for petitioning for recognition. ANA believes that there will be an increasing number of tribes which have and will develop renewed activities for Federal acknowledgment. ANA recognizes the need to develop a process which could assist potential tribes to readily assess their probabilities for attainment of Federal acknowledgment and provide for the timely dispositions of petitions for Federal acknowledgment. Such a process would serve all those involved by making more effective use of limited resources. Thank you for the opportunity to present this testimony. Senator MELCHER. Thank you, Mr. Lester. Without objection, the attachments to your testimony will be included in the hearing record at this point. [The attachments follow. Testimony resumes on p. 44.] TAB A.-Fiscal year 1979 grantees whose respective work programs contain a primary objective of seeking Federal acknowledgment Grantee name: 1. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Massachusetts_ 3. Abenaki Self-Help Association, Vermont.... 4. American Indians for Development, Connecticut----- 7. Coharie Intra-Tribal Council, North Carolina.. Funding level $40,000 40,000 40,000 42,000 44, 600 47, 657 42, 600 56, 000 47, 900 47, 738 63, 919 42,000. 6. Waccamaw Siouan Development Association, North Carolina. 8. Association of Aroostook Indians, Maine---- 9. Creek Nation East of the Mississippi, Alabama. 10. Alabama Creek, Alabama.... 11. Clifton Choctaw, Louisiana_ 12. Houma Tribe, Louisiana_-_-. Total 554, 414 TAB B.-Fiscal year 1979 consortium-type grantees who provide assistance to respective members in seeking Federal acknowledgment Grantee name: 1. Montana United Indian Association, Montana-. 2. Lumbee Regional Development Association, North Carolina__ 4. United Indians of Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania_ Total TAB C.-Fiscal year 1980 grantees whose respective work programs contain a primary objective of seeking Federal acknowledgment Grantee name: Funding level 1. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Massachusetts--- $40,000 2. Narragansett Tribe, Rhode Island__. 8. Association of Aroostook Indians, Maine--- 9. Creek Nation East of the Mississippi, Alabama. 11. Clifton Choctaw, Louisiana.... 12. Utah Paiutes, Utah---- Total 47, 738 52, 500 40,000 529, 838 TAB D.-Fiscal year 1980 consortium type grantees who provide assistance to respective members in seeking Federal acknowledgment Grantee name: 1. Montana United Indian Association, Montana.... 2. Lumbee Regional Development Association, North Carolina___ Total Funding level $200,000 270,000 610, 000 102, 493 52, 000 585,000 100,000 1, 919, 493 TAB E [From the Federal Register, vol. 44, No. 115, Wednesday, June 13, 1979] Office of Human Development Services [Program Announcement No. 136 12-792] ADMINISTRATION FOR NATIVE AMERICANS; TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Agency: Administration for Native Americans. Subject: Announcement of availability of grant funds for the Training and Technical Assistance Program. Summary: The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces that applications are being accepted for training and technical assistance (T & TA) program grants under section 804 of the Native Americans Program Act of 1974. Public Law 93-644 as amended by Public Law 95-568. Regulations covering this program are published in the Code of Federal Regulations in 45 CFR 1336. Dates: Closing dates for the receipt of applications are scheduled on a staggered basis, according to grantees' program year end (PYE). The purpose for multiple closing is to enable grantees with differing PYE's to compete for funds under this program announcement and to ensure grantees' adherence to the requirement that the proposed specialized Training and Technical Assistance projects will be integrated with the regular ANA grant applications. Closing dates follow: 1. November 15, 1979 for PYE 10/1-December 31, 1979. 2. February 15, 1980 for PYE 1/1-March 31, 1980. 3. May 15, 1980 for PYE 4/1-June 30, 1980. 4. August 15, 1980 for PYE 7/1-September 30, 1980. PROGRAM PURPOSE The purpose of the ANA supported technical assistance is to strengthen grantees' capabilities in the areas of planning, management, administration, and service delivery. The assistance also focuses on enabling grantees to identify barriers to community organization and to resource mobilization, and to subsequently develop strategies to overcome these barriers. ANA supported training assists grantees to develop or improve the leadership capabilities of their governing bodies and their community members. These leadership and management capabilities provide the organizational stability necessary for grantees to accomplish socio-economic growth. PROGRAM GOAL AND OBJECTIVES The goal of the program under this announcement is to provide grantees selected through a competitive process the opportunity to directly purchase specialized training and/or technical assistance which will result in the achievement of a quantifiable objective. The proposed project must be integrated with and complementary to the grantees' proposed regular ANA grant application and must support successful, measurable achievement of the goals and objec tives stated in the grant renewal proposals. Applicants should address needs which are not otherwise addressed through training and technical assistance provided under ANA contract. Proposed training and technical assistance projects must be clearly correlated with the grantees' organizational goals and objectives. Applicants must define, in quantifiable terms, the manner in which the proposed training and technical assistance will impact on achievement of their goals and objectives. Proposed projects may address one or more of the activities listed below or other activities within the scope of the applicants' renewal application under social and/or economic development. 1. To assist applicants to innuence Federal, State, and local decisionmaking processes which affect or have the potential to affect the Native American community. This activity would be designed to: (a) Achieve Federal recognition where necessary; (b) Identify individuals and agencies at Federal, State, and local levels which have primary control over allocation of services and resources; (c) Increase Native American participation on boards, commissions and/or committees involved in the planning process of civic, political, social and economic agencies or organizations. 2. To assist applicants to promote changes in the method of providing local service delivery to make it more responsive to the Native American population's needs and environment. This activity would be designed to: (a) Increase coordination of the various social and economic efforts of public and private agencies responsible for providing services to Native Americans. This may include initiating requests for joint funding, joint monitoring, etc. (b) Improve knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American cultural factors on the part of Federal, State and local officials and service providers. 3. To assist applicants to mobilize Native and non-Native American resources of volunteer time and monetary donations. This activity would be designed to: (a) Increase the amount of free assistance given directly to grantee clientele from community lawyers, doctors, dentists, etc.; (b) Increase the amount of free time contributed to grantee organizations from carpenters, painters, plumbers, van drivers, etc.; (c) Increase the commitment of free or reduced rate courses for Board, staff or clientele training given by a local educational institution; (d) Increase contributions to the unrestricted fund as well as contributions of food, clothing, items for basic house repairs, etc. Training and technical assistance may be directed to leadership development in decision-making skills, public administration, negotiation skills, fundraising techniques, public speaking and public relations, etc. NOTE. Applications for consultant services for proposal writing will not be considered for funding. In addition, costs will not be allowed for the hiring of staff, nor for any overhead or indirect costs. Applicants are required to include as part of the application, a one (1) page executive summary highlighting the problem areas to be addressed, proposed objectives, summary of proposed activities, anticipated accomplishments, and overall cost data. Applications must include a section on how the grantee intends to monitor and evaluate the implementation and progress of the proposed training and technical assistance project. Costs required for such monitoring should be specified as should the time periods during which monitoring will occur. Recipients of grants under the Program Announcement will be required to comply with DHEW financial reporting and program progress reporting regulations published in 45 CFR 74. The information contained in these quarterly reports should clearly identify cost and effectiveness of this project. The new project funds are intended to supplement and not replace other ANA training and technical assistance resources available to the grantees. Applicants are required to identify in the application all available training and technical assistance resources, including those from ANA and other federal, state, community and private sources. All applicants must include in their proposals, plans specifying the utilization and coordination of these resources and detailing ways in which the grantee organizations will insure training and technical assistance project linkages. In addition, assurance must be provided that the proposed project will not duplicate training and technical assistance services supported by another federal, state, or local agency. Applications shall include written statements that contracts awarded under grant will specifically state the terms and conditions, work to be performed, time frames for consultant contracts. BUDGET PERIOD These one-time grants will be for a period of twelve months and consistent with the grantees' regular ANA budget period. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS Only organizations which are current ANA grant recipients are eligible to apply for funding under this Program Announcement. ANA grantees funded for research projects are not eligible. AVAILABLE FUNDS The Administration for Native Americans expects to award approximately $145,000 in fiscal year 1980 for new projects under this training and technical assistance program. It is expected that between ten (10) and fifteen (15) grants will be awarded pursuant to this announcement. Up to four (4) grants are expected to be awarded during each quarter of the federal government fiscal year. GRANTEE SHARE OF PROJECT Grantees will provide 20% of the approved cost of the project. Grantees' contributions may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including, but not limited to, plant, equipment, and service. The contribution must be project related and must be allowable under the Department's applicable regulations in 45 CFR Part 74, Subparts Q and G. Under certain circumstances, some or all of the non-Federal share of the project may be waived by ANA. Further explanation is contained in section 1336.52 of ANA's Regulations which will be provided in the Application Kit. THE APPLICATION PROCESS Availability of application forms. In order to be considered for grants under the Training and Technical Assistance Program, an application must be submitted on the forms supplied in the manner prescribed by ANA. An application kit containing the necessary forms may be obtained from: Administration for Native Americans, Room 357-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., 200 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201. Attention: 13612–792 (202–425–3940). Attention: Ms. Janice Phalen. For clarification or further explanation of the program announcement, call Ms. Geraldine Farrell (202-426-4055). Application submission. One signed original and six copies of the grant application, including all attachments, must be submitted to the address specified in the application kit. The application shall be executed by an individual authorized to act for the applicant agency and to assume for the agency the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions of the grant award, including Native American Programs Rules and Regulations. A-95 notification process. In compliance with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare's implementation of the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-95 Revised (interim procedures at 42 FR 3160, July 29, 1975), applicants, with the exception of Federally recognized tribes, who request grant support must, prior to submission of an application, notify both the State and Areawide Clearinghouses of the intent to apply for Federal assistance. Some State and Areawide Clearinghouses provide their own forms for the notification of intent and others use the facesheet (Form 424) of the application form. Applicants should contact the appropriate Clearinghouses (listed at 42 FR 2210, January 10, 1977) for information on how they can meet the A-95 requirements. Prospective grantees should contact their local and state A-95 Clearinghouses immediately to initiate pre-notification procedures. So doing will greatly reduce the time required to comply with OMB circular A-95. Application consideration. The Commissioner for the Administration for Native Americans (in conjunction with the Regional Administrator for urban grantees) determines the final action to be taken with respect to each grant application for this program. Applications which do not conform to this announcement or are not complete will not be accepted for review and applicants will be notified in writing accordingly. Applications which are complete and conform to the requirements of this program announcement are subjected to a competitive review and evaluation by qualified persons independent of the Administration for Native Americans. The results of the review assist the Commissioner (and Regional Administrator where appropriate) in the consideration of competing applications. The Commissioner's consideration also takes into account the comments of the A-95 Clearinghouse, the ANA staff, and other interested parties. After the Commissioner (and Regional Administrator where appropriate) has reached a decision either to disapprove or to fund a competing grant application, unsuccessful applicants are notified of the decision in writing. Successful applicants are notified through the issuance of a Notice of Grant Awarded. The Commissioner (or Regional Administrator) makes grants awards consistent with the purpose of the Act, the regulations, and the program announcement |