Objectives

To select tribes to participate in tribal self-governance and award planning and negotiation grants within established time frames.
To complete annual funding agreement negotiations with fiscal year tribes by June 30 and calendar year tribes by August 31 of each year for the 60 existing Self-Governance agreements and an anticipated 10 new Self-Governance agreements.
To maintain the financial integrity and timely and accurate delivery and reporting of all funds negotiated in the Self-Governance annual funding agreements.
To facilitate negotiations for non-BIA programs, services, functions or activities that are otherwise available to be operated under self-governance agreements, or that have a special geographic, historical or cultural connection to a self-governance tribe.
To work with Tribes and the Inspector General to close all outstanding A-128 audits for Self-Governance tribes and to process requests for waiver of BIA regulations within 60 day time frame.
To work with Tribes to submit an annual report to Congress by January 1 of each year.
To provide information to Tribes, Tribal members, other Federal agencies and the public regarding Self-Governance and other Self-Determination issues.