Title VI - Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration, South Dakota

The Department of the Army, through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, transfers fee-title ownership of directed Corps lands in South Dakota to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks under CFDA 12.129, with funding appropriated from the Energy and Water Development Act when Congress directs.

This program is legislation-exclusive and narrowly scoped: it facilitates land conveyance rather than project grants or operational funding. The Corps transfers fee title to Corps-owned parcels at locations designated by statute to the three named recipients. Before transfer, the Secretary of the Army executes a Cooperative Agreement with the designated parties to establish terms aligned with legislative purpose. Recipients are obligated to provide the Corps with annual accounting of monies received, obligated, and expended under the authorized purposes, culminating in a final accounting compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Federal Cost Accounting Standards in 2010 when funds are capitalized from the enacted trust fund. Appropriated funds do not expire once obligated.

The program operates under a single assistance mechanism: Cooperative Agreement, reflecting the inter-governmental and trust-administration nature of the arrangement. Eligibility is statutorily fixed to the three named recipients; no open application process or competitive selection applies.

Funding depends on congressional appropriation through the Energy and Water Development Act; no standing annual appropriation or mandatory funding cycle is specified. The source provides no recent award history, portfolio volume, or current activity status. No open grant opportunities are listed. Audit-ready documentation is a compliance requirement throughout the award period.

This program is a specialized legislative vehicle for land tenure transfer rather than a recurring competitive funding line. Pursuit is relevant only for the three statutory recipients and only when Congress appropriates funds tied to specific land parcels designated in authorizing legislation.