Indian Self-Determination Contract Support

To provide funds to Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and to tribal organizations to fund some or all of the indirect costs incurred in administering Federal programs for which direct appropriations are made to the Bureau of Indian Affai

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), Public Law 93-638, provides that a Tribe is entitled to receive contract support costs as provided by law pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Section 5325. This applies to Indian Affairs contracts and agreements under made under Title I and Title IV of the ISDEAA. All costs associated with a program, including CSC, must be reviewed for reasonableness, allowability, and allocability based on the terms of the agreement and applicable cost principals. Further, all costs associated with a program, including CSC must be reviewed for duplication of funding for cost among cost categories, the Section 106(a)(1) amount (Secretarial Amount), Direct CSC, Indirect CSC, Pre-award CSC, and Start-up CSC.

Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and tribal organizations authorized by Indian Tribal Governments.

Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments.

Funds may be used in accordance with indirect cost rate proposals which have been approved by the cognizant Federal agency or for lump sum administrative cost rates negotiated with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Awards are made on an annual basis and the funds remain available until expended by the contractor/grantee. Payments for renewals will generally be made in two increments: 70 percent soon after the start date of the award, and the balance during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.

All renewal awards will be funded; the amount of the awards is subject to the availability of appropriations; first-time awards will be funded in the order of receipt of the application up to an annual limit of $5,000,000.

Awards for new or expanded contracts will be awarded based upon the start date of the underlying program award, and the application date, on a first-come-first-served basis.

As the information is available, the tribe or tribal organization requests or provides the necessary information to the government for the calculation.

Applications will be processed within 90 days.

Awards may be renewed indefinitely upon satisfactory performance by the contractor/grantee. A notice of intent to renew should be submitted at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the current award. The amount of the award may be adjusted as a result of a changed indirect cost rate or as a result of pro-rata reductions due to insufficient appropriations to cover all eligible awards.

An unsuccessful applicant may request an informal conference with the deciding official, or may appeal the denial of the application to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals, or may bring suit in U.S. District Court. Full appeal procedures are found in 25 CFR Part 900.