Indian Affairs, January 9, 2013
introducing
BUDGET
FORMULATION FY 2015
Tool-Kit
Guidelines
Detailed
Instructions
Budget
Narratives
Funding
Table
Funding
Table
Instructions
Comp Table
Descriptions
Survey
Needs-Based
Priorities
Indian Affairs deals with multiple fiscal-year budgets
Budget Formulation
Guidelines
Tool-Kit for the Budget Formulation Process
PRIOR Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Justifications
Regional Offices ensured priorities
and requirements were expressed
by Tribes in their region.
Budget Formulation Process
Indian Affairs will solicit active participation of Indian
Tribes and Indian Organizations
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Region Budget
Formulation Teams
Central Office Budget
Formulation Work Team
National Tribal Budget
Formulation Workgroup
Sessions
National Tribal Budget
Formulation Workgroup
Timeline
January – February: Tribal/Regions
budget development sessions
March 1, 2013: Regional Submissions
are due
March 4-8, 2013: One-on-one review
via WebEx (as needed)
 Regional Budget Worksheet
 Narratives
 Regional Representatives
established (Two points of
contact)
 Hot Issue
 Success Story
 Needs-Based Priorities (optional)
Regional Budget
Formulation Teams
Provide ongoing support to the budget
activities and budget priorities at the Regional
Level
• Tribal Officials
• Indian Affairs Staff
Budget Formulation Process: To provide
program priorities, policies, and budget
recommendations.
Tribal
Representatives
from each of the 12
Regions
Regional
Coordinators
designated by
the Regional
Director
National Tribal Budget
Formulation Workgroup
provides input and guidance to
Central Office throughout the
budget formulation cycle for
that fiscal year
Tribal Representatives
(Tribal Interior Budget Committee Member)
• Familiar with and have a working
knowledge of both the overall Federal
Budget and the Indian Affairs
budget/performance processes
• Attend and participate at the FY 2015
National Budget Work Session
• Present and discuss recommendations
• Authority to negotiate Regional Tribal
priorities
Regional Coordinators (Federal lead)
• Familiar and have a working
knowledge of both the overall Federal
Budget and the Indian Affairs
budget/performance processes
• Provides annual training on the Federal
Budget, Performance Measures,
Performance Assessments and Indian
Affairs budget work session
• Federal point of contact to attend and
participate at the FY 2015 National
Budget Work Session as technical
advisor
• Authority to negotiate Regional Tribal
priorities
• Understand and articulate Regional
priorities
Performance and Collaboration
Indian Affairs will report on an annual basis how the results
and outcomes of Tribal consultation performance fulfill the
Government-to-Government relationship to Indian Tribes.
* FY 2015 Budget Formulation Guidelines, Section 2
Meetings, Records, Evaluation
and Reporting
Indian Affairs is responsible for reporting on and evaluating
consultation activities and communicate these sessions and
outcomes to Department of the Interior (DOI), and Indian
Tribes.
Report to DOI
•Submitting an annual report on Tribal
consultation activity and outcomes
•Included in the “DOI Annual Tribal
Consultation Report”
Report to Indian Tribes
•Submitting an annual report on past
year’s activity
•Assessment of this enhancement and a
description of outcomes, follow-up action
items
Budget Formulation Report to DOI
•Submitting an annual report to DOI,
Indian Tribes describing the process used
and outcomes
Workgroups/Task Forces
•Preparing reports of meetings to Indian
Tribes and Indian Organizations
* FY 2015 Budget Formulation Guidelines, Section 3
Consultation with Other
Groups
Although the unique Federal relationship with Indian Tribes is based
in part on the fundamental concept of Government-to-Government
relations, other statutes and policies exist that allow for Federal
consultation with Indian organizations that, by the nature of their
business, serve Indian people and might be affected if excluded from
the consultation process. Even though such Indian organizations may
not represent Indian Tribes, the Indian Affairs is able to consult with
these Indian organizations individually or collectively.
TO DO
Regional Coordinators as
Please submit
soon as possible.
Thank you.