Western Region
TIBC
FY 2015 Budget Formulation
Priorities
March 20-22, 2013
DEMOGRAPHICS
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42 Tribes
13 Agencies
13 Million Acres
Population – 143,000
CONSULTATION PROCESS
• Dear Tribal Leader Letter
• Agency level consultation with Tribes
• TIBC Tribal Representative working with
Region staff
• Submission of FY 2015 Formulation Package
Methodology
• Each agency ranked their top five programs
across all areas (1-5, with 5 being the most
important.)
• The overarching priorities at the Sub-Activity
level for FY 2015 are Public Safety and Justice,
Human Services, Tribal Government, Indian
Education, Natural Resources.
TRUST - REAL ESTATE SERVICES
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENDANGERED SPECIES (UTB)
IRRIGATION, OPER & MAINT
JOB PLACEMENT & TRAINING (TPA)
Water Rights Request
JONSN O'MALLEY ASST GRNTS(TPA)
HOUSING IMPROV PROGRAM (TPA)
MINERAL/MINING PRGM(UTB)(TPA)
MINERALS/MINING PROJECTS (UTB)
FORESTRY PROGRAM (UTB) (TPA)
REAL ESTATE SVC PGM (TPA)
WATER RIGHTS NGTN/LITIGATION
WATER RES PROGRAM (UTB) (TPA)
WELFARE ASSISTANCE (TPA)
CONSOL TRBL GVRNMNT PRGRM(TPA)
INDIAN EDUCATION
AGRICULT PRGRM (UTB)(TPA)
NATURAL RESOURCES (UTB) (TPA)
ROAD MAINTENANCE (TPA)
DETENTION CENTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT (TPA)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
HUMAN SERVICES
TRIBAL COURTS
SCHOLARSHIPS & ADULT EDUCATION (TPA)
SOCIAL SERVICES (TPA)
CI/POLICE SERVICES
AID TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENT(TPA)
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20
40
60
80
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Top 5 Program Level Priorities
SCHOLARSHIPS & ADULT EDUCATION (TPA)
INDIAN EDUCATION
JONSN O'MALLEY ASST GRNTS(TPA)
TCU'S SUPPLEMENTS (TPA)
FACILITIES OPERATIONS
CI/POLICE SERVICES
TRIBAL COURTS
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
DETENTION CENTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
FIRE PROTECTION (TPA)
SOCIAL SERVICES (TPA)
HUMAN SERVICES
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT (TPA)
WELFARE ASSISTANCE (TPA)
HOUSING IMPROV PROGRAM (TPA)
Regional Oversight
Human Services Program Oversight
HOUSING IMPROV PROGRAM (TPA)
AID TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENT(TPA)
ROAD MAINTENANCE (TPA)
CONSOL TRBL GVRNMNT PRGRM(TPA)
Regional Oversight
Tribal Government Program Oversight
INDIAN SELF DETERMINATION FUND (TPA)
CONTRACT SUPPORT (TPA)
SELF GOVERNANCE COMPACTS (TPA)
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
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42
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
FIRE PROTECTION (TPA)
TRIBAL COURTS
DETENTION CENTER FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT
CI/POLICE SERVICES
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
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20
40
60
80
100
HUMAN SERVICES
Regional Oversight
Human Services Program Oversight
HOUSING IMPROV PROGRAM (TPA)
HOUSING IMPROV PROGRAM (TPA)
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT (TPA)
WELFARE ASSISTANCE (TPA)
SOCIAL SERVICES (TPA)
HUMAN SERVICES
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INDIAN EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIPS & ADULT EDUCATION
(TPA)
TCU'S SUPPLEMENTS (TPA)
JONSN O'MALLEY ASST GRNTS(TPA)
FACILITIES OPERATIONS
INDIAN EDUCATION
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TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
Regional Oversight
Tribal Government Program Oversight
ROAD MAINTENANCE (TPA)
INDIAN SELF DETERMINATION FUND…
CONTRACT SUPPORT (TPA)
SELF GOVERNANCE COMPACTS (TPA)
CONSOL TRBL GVRNMNT PRGRM(TPA)
AID TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENT(TPA)
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
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50
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS/POLICE
OFFICERS
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To enhance the working relationship between BIA OJS, Tribal and State law
enforcement programs to increase the ability to reduce crime through
proactive law enforcement techniques.
Law Enforcement: Aid + $4,400,000 (Law Enforcement Officers (53) $3,500,000; Criminal Investigation (2) - $233,700, Telecommunication
Operators (8) - $548,400, School Resource Officers 2 - $135,300)
Accomplishments consist of: 1) San Carlos Reservation was selected as an
HPPG Site, in the second year of the initiative there was a 5% reduction of
violent crimes. 2) Increase in Special Law Enforcement Commissions
(SLEC) issuances to allow Federal, tribal, and state authorities to make
arrests for each jurisdiction. In 2012 56 SLEC Cards were issued, in 2011
(50) New SLEC Cards were issued and in 2010 (132) new SLEC Cards
were issued. 3)Trident Operations to increase Border Security in
collaboration with Tohono O’odham Nation 4) Western Region has seen a
9% reduction of violent crimes from 2011-2012. 5) In FY 2012 the Law
Enforcement Program for the San Carlos Apache Tribe responded to 21,629
calls for service (450 calls/week). The San Carlos Tribal Law Enforcement
program was able to reduce violent crime by 9% and property crime by 25%
for FY 2012.
SOCIAL SERVICES
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13 BIA field agencies and 29 Tribal Social Services Programs deliver
multiple services to their clients. Annual program reviews are conducted for
IIM and the Tribal Social Services programs to ensure compliance and
adherence to federal regulations and standards.
The tribes have been requesting additional technical assistance for their
programs due to an increase of applicants for services. There are more
clients seeking assistance based on poor economic conditions and the
limited employment opportunities on the reservations. Consequently, tribes
must depend on federal funding to assist tribal members to achieve a
decent standard of living.
Program accomplishments include providing technical assistance/training
for 18 tribes. Additionally, 13 program reviews were conducted for IIM and
Social Services. In FY 2012 100% of active supervised IIM account cases
schedule for review were reviewed. In FY 2012 86% of recipients who
completed the goals identified in their individual self-sufficiency plans. This
exceeded the goal by 9%.
SCHOLARSHIPS/ADULT ED
• The goal is aimed at improving living conditions and creating
increased opportunities for employment. It is critical to
develop a labor force of educated and skilled tribal members
to meet job demands.
• An increase of funds is required to meet the rising costs of
college education and vocational technical programs. The
cost of a college degree per average student has increased
45% when adjusted for inflation (Wall Street Journal 12-122012). There has been a 35% increase in the number of tribal
members requesting financial assistance.
• The Scholarship component provides resources to facilitate
economic development by providing tribal members with
advanced educational opportunities to attain needed skills to
meet community objectives. The Adult Education component
enables adults to obtain a GED or the basic skills needed to
transition to a community college or job placement.
AID TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
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To enhance working relationships with Tribal Governments by providing
technical assistance and collaboration of Federal, State, local governments
that would promote Nation-to-Nation relationships
The Western Region Tribal Government Services provides services to 42
tribes within the States of Arizona, Nevada, Utah and parts of California
servicing approximately 125,000 tribal members. These funds will be used
to increase Tribal staff for Enrollment to support general government
operations, maintain up-to-date tribal enrollment, to conduct secretarial
elections, tribal elections and to develop appropriate tribal policies,
legislation and regulations. Additionally, these funds will be used for training
of Enrollment staff, Enrollment Board/Committee members in the Enrollment
policies and procedures
Five secretarial elections were conducted in FY 2012. This included
technical and legal reviews of proposed amendments and revisions by the
Solicitor’s Office, Regional and Agency offices. Twenty tribal ordinances
were reviewed and those that required Secretarial approval were reviewed
and approved by the Region. Two Tribal enrollment conferences were
conducted in FY 2012. The Region prepared and distributed Western
Shoshone Judgment funds to 5,600+ eligible descendants.
TRIBAL COURTS
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The Branch of Tribal Government and the Office of Justice Services
collaborate to enhance public safety and justice on Indian reservations by
funding tribal courts and where necessary, establishing Courts of Indian
Offenses (CFR Courts) to ensure due process and equal protection by the
courts on Indian Reservations. The Tribes, through the Indian Self
Determination Act, contract to provide court services to their members.
The additional funds will support salaries and administrative costs for
personnel in the 40 Western Region tribal courts and the two CFR Courts.
There is a great need to update the Tribes’ codes to meet current issues
and to take full advantage of the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA). A
second plan is to seek tribal court training for all involved in the court
system to ensure due process and equal protection by courts.
One tribe has a Court of Indian Offenses and we are currently establishing
a second court for the Skull Valley Band of Goshutes in Utah. There are
forty (40) tribal courts operating. Since 2006, the Intertribal Council of
Nevada has successfully administered the Intertribal Court of Appeals that
hears numerous appeals.
HOT ISSUES
• Hopi Tribe – New Lands Fee to Trust
– The goals and objectives to carry out the mission of the
Hopi Tribe includes monitoring , maintenance and
construction, range improvements through cooperative
work relationships to enhance our rangelands, woodlands,
wildlife, riparian areas, and agriculture. In 1998 the tribe
purchased the Hart, Aja, Clear Creek, and 26 Bar ranches.
The area known as the Hopi Three Canyon Ranches
consisted of approximately 320,000 acres. In 2008
160,167 acres of this land base was put into trust status. It
is now the responsibility of the tribe to carry out its mission
on this land base. There have been no funds allocated for
the new trust lands. This request is for funding of
$635,850 and we anticipate additional lands put into trust.
SUCCESS STORIES
BIA HIP Awarded, Category B
Rotted and inoperable plumbing in kitchen, cabinets infested
w/roaches, wood stove dangerously set in middle of kitchen/dining
area, co2 leak and no damper on wood stove, no gfci outlets.
Like-new home, front and back. Replaced roofing, foundation,
roof vents, replaced windows, doors, sturdy/secure porch,
cleared debris from “before” photo.
All new cabinets, plumbing, appliances and
energy efficient cove heater, new flooring.
Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation
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Drug enforcements efforts have been ramped up this year. Although we saw
a 44% reduction is incidents involving Drugs/Drug Paraphernalia in 2012,
there were a number of other drug related incidences. Through our zero
tolerance policy, we seized a number of vehicles related to drug
transportation. There was an 30% increase in the numerous items
submitted for evidence and to the crime lab for drug analysis over the
previous year. Our two patrol/drug K9s units were deployed multiple times
this year as well.
Traffic and Safety Enforcement: In 2012, we significantly increased, by
150%, the number of community-wide traffic safety presentations. The
number of saturation patrols we staffed increased by 114.7%. As a result of
these efforts, speed citations rose by 41.1%, while overall all citations
issued increased by 24.8%. DUI citations jumped 29.8%. Speed related
crashes plummeted 60%, while the total number of also crashes dropped
22.2%.
The Nation was provided funds to implement the remaining required
monitoring infrastructure under the Nation’s Federal Water Settlement. A
unique water accounting and forecast model (WAFM) is being developed to
track current and forecasted uses of each legal entitlement with the help of
BIA funds. It has helped the Nation abide by the Settlement by accounting
for and saving over 1.13 billion gallons of water, tens of thousands of
dollars, and has provided the means to comply with the legal water
settlement requirements.
Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian
Community Police Department