Application Notes:

Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 20, 2024.

The due date for the application has been extended to 11:59 p.m. ET on May 22, 2024. Additional information is included in the NOFA file.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

Applications must include:

• Table of contents
• Project summary (1 page max)
• Project narrative
• Organizations capacity
• Line-item budget and budget narrative
• Attachments:
  • Indirect cost agreement (if applicable)
  • Proof of nonprofit status (if applicable)
  • Governing body documentation
  • Assurance of community representation on board of directors (if applicable)
  • Letters of support
  • Maintenance of effort certification
  • Other attachments, as listed on page 31 of the NOFA file (as applicable)
  • Cost-sharing waiver request (if applicable)
• Standard forms:
  • SF 424
  • SF 424A
  • SF LLL (if applicable)
  • Grants.gov lobbying form
  • SF 424B
  • Project/performance site location(s)
  • Objective work plan (OWP)

Applications are limited to 100 pages, not including the project summary, maintenance of effort certification, and standard forms. Applications must be formatted on standard-sized pages with one-inch margins on all sides using 12-point Times New Roman font; however, a 10-point font may be used for footnotes and text in tables and graphics. If possible, page numbers should be included. The table of contents and project summary must be single-spaced. The project narrative must be double-spaced. The line-item budget and budget narrative may be single-spaced, as may be tables and footnotes throughout the application. Attachments may use spacing as needed. The funding agency recommends that files be in .pdf format; however, the funding agency also supports the file formats listed on page 20 of the NOFA file.

The following are required in order to submit an application:

• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
• SAM (System for Award Management) registration

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.

Applicants may request training and technical assistance (TTA) from the funding agency's regional TTA centers, which can be found online at acf.hhs.gov.

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Project narrative (75 points)
• Organizational capacity (15 points)
• Line-item budget and budget narrative (10 points)

Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.

Match Notes:

In general, applicants must provide 20 percent of the total project cost via cash and/or in-kind contributions. Applicants may request a waiver of the matching requirement, and the funding agency may waive cost sharing up to $199,999 for awards to the governments of American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Funding Notes:

An estimated $13 million is available to support an expected 14 awards ranging from $100,000 to $300,000 per year through this program. Project and budget periods may be 12, 24, or 36 months, and the maximum award amount will vary according to the project and budget period as follows:

• Up to $300,000 for 12-month projects
• Up to $600,000 for 24-month projects
• Up to $900,000 for 36-months projects

No more than $300,000 may be spent each year; however, award recipients are not required to spend the same amount each year.

Funds will be distributed at the start of the award.

The expected award date and start date is September 30, 2024.

Applicants must budget for all expenses associated with required attendance at post-award meetings. The project director and a financial management staff person working on the project must attend post-award training during the first year of the award and attend an annual award recipient meeting during each year of the award.

Funds will not support:

• Construction
• The purchase of real property
• Major renovation
• Projects for which an award recipient will provide third-party training and technical assistance (TTA) to other tribes or Native American organizations or to non-members of the award recipient organization
• Projects that require funding for feasibility studies, business plans, marketing plans, or written materials such as manuals that are not an essential part of the applicant's long-range development plan
• Projects with core administration functions that essentially support only the applicant's ongoing administrative functions and are not related to the proposed project
• Projects that support ongoing social service delivery programs or the expansion, or continuation, of existing social service delivery programs
• Projects that do not further the three interrelated program goals of economic development, social development, and cultural preservation
• Projects from consortia of tribes that do not include documentation from each participating consortium member specifying their role and support
• Projects from consortia of tribes that duplicate activities for which participating members also receive funding from the funding agency

In October 2023, a total of $6,741,370 was distributed via 22 awards through this program. In October 2021, a total of $10,549,735 was distributed via 43 awards ranging from $99,844 to $400,000. Refer to the Award file for details.

May 2, 2024
A revised solicitation containing an updated due date for the application has been released and attached as the NOFA file. The Application section has been updated accordingly.