The Department of the Interior is offering grants through the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations to help consolidate fractional land interests across Indian country. Interested individual owners can sell their land for immediate transfer to the recognized tribe, strengthening tribal sovereignty. Partnering with eligible tribes, the program aims to utilize the tribes’ knowledge of their reservations to improve the effectiveness of land consolidation efforts. Cooperative agreements will be considered with eligible tribes, limiting funding for implementation costs. This is a 10-year program with cooperative agreements funding no longer than 1 year. Applications should align with the program’s guidelines and are encouraged to contact Program staff for assistance in the application process.
Opportunity ID: 289267
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | LBBP-2017-1 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2017 Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding was made available as a result of the Cobell Settlement Agreement. |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Funding is restricted to activities supporting the purchase of fractional interests in trust or restricted lands. Please see the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations website for additional information: http://www.doi.gov/buybackprogram. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.152 — Land Buy-Back For Tribal Nations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 30, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 30, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 30, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility is limited to tribes with jurisdiction over the approximately 150 locations with purchasable fractional land interests. Please see the website for additional information: http://www.doi.gov/buybackprogram |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of the Interior |
| Description: | The Secretary of the Interior established the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program, Program) to implement the land consolidation provisions of the Cobell Settlement Agreement, which provided $1.9 billion to consolidate fractional land interests across Indian country. The Buy-Back Program allows interested individual owners to sell their land for immediate transfer to the recognized tribe that exercises jurisdiction. This effort will strengthen tribal sovereignty and put decision-making in the hands of the tribal government, freeing up resources that have been locked-up as land interests that have fractionated over time. The Buy-Back Program has announced 105 locations where land consolidation activities such as planning, outreach, mapping, mineral evaluations, appraisals or acquisitions are scheduled to take place through the middle of 2021. The Buy-Back Program is interested in partnering with the eligible tribes that have jurisdiction over these 105 locations, as well as any locations that may be added to the implementation schedule, to gain their direct participation in land consolidation efforts given the tribes’ unique qualifications to perform land consolidation activities for their reservations. Consequently, the Program intends to, whenever feasible and practical, enter into single source cooperative agreements with these eligible tribes to not only capitalize on their unique knowledge of their reservations but also to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Program. Eligible tribes will be given the opportunity to apply for a cooperative agreement, whenever feasible and practical, prior to the implementation of the Buy-Back Program at the location under their jurisdiction. Tribes are encouraged to contact Program staff for more information on developing the cooperative agreement application prior to submission. Tribes are not required to enter into cooperative agreements to participate in the Program. In certain cases, it may be unnecessary and other vehicles, such as memorandums of agreements, may be used. The Settlement Agreement limits the amount of funding that may be used for implementation costs associated with the Program (e.g., outreach, land research, and appraisals). Thus, to help ensure that it stays within the established limit on implementation costs, the Program will fund indirect costs through cooperative agreements equal to no more than 15% of the modified total direct costs. PLEASE NOTE: This is a 10-year program. The expiration on this posting reflects this current opportunity, and new opportunities will be posted over the duration of the Program. In addition, given that the Cobell Settlement specifically limits overall implementation costs for the duration of the Program, cooperative agreement awards are not intended to fund or support long-term, multi-year programs at each location or reservation. Most awards will provide funding for no longer than 1 year, and tribes are encouraged to utilize the award amount to work with existing tribal land offices and programs. Tribes are also encouraged to first review information available from the Program and to work with Program staff in the development of the cooperative agreement application. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.doi.gov/buybackprogram/tribes/agreements |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Faride Kraft
Cooperative Agreement Specialist Phone 202-219-1335 Email:faride_kraft@ios.doi.gov |
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