Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Field Operations

Objective

The objectives of these Office of the Special Trustee (OST) grants will be to support and initiate a wide range of projects that facilitate Trust Improvement and Reform, including but not limited to the areas of Probate/Estates, Individual and Tribal Financial Empowerment, Trust Asset Management, Investments, and Trust administration processes generally.

Who Can Apply

• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Other public institution/organization
• Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization
• Other private institutions/organizations
• Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)

Eligible applicants are: Indian tribes; Alaska Native Corporations; Indian or Alaska Native Foundations; Indian or Alaska Native non-profits; qualifying corporations; qualifying contractors; qualifying individual consultants, Law Schools accredited by a recognized body or bodies or state agency, Legal Aid organizations and ULCs. Schools must be located in the 50 states or the District of Columbia.

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Native American Organizations
• American Indian
• Local
• Public nonprofit institution/organization
• Other public institution/organization

Beneficiaries will include organizations that will provide direct and defined service to Tribal and Individual beneficiaries. Eligible beneficiaries are: Alaska Native Corporations; Indian or Alaska Native Foundations; Indian or Alaska Native non-profits; qualifying corporations; qualifying contractors; Law Schools accredited by a recognized body or bodies or state agency, Legal Aid organizations and ULCs. Schools must be located in the 50 states or the District of Columbia. Project participants must be in an accredited program, a citizen of the United States, a non-citizen national of the United States or a foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. Tribal Government Beneficiaries: Federally Recognized Tribal Governments’ Legal Aid and Assistance programs that are qualified to perform the work specified in the Grant Notice.

Assistance Types

• Salaries and Expenses

Program Contact

megan_olsen@ios.doi.gov
202-513-0692