Tribal Government Checklist
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A Treasury checklist for Tribal governments receiving the initial Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds payment. It states that the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 appropriated $20 billion for Tribal governments, and that the allocation methodology Treasury published on May 10, 2021 distributes 65% of the $19 billion it directs Treasury to allocate, or $12.35 billion, based on pro rata, self-certified Tribal enrollment. It states that the remaining 35%, or $6.65 billion, will be distributed on a separate pro rata, self-certified basis, and lists the steps Tribal governments must take to receive payment.
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Tribal Government Checklist for Receiving Initial
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Payment
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”) established the Coronavirus State and Local
Fiscal Recovery Funds and appropriated $20 billion in funding for Tribal governments. On May
10, 2021, the Treasury published the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Tribal
Government Allocation Methodology.
Of the $19 billion that the Act directs Treasury to allocate, Treasury’s allocation methodology
provides that 65% of these funds, or $12.35 billion, will be distributed based on pro rata, self-
certified Tribal enrollment (“Enrollment Allocation”). Treasury will distribute the remaining 35%
of these funds, or $6.65 billion, based on pro rata, self-certified Tribal employment data
(“Employment Allocation”).
Treasury will make two payments to eligible Tribal governments. Each Tribal government’s first
payment will include (i) an amount in respect of the $1 billion allocation that the Act specifies is
to be divided equally among Tribes and (ii) each Tribal government’s pro rata share of the
Enrollment Allocation.
Treasury will make a second payment to Tribal governments in respect of the Employment
Allocation after Tribal governments confirm their 2019 employment data. In mid-May, Tribal
governments will receive a notification requesting that they log into Treasury’s Submission Portal
to confirm or amend their 2019 employment numbers previously submitted to Treasury in May
2020 in connection with the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund. If a Tribal government does not
confirm or amend employment numbers by the stated deadline, the Tribal government will not
be eligible to receive a share of the Employment Allocation. Please see additional guidance
below regarding Treasury’s second payment to Tribes.*
Please follow the steps below to request your Tribal government’s first Coronavirus State and
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds payment:
☐ Obtain or confirm that your Tribal government has a valid DUNS number
☐ Obtain or confirm that your Tribal government has an active SAM registration
SAM registration can take up to three weeks; delay in registering in SAM could impact timely payment of funds
☐ Gather your Tribal government’s payment information
☐ Entity’s Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN), name and contact information
☐ Name and title of an authorized representative of the Tribal government
☐ Financial institution information (e.g., routing and account number, financial
institution name and contact information)
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☐ Visit the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Treasury Submission Portal to
submit a request for payment, which can be found here
☐Complete all required actions in appropriate fields in the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds Treasury Submission Portal
☐ Tribal government name, Entity’s Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN), DUNS number
and address
☐ Authorized representative name, title and email
☐ Contact person name, title, phone and email
☐ Funds transfer information, including recipient’s financial institution, address, phone,
and routing number and account number
☐ Completed award terms documentation (to be signed by the authorized
representative)
The deadline for completing all required actions in the Treasury Submission Portal to
receive your first payment is June 21, 2021.1
☐ Receive further notification regarding the status of your submission via the Tribal
government’s designated contact‘s email address
Once the information and documentation you submitted is determined to be complete and
accurate, the designated contact will receive a notification detailing the Tribe’s allocation
amount and anticipated timing of the initial payment.
*Second Payment
In mid-May, the designated contact person will receive a notification to reenter the Coronavirus
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Treasury Submission Portal to confirm or amend Tribal
employment numbers previously submitted to Treasury with respect to the CARES Act
Coronavirus Relief Fund in May 2020. The Tribal government must confirm or amend the
employment numbers in the Treasury Submission Portal by July 9, 2021. If a Tribal government
does not confirm or amend employment numbers by the deadline, the Tribal government will not
be eligible to receive a share of the Employment Allocation.
For more information:
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This document was updated on May 24, 2021 to reflect the extension of the two portal submission deadlines.
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☐ Review the Interim Final Rule to learn more about the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds and eligible uses
☐ Review the Tribal Government Allocation Methodology
☐ Register for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds information session for
Tribal governments, which will be hosted on May 13, 2021 from 3:30pm – 5pm ET
The Treasury team is here to support you:
• Questions about the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Treasury
Submission Portal or for technical support: covidreliefitsupport@treasury.gov
• General questions about the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds:
SLFRP@treasury.gov
• Questions about Tribal Affairs at Treasury: Tribal.Consult@treasury.gov
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