C.F.R. » Title 25 » CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › PART 1000—ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS UNDER THE TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ACT › Subpart B—Selection of Additional Tribes for Participation in Tribal Self-Governance

25 C.F.R. § 1000.160

How is a Tribe/Consortium selected to participate in Self-Governance?

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(a) For a Tribe not presently participating in Self Governance to be selected, the Tribe/Consortium may submit a request to the Director at any time, but no later than 180 days before the proposed effective date of the funding agreement (e.g., October 1, January 1, or such other date as the parties agree). The request must contain the documentation required in § 1000.125.

(b) OSG shall select a Tribe/Consortium to participate in self-governance upon a determination that the Tribe/Consortium has provided the required documentation in § 1000.125, consistent with 25 U.S.C. 5362(b)(1)(A).

(c) OSG shall notify the Tribe/Consortium no later than 45-days after receipt of the Tribe's/Consortium's request that the Tribe/Consortium has been selected to participate in self-governance or does not have a complete request under § 1000.185.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Osage Nation v. United States Dep't of Interior (D.D.C. 2025).
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Osage Nation v. United States Dep't of Interior (D.D.C. 2025). “” 25 C.F.R. § 1000.160 . The negotiation process mandated by the 2000 regulations is rigorous—for example, during the “information phase,” a Tribe may submit a “letter of interest,” which is “the initial indication of interest submitted by the [Tribe] informing the bureau of the…”
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