Notice2023-12680
Forthcoming FY 2024 NATIVE Act Tribal Tourism Cooperative Agreement
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Published
June 14, 2023
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Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
The Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, through the Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED), will be soliciting proposals from Federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Native American Tribal Organizations, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Native Hawaiian Organizations.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38889-38890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12680]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Forthcoming FY 2024 NATIVE Act Tribal Tourism Cooperative
Agreement
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, through
the Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED), will be soliciting
proposals from Federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native
Corporations, Native American Tribal Organizations, Tribal Colleges and
Universities, and Native Hawaiian Organizations.
DATES: Proposals must be submitted to <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> no later than 5 p.m.
EST by the deadline indicated on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a>.
ADDRESSES: Proposals must be submitted to <a href="https://www.Grants.gov">https://www.Grants.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Denise Litz, Division Chief,
Division of Economic Development, Office of Indian Economic
Development, telephone: (303) 710-0661; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7aca6b3afa6b5aea9a2e9abaeb3bd87fba6e7afb5a2a1fa" http: bia.gov">bia.gov</a>">katharine.litz@<a href="http://bia.gov">bia.gov</a></a>.
If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact
Ms. Jo Ann Metcalfe, Grant Officer, telephone (401) 703-3390; email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3d9dc9dded6c7d0d2dfd5d6f38fd293dbc1d6d58e" http: bia.gov">bia.gov</a>">jo.metcalfe@<a href="http://bia.gov">bia.gov</a></a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Additional Program information can be found at: <a href="https://www.bia.gov/service/grants/ttgp">https://www.bia.gov/service/grants/ttgp</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This OIED announcement for the forthcoming
FY 2024 NATIVE Act Tribal Tourism Cooperative Agreement Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is intended to give interested applicants
time to prepare their applications prior to the opening of the
application period. The OIED expects the official NOFO solicitation to
run for approximately 90 days on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a>, from June 30, 2023,
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through September 29, 2023, to receive applications. Additional
information for the FY 2024 NATIVE Act Tribal Tourism Cooperative
Agreement NOFO, as well as a link to the final NOFO posting on
<a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a>, will be available on OIED's website: Division of Economic
Development [verbar] Indian Affairs (<a href="http://bia.gov">bia.gov</a>).
The OIED will award one Cooperative Agreement for $2,000,000.00 in
annual funding, for a five-year active period of performance. This
opportunity supports the implementation of Section 4(d) of the Native
American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (Pub. L. 114-221)
(NATIVE Act) in partnership with the Federal government. The Department
of the Interior, through Indian Affairs, has been engaged in
significant regionally focused Tribal tourism efforts since the
inception of the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires identification of
a means for delivering and coordinating Federal technical assistance
and resources in collaboration with Federal partners, including the
Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Commerce and other Federal
agencies and entities with tourism expertise.
In 2019, the Bureau awarded a multi-year cooperative agreement
which focused on strengthening collaboration and coordination of
Federal assets and resources to build and promote Tribal travel and
tourism capacity on Federal and Tribal lands. The awardee for this new
solicitation will build upon past efforts and serve as the facilitator
between the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Commerce, Federal
agencies, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian
organizations. The awardee, through a cooperative agreement, will
continue to build, enhance and expand Federal tribal tourism inclusive
of technical assistance, assets, and other potential resources needed
to empower tribes and organizations to participate fully in the tourism
industry. In addition, the recipient of this award will support the
Federal government-to-government relationships with Tribal governments.
The successful entity or organization will also support a five-zone
implementation in Alaska, Hawaii, Southwest, Northwest, and Eastern
zones. The five-zone approach may be implemented through sub-awards and
partnerships with subject matter experts or consultants that may
include, but are not limited to universities and colleges, private
consulting firms, and non-academic non-profit entities.
While OIED will not accept applications at this time, interested
applicants may submit questions to the program contacts. No project
shall be funded that has comparable activities previously carried out
under other Federal assistance programs. It is encouraged that
applicants conduct the required registration activities for the System
for Award Management (SAM), Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and the
Automated Standard Application for Payment (ASAP).
The required method of submitting proposals during the open
solicitation period is through <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a>. For information on how to
apply for grants in <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a>, see the instructions available at
<a href="https://www.grants.gov/help/html/help/Applicants/HowToApplyForGrants.htm">https://www.grants.gov/help/html/help/Applicants/HowToApplyForGrants.htm</a>. Proposals must be submitted to <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> no
later than 5 p.m. EST by the deadline indicated on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a>.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are Indian tribes and Tribal Organizations, as
defined in Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (ISDEAA) (25 U.S.C. 5304), including Tribal Consortia.
Tribal Colleges and Universities are those institutions cited in
section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994
(7 U.S.C. 301 note), any other institution that qualifies for funding
under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act
of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and Din[eacute] College, authorized
in the Navajo Community College Act, Public Law 95-471, title II (25
U.S.C. 640a note). Native Hawaiian organization means a nonprofit
organization: (A) that serves the interests of Native Hawaiians; (B) in
which Native Hawaiians serve in substantive and policymaking positions,
and; (C) that are recognized for having expertise in Native Hawaiian
culture and heritage, including tourism. The cooperative agreement
funding is to support the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor
Experience Act (Pub. L. 114-221) (NATIVE Act).
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-12680 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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