25 CFR 1000.610: What must be included in a funding agreement?

(a) Each funding agreement must:

(1) Specify the PSFAs that the Tribe/Consortium is authorized to plan, conduct, consolidate, and administer and the responsibilities of the Secretary as outlined in § 1000.650;

(2) Provide for the Secretary to monitor the performance of trust functions administered by the Tribe/Consortium through the annual trust evaluation as specified in subpart O of this part;

(3) Provide for annual or semi-annual installments of advance payment(s), at the option of the Tribe/Consortium;

(4) Provide for the incorporation of required provisions of title I of Public Law 93-638, as amended, pursuant to section 201(d) of the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act, and for the incorporation of other provisions of title I of Public Law 93-638, as amended, at the option of the Tribe/Consortium;

(5) Provide for a stable base budget as outlined in §§ 1000.745 through 1000.760, at the option of the Tribe/Consortium;

(6) Prohibit the Secretary from waiving, modifying, or diminishing the trust responsibility of the United States;

(7) Specify the funding agreement's effective date;

(8) Prohibit the Tribe/Consortium from contracting with the Secretary for duplicative funds and/or PSFAs under title I;

(9) Provide that the Tribe/Consortium shall be eligible for new programs and new funding on the same basis as other Indian Tribes; and shall be responsible for the administration of programs in accordance with the compact or funding agreement;

(10) Provide the funding amount(s); and

(11) Include as attachments and incorporate by reference additional documents agreed upon by the parties.

(b) Subject to 25 U.S.C. 5365, the following must be included in either a compact or funding agreement. The Tribe/Consortium may include the following in either a compact or funding agreement:

(1) Conflicts of Interest;

(2) Applicable Cost Principles and application of the Single Audit Act;

(3) Limitations on remedies relating to cost disallowances;

(4) For non-construction programs, authorization for the Tribe/Consortium to redesign or consolidate programs and to reallocate funds for such programs;

(5) Reassumption;

(6) Retrocession; and

(7) Recordkeeping.