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Nisqually Use Stimulus Funds to Clean Puget Sound
Here’s a story in the New York Times about the Nisqually Tribe’s $4.6 million stimulus-financed effort to clean up Puget Sound. The Tribe has formed a dive team that removes fishing nets that were lost or discarded decades ago but …
Indirect Cost Alert – ARRA Awards do Include Overhead Costs
There has been some confusion over the ability of tribes to collect indirect costs from funding received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Contrary to
Indirect Cost Rates and the Stimulus Funds
Increased funding from the Indian Health Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, together with the inflow of money from the stimulus package, could mean that for
Proposed IHS and BIA Budgets Include Contract Support Increases
The recently released proposed Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs budgets show increases for contract support. IHS will have a 13 percent increase. The
Recovery Act Funds Released for IHS Projects
On May 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced in a press release that the Indian Health Service will release $500 million allocated
Are auditors allowed to access medical records?
During a recent Falmouth class, someone raised a question about allowing auditors access to medical-related records when they
Are Changes Ahead for the Single Audit Process?
State, local and tribal governments have long been subject to the Single Audit Act, which requires that entities expending more than $500,000 in federal funds in a
IRS Offers Inisght on Essential Government Function
In a recently released private letter ruling, the IRS loosens the definition of “essential government functions” to allow tribes to be treated as states for the
