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FY 2011 Indian Affairs Budget

FY 2011 Indian Affairs Budget. Mary Jane Miller (Budget Officer). FY 2011 IA Budget – GOAL. Improve Indian Country while supporting Secretarial Initiatives Focus on Secretarial Priorities Empowering Native American Communities Creating a New Energy Frontier

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FY 2011 Indian Affairs Budget

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  1. FY 2011 Indian Affairs Budget Mary Jane Miller (Budget Officer)

  2. FY 2011 IA Budget –GOAL Improve Indian Country while supporting Secretarial Initiatives • Focus on Secretarial Priorities • Empowering Native American Communities • Creating a New Energy Frontier • Tackling Climate Impacts & Water Conservation • Creating a 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps • Promote Indian Country Priorities

  3. FY 2011 IA Budget –Decision-Making Process • Approach • Input from Tribal Budget Advisory Committee (TBAC) & tribal budget subcommittee • Focused on Tribal & Indian Affairs’ Priorities • Priorities aligned with Secretarial Initiatives

  4. FY 2011 IA Budget –Decision-Making Process • National Budget Meeting – May 2009 • Top 5 Priorities from Tribal Presentations at TBAC: • Natural Resources (11) [Water (7)] • Public Safety (11) [Tribal Courts (7); LE (7)] • Education (10) [JOM (8) Scholarships (6)] • Economic Development (7) • Contract Support (4) • OVERALL TBAC Priority: Tribal Priority Allocations

  5. FY 2011 IA Budget –Decision-Making Process • Gathered regional & central requirements • Coordinated with Tribal priorities • Senior managers & regional directors (3) negotiations • Tribal subcommittee negotiations with ASIA • PPA sought out performance info from individual managers (needs to be better) • Final Tribal/Indian Affairs 2011 proposal • At TARGET, +5%, and Over Target levels

  6. FY 2011 IA Budget –Target Submission • Target: $2.57B • $33.1M increase over FY 2010 Pres Budget • Target +5%: $2.694B • Increase of $123.6M • Additional Over-target: +$881M • Made up primarily of: • ILCA ($197M) • Forestry ($125M) • Construction ($254M) • Irrigation & Dams ($89M)

  7. At all Levels • $52.4M in 2011 Cost Savings • $50M -- one-time TCU forward-funding • $2.4M – completed Pueblo of Isleta Settlement • $27.9M in Fixed Costs (pay adjust; etc)

  8. 2011 Budget Aligned with Priorities

  9. Empowering Native American Communities • Protecting Indian Country Target: +$2.0M • $1M – Contract Bed Space • $1M – Correctional Officers +5% Over-target +$26M +$71.8M Detention/Corrections: +$10M LE Special Initiatives +$10M +$ 5.0M Indian Police Academy +$ 1M Native Falcon (IT) +$ 5.1M Facilities O&M (detention) +$ 5M +$ 7.0M Fac Replace/New Construct +$54.7M

  10. Empowering Native American Communities • Advancing Indian Education Target: +$9.9M • $3.9M – ISEP Security Issues • $2.0M – EQ audits at schools • $4.0M – Tribal Grant Support costs +5% Over-target +$33.7M +$159.6M Tribal Grant Spt Costs +$ 4.8M Facilities Operations +$ 4.0M Haskell & SIPI (Fwd Fund) +$13.0M Haskell & SIPI (new pgms) +$ 1.9M +$ 4.1M Education IT (Bright Eagle) +$ 1.9M Replacement Schools +$10.0M +$ 24.4M Replacement Facilities +$ 62.9M FI&R +$ 66.3M

  11. Advancing Indian Education • Education Construction Replacement Schools: Circle of Life School, MN Blackfeet Dormitory, MT Beatrice Rafferty School, ME Replacement Facilities at 5 schools Major Facilities Improvement and Repair at 7 schools. Funding for advance planning & design, emergency repairs, & portable classroom buildings.

  12. Empowering Native American Communities • Advancing Nation to Nation Relationships: Target: +$19.2M • $10.0M – Contract Support • $2.0M – Indian Self Determination Fund • $1.0M – Awarding Officials (P.L. 638 contracts) • $1.0M – Rolls Research; Museum inventory compliance • $5.0M – TPA – Small & Needy; Current Services • $250K – Self-Governance Committee +5% Over-target +$29.6M +$121.0M Contract Support +$15.0M +$ 35.0M Social Services +$ 30.0M TPA Current Services +$10.0M +$ 10.0M TPA Small & Needy +$ 4.0M Facilities Replacement/Qtrs +$ 46.0M Various Admin Needs (ongoing) + $ .6M

  13. Empowering Native American Communities • Trust Land Management Reform Target:+$3.0M • $1.5M – ILCP acquisitions • $1.5M – Education in estate planning +5% Over-target Indian Land Consolidation +$ 3.0M +$197.0M

  14. Tackling Climate Impacts • Trust Land Management Reform Target: +10.6M • Former Bennett Freeze -- $1.2M • Rights Protection -- $5.0M • Rangeland Development -- $4.0M • Tar Creek Superfund Staffing -- $400K +5% Over-target + $17.6M +$185.8M Endangered Species +$ 4.0M GIS & ESRI Licenses +$ 2.8M Rangeland Development +$ 3.1M NIIP On-Farm Lab +$ 4.0M Invasive Species/Nox Weed +$ 5.0M +$ 5.0M Minerals & Mining Projects +$ 0.5M Forestry Programs & Projects +$125.5M LTRO +$ 5.0M Lease Compliance +$ 5.0M +$ 1.0M Cadastral Surveys +$ 5.0M Navajo Indian Irrigation Project +$ 37.6M

  15. Empowering Native American Communities • Fulfilling Ongoing Commitments Target: +$5.2M • Public Affairs/Data Management -- $700K • Acquisition/Property Workforce -- $2.5M • Building Trades training -- $1.5M • National Indian Program Training Center -- $500K

  16. Creating a New Energy Frontier Target: $2.5M • $1M – Fort Berthold Staff • Agency work on Indian Mineral Leasing & Development Activities • $500K – Fort Berthold “one-stop shop” • Oversee & expedite oil & gas development • Congressional initiative • $1M – Tribal Minerals & Mining Projects • Evaluate & develop energy & mineral resources on trust land for economic development

  17. Water Conservation Target: $3.8M +5%: $6.2M Over Target: $118.9M • Reduce overall risk of dams in BIA inventory to downstream communities • Repair & rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure • Assist tribes in efficient utilization of their water resources • Establishing and defending Indian water rights through negotiations and/or litigation • Operation & maintenance costs on NIIP and other irrigation delivery systems

  18. 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps Target: +$1.5M +5%: $3.5M Over target: +$16.7M • Fund training of unemployed and underemployed tribal members in a building trade. • Provide meaningful training opportunities in construction maintenance with OJT workforce training. • Provide career oriented youth work experience in natural resource conservation • Continues work begun with ARRA funding

  19. Information Technology +5%: $4.0M Over Target: +$10.2M • Provide increased bandwidth for data circuits that support Indian Affairs Internet connectivity • Consolidate, optimize, & virtualize data centers and implement portals to replace current Intranet. (Green IT) • Improve security of Indian Affairs and Indian Education IT information & provide content filtering. • Provide disaster recovery support for the Information Portal Intranet and Internet sites through establishment of a second site.

  20. Summary • Indian Affairs has historically been underfunded • Buying power has decreased over last 10 yrs • 2010 budget is the first increase in at least 5 years • Need to maintain the momentum • 2011 budget is focused on priorities • Advances Vision & Mission • Ensures Trust Responsibilities met • Supports Secretary’s Initiatives • Reflects needs & concerns of Tribal constituents • Preserves and enhances support functions which directly impact programs

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