fy 2011 i ndian a ffairs b udget mary jane miller (budget officer)
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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 PrioritiesEmpowering Native American CommunitiesCreating a New Energy FrontierTackling Climate Impacts & Water ConservationCreating a 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps
Promote Indian Country Priorities
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
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
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 proposalAt TARGET, +5%, and Over Target levels
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)
AT ALL LEVELS
$52.4M in 2011 Cost Savings$50M -- one-time TCU forward-funding$2.4M – completed Pueblo of Isleta Settlement
$27.9M in Fixed Costs (pay adjust; etc)
DOI Secretarial Priorities
Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs
Priorities Tribal Priorities
At Target Level
At +5% Level
At Over-Target Level
Cost ($) Cost ($) Cost ($)
P ro tecting Ind ian C ountry
P ro tecting Ind ian C ountry
Law E nforcem ent$2 M $26 M $71.8 M
Advancing Ind ian E ducation
Advancing Ind ian E ducation
E ducation$9.9 M $33.7 M $159.6 M
Advancing N ation -to -N ation
R elationsh ips
C ontract S upport / TP A
$19.2 M $29.6 M $121 M
Fu lfilling Ongo ing C om m itm ents $5.2 M $4 M $10.2 M
Trust Land Managem ent R eform
N atural R esources $3 M $3 M $197 M
Tackling C lim ate Im pacts
Trust Land Managem ent R eform
N atural R esources $10.6 M $17.6 M $185.8 M
W ater C onservation
W ater Managem ent in Ind ian C ountry
W ater R esources$3.8 M $6.2 M $118.9 M
C reating a 21st C entury Youth C onservation
C orps
C reating a 21st C entury Youth
C onservation C orps
E conom ic D evelopm ent
$1.5 M $3.5 M $16.7 M
C reating a N ew E nergy F ron tier
E conom ic D evelopm ent $2.5 M
$57 .7 M $123 .6 M $881 M
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G RAND T O T AL S
2011 Budget Aligned with Priorities
EMPOWERING NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
Protecting Indian CountryTarget: +$2.0M $1M – Contract Bed Space $1M – Correctional Officers
+5% Over-target
+$26M +$71.8MDetention/Corrections: +$10MLE Special Initiatives +$10M +$ 5.0MIndian Police Academy +$ 1MNative Falcon (IT) +$ 5.1MFacilities O&M (detention) +$ 5M +$ 7.0MFac Replace/New Construct +$54.7M
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 +$159.6M
Tribal Grant Spt Costs +$ 4.8MFacilities Operations +$ 4.0MHaskell & SIPI (Fwd Fund) +$13.0MHaskell & SIPI (new pgms) +$ 1.9M +$ 4.1MEducation IT (Bright Eagle) +$ 1.9MReplacement Schools +$10.0M +$ 24.4MReplacement Facilities +$ 62.9MFI&R +$ 66.3M
Education ConstructionReplacement Schools:
Circle of Life School, MNBlackfeet Dormitory, MTBeatrice 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.
ADVANCING INDIAN EDUCATION
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 +$ 30.0MTPA Current Services +$10.0M +$ 10.0MTPA Small & Needy +$ 4.0MFacilities Replacement/Qtrs +$ 46.0MVarious Admin Needs (ongoing) + $ .6M
EMPOWERING NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
Trust Land Management ReformTarget: +$3.0M$1.5M – ILCP acquisitions$1.5M – Education in estate planning
+5%Over-target
Indian Land Consolidation +$ 3.0M +$197.0M
TACKLING CLIMATE IMPACTS
Trust Land Management ReformTarget: +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 +$185.8M
Endangered Species +$ 4.0MGIS & ESRI Licenses +$ 2.8MRangeland Development +$ 3.1MNIIP On-Farm Lab +$ 4.0MInvasive Species/Nox Weed +$ 5.0M +$ 5.0MMinerals & Mining Projects +$ 0.5MForestry Programs & Projects +$125.5MLTRO +$ 5.0MLease Compliance +$ 5.0M +$ 1.0MCadastral Surveys +$ 5.0MNavajo Indian Irrigation Project +$ 37.6M
EMPOWERING NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
Fulfilling Ongoing Commitments
Target: +$5.2MPublic Affairs/Data Management -- $700KAcquisition/Property Workforce -- $2.5MBuilding Trades training -- $1.5MNational Indian Program Training Center --
$500K
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
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 infrastructureAssist tribes in efficient utilization of their water
resourcesEstablishing and defending Indian water rights
through negotiations and/or litigationOperation & maintenance costs on NIIP and
other irrigation delivery systems
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
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.
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