Subdivision 1. Primary support grants. (a) The amount available for grants established under section 260.785, subdivision 1, to tribes, Indian organizations, and tribal social services agency programs located off-reservation is four-fifths of the total annual appropriation for Indian child welfare grants.
(b) The commissioner shall award tribes at least 70 percent of the amount set in paragraph (a) for primary support grants. Each tribe shall be awarded a base amount of five percent of the total amount set in this paragraph. In addition, each tribe shall be allocated a proportion of the balance of the amount set in this paragraph, less the total base amounts for all reservations. This proportion must equal the ratio of the tribe's on-reservation population to the state's total on-reservation population. Population data must be based on the most recent federal census data according to the state demographer's office.
(c) The commissioner shall award Indian organizations and tribal social services agency programs located off-reservation that serve Indian children and families up to 30 percent of the amount set in paragraph (a) for primary support grants. A maximum of four multiservice Indian organizations and tribal social services agency programs located off-reservation may be awarded grants under this paragraph. "Multiservice Indian organizations" means Indian organizations recognized by the Indian community as providing a broad continuum of social, educational, or cultural services, including Indian child welfare services designed to meet the unique needs of the Indian communities in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth. Grants may be awarded to programs that submit acceptable proposals, comply with the goals and the application process of the program, and have budgets that reflect appropriate and efficient use of funds. To maintain continuity of service in Indian communities, primary support grants awarded under this paragraph which meet the grant criteria and have demonstrated satisfactory performance as established by the commissioner may be awarded on a noncompetitive basis. The commissioner may revoke or deny funding for Indian organizations or tribal social services agencies failing to meet the grant criteria established by the commissioner, and the commissioner may request new proposals from Indian organizations or tribal social services agencies to the extent that funding is available.
Subd. 2. Special focus grants. The amount available for grants established under section 260.785, subdivision 2, for local social services agencies, tribes, Indian organizations, and other social services organizations is one-fifth of the total annual appropriation for Indian child welfare grants. The maximum award under this subdivision is $100,000 a year for programs approved by the commissioner.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Chapter 260 — Juvenile Court; Child Placement; Compacts
Section 260.011 — Title, Intent, And Construction.
Section 260.012 — Duty To Ensure Placement Prevention And Family Reunification; Reasonable Efforts.
Section 260.019 — Juvenile Court; Hennepin And Ramsey Counties.
Section 260.021 — Juvenile Courts.
Section 260.041 — Court Administrator; Court Reporter.
Section 260.042 — Orientation And Educational Program.
Section 260.515 — Interstate Compact For Juveniles.
Section 260.55 — Expense Of Returning Juveniles To State, Payment.
Section 260.56 — Counsel Or Guardian Ad Litem For Juvenile, Fees.
Section 260.755 — Definitions.
Section 260.761 — Social Services Agency And Private Licensed Child-placing Agency Notice To Tribes.
Section 260.765 — Voluntary Foster Care Placement.
Section 260.771 — Child Placement Proceedings.
Section 260.775 — Placement Records.
Section 260.781 — Records; Information Availability.
Section 260.785 — Indian Child Welfare Grants.
Section 260.791 — Grant Applications.
Section 260.795 — Eligible Services.
Section 260.805 — Continued Legal Responsibility Of Local Social Services Agencies.
Section 260.810 — Payments; Required Reports.
Section 260.815 — Monitoring And Evaluation.
Section 260.821 — Grant Formula.
Section 260.831 — Undistributed Funds.
Section 260.835 — American Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council.
Section 260.851 — Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children.
Section 260.855 — Financial Responsibility.
Section 260.861 — Appropriate Public Authorities Defined.
Section 260.865 — Appropriate Authority In Receiving State Defined.
Section 260.875 — Requirements For Visitation; Supervision.
Section 260.881 — Certain Laws Not Applicable.
Section 260.885 — Court Jurisdiction Retained.
Section 260.91 — Executive Head Defined.
Section 260.92 — Placement Procedures.
Section 260.93 — Interstate Compact For The Placement Of Children.