Federal Funding Awards | Covid-19 | Jun 9, 2020
The Treasury Clarifies Tribal Population Determinations for the $8 Billion Coronavirus Relief Fund Allocation
The Treasury issued FAQs explaining the payment methodology it used to determine the $8 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund allocation for Tribal governments. In particular, the Treasury clarified that it used the Decennial Census total American Indian Alaskan Native data used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in its Indian Housing Block Grant Program after determining it is the most consistent and reliable metric on which to base the payments.