The conversion from the 1990 to the 2000 Census data has caused drastic
funding cuts in some Indian and Native American Programs, while causing
significant increases in other programs. The Department of Labor (DOL)
recognizes that such drastic cuts occurring in one Program Year (PY)
would not allow enough time for Native American grantees to make the
necessary adjustments to their programs and may cause a hardship on
program participants as well as program staff. Therefore, the DOL
instituted a 5-year "hold harmless" methodology beginning in PY 2005.
The hold harmless mitigates the effects of the census conversion by
limiting the reduction in a grantee's funding to specific levels each
year for five years (2009). In order to limit grantee funding reductions,
funding increases also had to be limited.
The links below provide funding estimates through PY 2009 using the
"hold harmless" methodology. In PY 2010, all grantees will receive
funding levels that reflect their actual relative share based on the
2000 Census data for both programs. (Note: Some grantees may reach
their actual relative share prior to PY 2010.) The estimates are based
on PY 2005 grantee appropriation levels of $53,697,600 for the
Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) and $14,794,321 for the Supplemental
Youth Services Program (SYSP). Estimates may change depending on future
funding appropriations.
For more information on the 2000 Census data and the Hold Harmless
methodology, refer to TEGL 35-04.
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