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Tribal Government Checklist for Receiving Initial 

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Payment 

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”) established the Coronavirus State and Local 

Fiscal Recovery Funds and appropriated $20 billion in funding for Tribal governments. On May 

10, 2021, the Treasury published the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Tribal 

Government Allocation Methodology.

Of the $19 billion that the Act directs Treasury to allocate, Treasury’s allocation methodology 

provides that 65% of these funds, or $12.35 billion, will be distributed based on pro rata, selfcertified Tribal enrollment (“Enrollment Allocation”). Treasury will distribute the remaining 35% 

of these funds, or $6.65 billion, based on pro rata, self-certified Tribal employment data 

(“Employment Allocation”).

Treasury will make two payments to eligible Tribal governments. Each Tribal government’s first 

payment will include (i) an amount in respect of the $1 billion allocation that the Act specifies is 

to be divided equally among Tribes and (ii) each Tribal government’s pro rata share of the 

Enrollment Allocation. 

Treasury will make a second payment to Tribal governments in respect of the Employment 

Allocation after Tribal governments confirm their 2019 employment data. In mid-May, Tribal 

governments will receive a notification requesting that they log into Treasury’s Submission Portal 

to confirm or amend their 2019 employment numbers previously submitted to Treasury in May 

2020 in connection with the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund. If a Tribal government does not 

confirm or amend employment numbers by the stated deadline, the Tribal government will not 

be eligible to receive a share of the Employment Allocation. Please see additional guidance 

below regarding Treasury’s second payment to Tribes.*

Please follow the steps below to request your Tribal government’s first Coronavirus State and 

Local Fiscal Recovery Funds payment: 

☐ Obtain or confirm that your Tribal government has a valid DUNS number

☐ Obtain or confirm that your Tribal government has an active SAM registration

SAM registration can take up to three weeks; delay in registering in SAM could impact timely payment of funds

☐ Gather your Tribal government’s payment information

☐ Entity’s Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN), name and contact information

☐ Name and title of an authorized representative of the Tribal government

☐ Financial institution information (e.g., routing and account number, financial 

institution name and contact information)
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☐ Visit the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Treasury Submission Portal to 

submit a request for payment, which can be found here

☐Complete all required actions in appropriate fields in the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery Funds Treasury Submission Portal

☐ Tribal government name, Entity’s Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN), DUNS number 

and address

☐ Authorized representative name, title and email

☐ Contact person name, title, phone and email

☐ Funds transfer information, including recipient’s financial institution, address, phone, 

and routing number and account number

☐ Completed award terms documentation (to be signed by the authorized 

representative)

The deadline for completing all required actions in the Treasury Submission Portal to 

receive your first payment is June 21, 2021.1 

☐Receive further notification regarding the status of your submission via the Tribal 

government’s designated contact‘s email address

Once the information and documentation you submitted is determined to be complete and 

accurate, the designated contact will receive a notification detailing the Tribe’s allocation 

amount and anticipated timing of the initial payment.

*Second Payment

In mid-May, the designated contact person will receive a notification to reenter the Coronavirus 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Treasury Submission Portal to confirm or amend Tribal 

employment numbers previously submitted to Treasury with respect to the CARES Act 

Coronavirus Relief Fund in May 2020. The Tribal government must confirm or amend the 

employment numbers in the Treasury Submission Portal by July 9, 2021. If a Tribal government 

does not confirm or amend employment numbers by the deadline, the Tribal government will not 

be eligible to receive a share of the Employment Allocation. 

For more information: 

1 This document was updated on May 24, 2021 to reflect the extension of the two portal submission deadlines.
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☐Review the Interim Final Rule to learn more about the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery Funds and eligible uses

☐ Review the Tribal Government Allocation Methodology

☐ Register for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds information session for 

Tribal governments, which will be hosted on May 13, 2021 from 3:30pm – 5pm ET

 

The Treasury team is here to support you:

• Questions about the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Treasury 

Submission Portal or for technical support: covidreliefitsupport@treasury.gov

• General questions about the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: 

SLFRP@treasury.gov

• Questions about Tribal Affairs at Treasury: Tribal.Consult@treasury.gov