Practical, sourced resources for Tribal governments, Tribal enterprises, and the people who work with them
Funding, risk, and partnership tools that start with Tribal sovereignty. Each Nation decides for itself; we gather sourced starting points in one place.
Each Tribal Nation has its own government, laws, history, priorities, and way of making decisions. No general guide can replace learning those things from the Nation itself. This site gathers public information that may help: where funding comes from, how risk and insurance work in a sovereign setting, how to evaluate outside partners, and which organizations already serve Indian Country.
The site is curated, not authoritative, and it does not speak for any Tribe. Sources are linked so you can check them.
Start here
Five sections, each with linked sources and dates checked.
Funding & Grants
Funding types, a 39-program register with filters, a readiness checklist, and Section 105(l) leases.
Open →Insurance & Risk
Coverage lines, sovereign immunity, FTCA, workers' comp, and how to run a broker RFP.
Open →Working with Tribes
A six-gate due-diligence framework, a scorecard, and templates Nations can adapt.
Open →Leadership & Careers
Leadership pathways in the Tribal space, where roles are posted, and skill-building.
Open →Resources & Links
A directory by need: federal, intertribal, Washington State, data sovereignty, research.
Open →Our principles
How this site is curated.
Why this matters
The U.S. Government Accountability Office reported in December 2024 that Tribal applicants still face systemic barriers to federal assistance. GAO named limited staff capacity, cost-share requirements, reimbursement structures that require Tribes to front money, administrative burden, processing delays, and communication gaps (GAO-25-107674). The Tribes with the greatest need can end up with the least capacity to get the help meant for them. This site aims to lower that barrier a little by putting dependable starting points in one place.
“Systemic barriers” to federal assistance
Capacity limits, cost-share rules, up-front costs before reimbursement, and communication gaps, as documented by the U.S. Government Accountability Office in December 2024.