WHY IS THIS
COURSE IMPORTANT?
The American Recovery & Reinvestment
Act imposes deadlines
for use of special Economic Stimulus Funding and
requires that projects funded under ARRA must be
ready to start and be completed expeditiously.
In addition, the current Federal Highway
Authorization, Public Law 109-59 - Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Transportation Efficiency
Act - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) expires in
September 2009. It is important that Indian
tribes keep in mind the following critical
deadlines if they are to use their share of IRR
allocations:
- July 15, 2009 deadline to state tribal
"commitment" to use current and prior year
Highway Trust Funds (i.e. SAFETEA-LU funds). Current and prior year
Highway Trust Funds must be obligated into
contracts no later than September 30, 2009, or
they will be withdrawn and may be
permanently lost.
- August 15, 2009 deadline to state tribal
"commitment" to use special ARRA/IRR funds.
Funds must be obligated no later than February
17, 2010. A tribe's allocation of these funds
not obligated by September 30, 2010 will be
withdrawn and may be permanently lost.
- All remaining ARRA/IRR funds not obligated
into contracts by September 30, 2011 will be
withdrawn and may be permanently lost.
- All ARRA/IRR funds under a contract must be
fully expended no later than September 30, 2012
or the funds may be withdrawn and may be
permanently lost.
Tribes must act
quickly! To be eligible for funding, projects
must be "Shovel Ready". This means the proposed
project has met all the requirements for award
of a contract, including:
- Road and Bridge projects are prioritized and
are in the approved Tribal Transportation
Improvement Program (TTIP).
- Roads and Bridges are included in the
approved Indian Reservation Roads Transportation
Improvement Program (IRRTIP).
- Surveys and materials investigations are
completed.
- National Enviromental Policy Acy (NEPA)
clearances and permits are obtained.
- Project Specifications and Estimates
(PS&E's) are completed and certified by a
Professional Engineer.
BY ATTENDING, YOU WILL
RECEIVE VALUABLE RESOURCE AND REFERENCE MATERIAL
COMPILED BY OUR KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF AT NO
ADDITIONAL COST: a Special
"Indian Country Economic Stimulus Reference
Guide", a reference CD of applicable laws and
statutes and other important supplements.
KIVA Institute
can help you get your projects "Shovel
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To take full
advantage of ARRA funding for roads and
transportation projects, Santa Clara Pueblo is
working with KIVA Institute to get their
projects "shovel ready". Call us for more
information on how we can help
you.
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WHO SHOULD
ATTEND? This class is recommended for
tribal construction project managers & program
directors & federal managers responsible for
construction programs.
What's the
sign of a good decision? Attending a KIVA
Institute training
session!
KIVA Institute is
committed to helping Itribes , tribal
organizations and the agencies that serve them
build upon centuries of rich cultural history and
tradition in reaching their goals of
creating sustainable legacies for future
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To
Register
- Print registration form by
clicking here. Fill out and fax to
480.284.6244, OR
- Call us at 866.202.KIVA (5482)
ext. 2, OR
- E-mail your
registration information or interest to
register@kivainstitute.com
Training
Site
Desert Rose
Resort
5051 Duke
Ellington Way
Las Vegas, NV 89119
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Free Reservations : (888) 732-8099
Phone:
(702) 739-7000
CONTACT US:
Email:
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Mesa, AZ 85275
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