25 C.F.R. § 1000.15 How many additional Tribes/Consortia may participate in self-governance per year?
Title 25 - Indians
(a) Sections 402(b) and (c) of the Act authorize the Director to select up to 50 additional Indian Tribes per year from an “applicant pool”. A Consortium of Indian Tribes counts as one Tribe for purposes of calculating the 50 additional Tribes per year. (b) Any signatory Tribe that signed a compact and AFA under the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration project may negotiate its own compact and AFA in accordance with this subpart without being counted against the 50-Tribe limitation in any given year.
Title 25: Indians
PART 1000—ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS UNDER THE TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ACT
Subpart B—Selection of Additional Tribes for Participation in Tribal Self-Governance
Eligibility
§ 1000.15 How many additional Tribes/Consortia may participate in self-governance per year?

