FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LETTER:
What is the purpose of this FAL?
The purpose of this FAL/OTL is to provide guidance to GOs and AOs during the planning and issuance of Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) and the award of financial assistance and other transaction (OT) agreements to evaluate if projects may potentially impact Indian Tribes. Further, this FAL/OTL provides guidance on consultation and engagement with Indian Tribes if projects submitted to DOE are determined to potentially impact Indian Tribes. The requirements within this FAL/OTL also apply to applications submitted by Indian Tribes, both when an Indian Tribe’s application impacts itself or when an Indian Tribe potentially impacts another Indian Tribe. This FAL/OTL does not apply to situations where state recognized Tribes are potentially impacted or are applicants.