TRIBAL TANF - Washington State



TRIBAL TANF TRIBES

WASHINGTON STATE

As of September 2005

|TRIBE |DATES FOR CURRENT PLAN |SERVICE AREA |SERVICE POPULATION |

|Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |October 2001 – September |In Clallam County from the |All American Indians/ Alaska Natives who are |

| |2004 (renewed) |Hoko River on the west, |enrolled in a federally recognized Indian |

| | |to McDonald (AKA McDonnell) Creek on |tribe in the service area. |

| | |the east, and from the Strait of Juan| |

| |(First plan was from |de Fuca on the north, to the northern| |

| |October 1998 – September |boundary of the Olympic National Park| |

| |2001) |on the south. | |

|Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe |October 2001 – September |Kitsap County |On the Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation, all |

| |2004 (Renewed) | |American Indians/ Alaska Natives. |

| | | |In Kitsap County off reservation, all enrolled|

| |(First plan was from | |Port Gamble S’Klallam tribal members. |

| |October 1998 – September | | |

| |2001) | | |

|Quinault Indian Nation |April 2004 – |Grays Harbor County and the western |On the Quinault reservation, all members of an|

| |March 2007 |part of Jefferson County (the western|American Indian Tribe or Alaska Village |

| | |boundary of the Olympic National Park|Corporation. |

| | |to the Pacific Ocean) |Off the reservation, Quinault tribal members |

| |(First plan was April | |within the Grays Harbor and western Jefferson |

| |2001- | |County service area. |

| |March 2004) | | |

| | | | |

|Quileute Tribe |May 2004 – |Clallam County and in Jefferson |All American Indians/ Alaska Natives who are |

| |April 2007 |County within the area served by the |enrolled in federally recognized Indian tribes|

| | |Forks CSO except for the Quinault and|in the Forks CSO service area. |

| | |Makah reservations. |This includes all American Indian families |

|(The Quileute Tribe was |( First plan was May 2001 | |living on the Quileute reservation |

|serving the Hoh Tribe until |– | |Excludes: |

|May 1, 2004. Hoh members are|April 2004) | |The Makah reservation; |

|being served by the State | | |The Hoh reservation and members of the Hoh |

|until the Hoh Tribal TANF | | |Tribe in the Forks CSO; |

|program starts) | | |The portion of the Quinault reservation in |

| | | |Jefferson County; |

| | | |That portion of Clallam County being served by|

| | | |the Lower Elwha Klallam Program (east of the |

| | | |Hoko River). |

|Confederated Tribes of the |November 2001 – October |Okanogan, Ferry, Douglas, Chelan, |On the Colville reservation in Ferry County, |

|Colville Reservation |2004 |Lincoln, Grant, and Stevens County |all American Indians/ Alaska Natives who are |

| | | |enrolled in federally recognized Indian |

| | | |tribes. |

| | | |All American Indians/Alaska Natives who are |

| | | |members of federally recognized Indian tribes |

| | | |in Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, and Chelan |

| | | |Counties living off a reservation. |

| | | |Colville tribal members only in Grant, Lincoln|

| | | |and Stevens Counties living off a reservation.|

|Spokane Tribe of Indians |March 2003 – February 2006|Spokane reservation in Stevens County|On the Spokane reservation in Stevens County, |

| | |and Adams, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, |all American Indians and Alaska Natives |

| | |Spokane and Stevens County |All American Indians/ Alaska Natives enrolled |

| | | |in federally recognized Indian tribes in |

| | | |Adams, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane and |

| | | |Stevens County; |

| | | |Except for: |

| | | |Colville tribal members in Stevens County; |

| | | |Kalispel tribal members in Pend Oreille, |

| | | |Spokane and Stevens Counties; and |

| | | |On The Kalispel reservation in Pend Oreille |

| | | |County. |

|SPIPA (South Puget |September 2004 |Thurston, Mason, Kitsap and Pierce |On the Skokomish, Squaxin Island and Nisqually|

|Intertribal Planning Agency)| |Counties except for the Puyallup |reservations, all AI/AN |

|a consortium of the | |Reservation in Pierce County and the |Off the reservations all AI/AN with the |

|Skokomish, Squaxin Island | |Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation in |exclusions below: |

|and Nisqually Tribes. | |Kitsap County. |In Pierce County, excluding Puyallup, |

| | | |Muckleshoot and Suquamish tribal members. All|

| | | |families who reside on the Puyallup |

| | | |reservation |

| | | |In Kitsap County, excluding all Puyallup, |

| | | |Suquamish and Port Gamble S’Klallam tribal |

| | | |members. All families living on the Port |

| | | |Gamble S’Klallam reservation (the families |

| | | |eligible for the Port Gamble Tribal TANF |

| | | |Program |

| | | |In Mason County, excluding all Chehalis and |

| | | |Suquamish tribal members. |

| | | |In Thurston County, excluding Chehalis, |

| | | |Puyallup and Suquamish tribal members. |

|Tulalip Tribes |March 2005 |Northern Snohomish County in the |On the Tulalip reservation, all American |

| | |following zip codes: 98271, 98270, |Indians and Alaska Natives. |

| | |98259, 98206, 98287, 98201, 98292, |Off reservation, all Tulalip Tribal members in|

| | |98223, 98285, 98205, 98207, 98203, |the zip codes listed. |

| | |98291, 98204, 98208, 98290, 98296 and| |

| | |98272 | |

|Nooksack Tribe |May 2005 |Whatcom County and East of the |All Nooksack Families in Whatcom County, |

| | |dividing line: The Guide Meridian |except those living on the Lummi Reservation. |

| | |from the Canadian border to the City |All AI/AN living in Whatcom County who live |

| | |of Bellingham until it intersects |East of the dividing line, except for members |

| | |with I-5 and then along I-5 from |of the Lummi Nation. |

| | |Bellingham to the border with Skagit | |

| | |County. | |

NOTES:

1. A family is eligible if it contains at least one person – adult or child – who is enrolled in a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Village or Corporation. Each Tribal TANF program verifies enrollment status for eligibility for Tribal TANF. The State ACES codes for race and tribal affiliation are self-reported. State staff are not required to verify tribal enrollment.

2. The tribe may serve different populations in different counties depending on the other tribes in the area. In addition, the tribe may serve different populations on their reservation than off their reservation. They can’t serve Indians or their own tribal members who live on the reservation of another tribe, unless there is written agreement from the other tribe.

3. The details for services are in the tribe’s Tribal Family Assistance Program (TFAP) and the Operating Agreement. Communication through the regional or CSO contacts is the best way to clarify eligibility questions. Contact STRU or DEAP for issues which cannot be resolved at that level.

4. For Basic Food and Medical, the CSO still determines eligibility and issues benefits. At this point, federal law does not permit tribes to self-administer these programs. Tribal TANF income is not identified in the system; however, for Medical and Basic Food program eligibility purposes, the income is treated as state TANF benefits. In some minor cases the Tribal TANF eligibility is different than the State TANF eligibility.

5. For Child Support services on Tribal TANF cases, DCS has negotiated a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with both the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. An informal process exists with the Quinault Indian Nation allowing for the Nation to refer Tribal TANF cases to DCS for enforcement of child support. DCS does not yet have an agreement with the Quileute Tribe or the Spokane Tribe. The Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe has their own IV-D (Child Support) Program.

6. As new programs start, they will be added to the chart. The state is in various stages of negotiations with several tribes: Lummi Nation, Upper Skagit, Kalispel, Hoh, Muckleshoot and Shoalwater Bay Tribes.

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