The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation (CTUIR) is the sovereign legal entity that governs all activities within
the boundaries of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
The Tribe’s governmental structure consists of multiple
departments employing more than 1200 employees. The Tribe’s ability to manage governmental
affairs and their capacity to pursue and manage grant funds and fulfill grant requirements
in support of their hazard mitigation plan is extensive and exceeds many local governments
within the state of
Oregon
. The CTUIR maintains an excellent
rating for its fiscal management.
The Confederated Tribe of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation has been managing grants since the 1970’s and has utilized approximately
400 separate funding sources[1]. For at least five years, the CTUIR has maintained
the highest level[2]
of fiscal responsibility in its grant management program.[3]
Currently, the CTUIR is managing over $30 million in grant funds along with $9 million
of its own funds in support of a number of federal, state, local government, and
other initiatives. The varied nature of these programs can be seen from the following
list agencies that have partnered with the CTUIR in 2007:
1.
- Federal Grants and Programs
US Department
of Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs
US Fish and Wildlife
Service
National Park
Service
Bureau of Reclamation
US Department
of Energy
Bonneville Power
Administration
US Department
of Health and Human Services – Indian
Health Service
US Department
of Health and Human Services – Administration
for Children and Families
US Department
of Health and Human - Department
of Human Resources
US Department
of Commerce
US Department
of Agriculture – Natural Resource
Conservation Service
US Department
of Agriculture -
Forest
Service
US Department
of Labor
Equal Employment
Opportunity
Commission
Environmental
Protection Agency
US Department
of Justice
US Department
of Housing and Urban Development
US Department
of Defense – Department of the Army
US Department
of Defense – Army Corps of Engineers
US Department
of Education
US Department
of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency
Institute of Museum
and Library Services
2.
- State of
Oregon
Department of
Transportation
Department of
Human Services
Department of
Education
Economic and Community
Development Department
Oregon
Arts Commission
Parks and Recreation
Department
Watershed Enhancement
Board
Department of
Agriculture
Criminal Justice
Commission
3.
- State of
Washington
Office of Interagency
Committee
4. -
Other Governments, Foundations, Donors and Nonprofits
First Nations
Development Institute
Northwest Area Foundation
Umatilla County
Wal-Mart Foundation
Fluor
Hanford
Hammer
Walla
Walla County
City of
Irrigon
City of
Pasco
Archaeological Investigations Northwest
Geo Visions Celilo Village
City of
Umatilla
Washington State University
City of
Richland
Rocky Mountain
Elk Foundation
Oregon
Cultural Trust
Lewis & Clark
Bicentennial
Ford Family Foundation
Oregon
Community Foundation
National Council
of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
From this list
of agencies, foundations and local governments that have funded programs and coordinated
with the CTUIR, it is apparent that the CTUIR is an active participant in a wide
range of programs and has the administrative and fiscal capacity to successfully
manage grants and programs.
5.
- CTUIR Government
The following is a summary of the various
departments and current number of employees providing services to the reservation:
Department
Number of Employees
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
9
GENERAL COUNCIL
5
ADMINISTRATION
58
ENROLLMENT
FINANCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
OFFICE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PLANNING
PUBLIC and
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
12
PROSECUTOR’S
OFFICE
PUBLIC DEFENDER’S
OFFICE
LEGAL AID
PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT
OF SCIENCE
AND
ENGINEERING
15
DEPARTMENT
OF CHILDREN
AND
FAMILY SERVICES
13
DEPARTMENT
OF ECONOMIC
AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
24
FARM
ENTERPRISE
TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
RECOVERY FACILITY
Arrowhead Travel
Plaza
Mission
Market
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
64
CHILD
CARE
HEAD START
AFTERSCHOOL
EDUCATION PROGRAM
YOUTH SERVICES
RECREATION
LANGUAGE
NIXYÁAWII
COMMUNITY SCHOOL
GAMING COMMISSION
9
DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES
95
ADMINISTRATION
CULTURAL
RESOURCES PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING/ RIGHTS PROTECTION
FISHERIES
WATER RESOURCES
WILDLIFE
PUBLIC WORKS
26
WATER/SEWER
FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT
CUSTODIANS
UMATILLA RESERVATION
HOUSING AUTHORITY
16
UMATILLA TRIBAL
COURT
8
DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY
32
FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Law Enforcement
YELLOWHAWK
TRIBAL HEALTH CENTER
66
ADMINISTRATION
DOCTORS
NURSES
MENTAL HEALTH
DENTAL
COMMUNITY
HEATH REPRESENTATIVES
WOMAN, INFANT,
& CHILDREN
MEDICAL
RECORDS
BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH (A&D)
FINANCE
BUSINESS
OFFICE
CONTRACT
HEALTH
COMPUTER
ROOM
PHARMACY
LABORATORY
OFFICE
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH
MAINTENANCE
KCUW TRIBAL
RADIO
2
TAM’ASTLIKT
CULTURAL INSTITUTE
13
SENIOR CITIZENS
PROGRAM
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[1]
Interview with Richard Gay, CTUIR Grants Administrator,
June 19,
2008
[2]
From the CFA Reports from auditors that have awarded the CTUIR the “lowest risk
for reportable conditions for failure to properly manage grants and meet grant requirements”
for the last five years.
[3]
Interview with Richard Gay, CTUIR Grants Administrator,
June 19,
2008