§ 305 Application Submittal Process
A. Tribal Program Handbooks and Application forms shall be made available to any Applicant requesting it at the Tribal Administration Office and may be provided in electronic or paper copy form.
B. Applicants shall hand-deliver or mail Applications to the Tribal Administration Office. Applications shall not be submitted by email. The Tribe is not responsible for lost mail and Applicants are responsible for verifying that the Tribal Administration has received the Application and any other information or supporting documents that are requested.
C.T he Tribal Administration shall date stamp all Applications upon receipt with the date, time and name of the employee taking custody of the Application and supporting documents.
D. All Applicants must provide all necessary information and supporting documents as part of the Application for any Assistance Program. Applications that are missing required information or supporting documents will be deemed Administratively Incomplete by the Tribal Administration.
E. If the Application is determined to be Administratively Incomplete, the Tribal Administration shall send a written notification to the Applicant by mail or email with instructions to the Applicant stating how to cure any defect in the Application or supporting documents required to be submitted pursuant to the requirements of this Title or the Tribal Program Handbook(s) for the Applicant to have an Administratively Complete Application that is ready to be reviewed by the Tribal Council.
F. Except for Applications that are authorized for approval from the Tribal Administration pursuant to § 301 of this Chapter, once an Administratively Complete Application is received with all requested supplemental information or documents from an Applicant, the Tribal Administration shall provide the Administratively Complete Application to the Tribal Council at the next review meeting for Administratively Complete Applications pursuant to §306 of this Chapter.
G. Failure of an Applicant to provide all additional information or supporting documents requested by the Tribal Administration for a period of 30 days or more shall result in the automatic dismissal of the Application. Applications which are automatically dismissed must be resubmitted in order to begin the Application process again.
[Legislative History: Enacted by Resolution No. 2018-72, 10/5/2018; Amended by Resolution No. 2019-03, 1/18/2019; Amended by Resolution No. 2019-91, 7/5/2019]