Friday, February 12, 2010

Montana Tribe Could Lose Stimulus Funds Due to Accounting Practices

The Little Shell Tribe in Montana could lose about $400,000 in federal stimulus funds due to concerns the state’s Department of Commerce has over the tribe’s accounting practices, as reported by the Great Falls Tribune on Feb. 11.

The tribe was supposed to receive $617,000 in stimulus funds. The money it may not be getting was to be used to renovate the tribe's Great Falls offices and to build a new office in Havre.

The funds now may go into the state's general fund, which could use it, or it could be re-distributed among other tribes, the paper said.

The tribe is still is eligible for the remaining $200,000, but it must show improvements in its accounting procedures.

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