25 U.S.C. § 5322: Grants to tribal organizations or tribes

the strengthening or improvement of tribal government (including, but not limited to, the development, improvement, and administration of planning, financial management, or merit personnel systems; the improvement of tribally funded programs or activities; or the development, construction, improvement, maintenance, preservation, or operation of tribal facilities or resources); the planning, training, evaluation of other activities designed to improve the capacity of a tribal organization to enter into a contract or contracts pursuant to section 5321 of this title and the additional costs associated with the initial years of operation under such a contract or contracts; or the acquisition of land in connection with items (1) and (2) above: Provided , That in the case of land within Indian country (as defined in chapter 53 of title 18) or which adjoins on at least two sides lands held in trust by the United States for the tribe or for individual Indians, the Secretary of 1 Interior may (upon request of the tribe) acquire such land in trust for the tribe. 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by “the”. the development, construction, operation, provision, or maintenance of adequate health facilities or services including the training of personnel for such work, from funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service for Indian health services or Indian health facilities; or planning, training, evaluation or other activities designed to improve the capacity of a tribal organization to enter into a contract or contracts pursuant to section 103 of this Act. 2 2 See References in Text note below. The provisions of any other Act notwithstanding, any funds made available to a tribal organization under grants pursuant to this section may be used as matching shares for any other Federal grant programs which contribute to the purposes for which grants under this section are made. to develop any new self-determination contract authorized pursuant to this chapter; to provide for the assumption by such tribal organization of any program, or portion thereof, provided for in section 5321(a)(1) of this title ; or to develop modifications to any proposal for a self-determination contract which the Secretary has declined to approve pursuant to section 5321 of this title . obtaining technical assistance from providers designated by the tribal organization, including tribal organizations that operate mature contracts, for the purposes of program planning and evaluation, including the development of any management systems necessary for contract management, and the development of cost allocation plans for indirect cost rates; and the planning, designing, monitoring, and evaluating of Federal programs serving the tribe, including Federal administrative functions.