Multi-Agency Tribal Public Interest Waiver

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Key information

Agency Name: Department of the Interior
Waiver Type: Public Interest
Funding Type: Financial Assistance
OMB Determination: Approved
Waiver Review Date: 01/09/2030
Final Waiver URL: https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-01/doi-multi-agency-tribal-public-interest-waiver.pdf

Waiver Details

Waiver Type

Public Interest

Waiver Level

Agency

Waiver Start Date

01/10/2025

Waiver Review Date

01/09/2030

Waiver Summary

The Agencies are proposing a five (5) year general applicability, public interest waiver of the requirements of section 70914 of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58) (Buy America Preference) for Federal Financial Assistance agreements in accordance with 2 CFR.200 awarded to Indian Tribes, as defined in 25 U. S.C. § 5304(e), Tribes, including their governmental arms and instrumentalities, or Tribal organizations, tribal entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations as determined by each program’s regulatory and statutory authority, in the circumstances described below, having determined such waiver to be in the public interest. Participating Agencies include: the Department of the Interior; Department of Agriculture; Department of Education; Department of Energy; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Emergency Management Agency; and Department of Commerce.

Waiver History

Submitted

12/13/2024

Determination Date

01/16/2025