DINAP BULLETIN 97-11
National Indian and Native American Employment and Training Conference, May 11-14, 1998, Spokane, Washington
To provide grantees with information and instructions concerning the subject conference.
References. None. Background. a. Per the approval of the majority of Section 401 grantees, the Department of Labor reserved three tenths of one percent (.3 percent) of the PY 97 program funds to assist small grantees with travel and per diem costs to attend the National Indian and Native American Employment and Training Conference in Spokane, Washington. This bulletin provides the final list of grantees eligible for travel and per diem reimbursement for one staff person to attend the Spokane national TAT conference. b. Each grantee should make their airline and hotel arrangements through Ms. Charlene Keller with the California Indian Manpower Consortium (CIMC). To save money, all reservations will be handled through a single travel agent retained by CIMC. Tickets will be mailed to the grantee staff designated to attend. Any travel arrangements not authorized by DINAP and made through CIMC will not be reimbursed. This is necessary in order to keep expenses within the fixed amount of resources available to support small grantee travel. c. Reimbursement will cover local transportation expenses (POV mileage, parking, taxis, etc.), lodging expenses, meals, and incidental expenses. Airfare and conference registration fees will be paid for one staff person only per grantee on the attached list. Should a grantee named on the attached list send more than one person to the Spokane conference, the grantee will be responsible for all expenses except for those of the one person whose arrangements were made through CIMC. d. Local taxi fares, rental cars, long distance calls, room service, movie rentals, etc. WILL NOT be reimbursed. Federal travel rates in effect at the time of the conference will be applied to all reimbursement claims. e. CIMC will provide the appropriate travel reimbursement forms (travel voucher) at the conference. All travel vouchers must be submitted prior to August 28, 1998, to be eligible for reimbursement of allowable expenses. Action Required. Grantees listed on the attachment should contact CIMC immediately to make their airfare and hotel arrangements. Questions. Questions should be addressed directly to Ms. Charlene Keller with CIMC, Inc. at 916-920-0285.
All Indian and Native American Grantees
Thomas M. Dowd Chief Division of Indian and Native American Programs Anna W. Goddard Director Office of Special Targeted Programs