DEVELOPING MATERIALS TO ENHANCE TRIBAL ACCESS TO INVESTMENT FINANCING RESOURCES

THIS PHASE I PROJECT WILL RESEARCH THE PROBLEMS THAT TRIBES ENCOUNTER IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SECURE FINANCING FROM INVESTMENT BANKS AND OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND CONSIDER MEASURES TRIBES MIGHT TAKE TO REMEDY THOSE PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, THIS PHASE I EFFORT WILL RESEARCH AND IDENTIFY PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES TRIBES MIGHT DRAW UPON FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, THE PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF THOSE RESOURCES TO DOING BUSINESS WITH TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEIR REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE MET FOR TRIBES TO ACCESS THOSE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. PHASE I EFFORTS WILL INVOLVE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS (PRINTED AND/OR ELECTRONIC) TO ASSIST TRIBES IN GAINING ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND WILL DEVELOP PLANS TO PRODUCE THOSE MATERIALS IN PHASE II AND BEYOND. THE PHASE I RESEARCH WILL ALSO IDENTIFY HIGH-POTENTIAL TRIBAL PROJECTS AS CANDIDATES FOR SELECTION IN PHASE II TO RECEIVE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE INSECURING PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCING.