Tribes Dump Word Docs for Excel Budget Simplicity
Published Date: 4/28/2026
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The Office of Child Support Enforcement is updating the optional Tribal Budget and Narrative Justification Template used by tribes to request child support funding. They’re making small fixes to the Excel version and dropping the Word version since no one uses it. Tribes should note the comment deadline is May 28, 2026, and the current form expires May 31, 2026.
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