Tribal Nation Aid

Tribal Nation Aid provides $35 million each year to eligible Tribal nations. An eligible Tribal nation is any of the 11 federally recognized Tribes located in Minnesota that elects to participate and receive a distribution.

A Tribal nation that has not received a distribution in a prior year may elect to begin participation by making the election by January 15 of the first year it wants to receive a distribution. This election can be made by emailing PropTax.Admin@state.mn.us.

An eligible Tribal nation that has elected to participate must certify the most recent estimate of the total number of enrolled members of the eligible Tribal nation by March 1 each year. This certification can be made by emailing PropTax.Admin@state.mn.us.

The Department of Revenue will certify aid amounts by May 1 each year. The amounts will be paid by July 20 of the same year they were certified.

An eligible Tribal nation's annual aid amount will be determined according to the following formula.

((0.5 x $35 million)/number of eligible Tribal nations) + (distribution share x (0.5 x $35 million))

The distribution share is the number of enrolled members in an eligible Tribal nation divided by the total number of enrolled members for all eligible Tribal nations.

A detailed summary of how each year's aid was calculated will accompany aid amounts when they are certified.

2025 Tribal Nation Aid Certified Amounts

Certified 2025 Tribal Nation Aid Summary

2024 Tribal Nation Aid Certified Amounts

Certified 2024 Tribal Nation Aid Summary