Indirect Cost Summit 2026

Take advantage of this amazing opportunity to help your tribe save money and increase funds! Get ready to learn the most effective and current IDC negotiation strategies from our talented faculty who collectively have negotiated and litigated millions of dollars in Contract Support Costs and Indirect Costs for tribes. We'll instruct you on time-tested techniques for managing over-recovery carryforwards, and current negotiation points with the Interior Business Center (IBC) for IDC agreements. We will discuss the recent Supreme Court decision confirming IHS must pay CSC to support a tribe's entire federal health care program, including programs and services funded by third-party revenues such as Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance, and how tribes can file claims to recover that CSC for past years and negotiate those CSC amounts for future years. We'll review the Cook Inlet decision and Fort Defiance cases, providing an update on the potential legislative fix for IHS's review of the duplication between CSC and the Secretarial amounts. Come ready to learn about other legal issues on the horizon regarding indirect costs and contract support and discover how to submit claims if the outcomes of these disputes prove successful for tribes. We'll take a look at BIA and IHS Contract Support policies and discuss important considerations for completing your Annual Contract Support Costs Calculations (ACC) form, and review implementation issues. We'll also provide you with different indirect cost scenarios and explore how the outcomes can vary depending on whether your main funding source is BIA or IHS and what your rate and exclusions are. Come ready to learn how to analyze different options and determine which one may be best for your tribe. As always, we'll review best practices to use throughout the year. Don't miss your chance to access the most recent up to date information and the opportunity to discuss your tribe's unique IDC and CSC challenges.