Burial Services
Eligibility:
- Any enrolled Shawnee Tribal Citizen (Family members or a representative may apply on the deceased’s behalf. A representative of the deceased is defined as the individual(s) officially coordinating funerary services with the funeral home.)
- Applications and supporting documents must be received by the Social Services Department within one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days from the date of death.
Applicant income, location, or dual citizenship status will not be used to determine applicant eligibility. All program assistance will be awarded as funding is available.
Kimberly
Miller
Miller
Deputy Administrator
JAANNA
MEADOR
MEADOR
Enrollment Manager
Brittany
Turner
Turner
Social Services Manager
Program Overview:
- The Tribe will provide financial assistance up to $5,000 for the costs incurred in connection with the funeral and burial services of the named deceased, after all other financial and insurance funding is depleted.
- Adoptions or other singular traditional ceremonies from other tribes will not be eligible for payment.
- Citizens that have pre-paid funerals will not be eligible for payment on premiums already paid. They may apply to help cover any outstanding funeral balance, to which the same limits of the burial assistance program will apply.
- Tribal Citizens may only apply to use this program once. (I.e., if the total cost of funeral and burial services exceeds the awarded amount, the applicant may not reapply for additional funds in the following fiscal year.)
- Applications will be processed as they are received. Incomplete applications are not guaranteed consideration.