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.usa-card__footer, .node-type-organization .usa-card--flag .usa-card__header { margin-left: 15rem; } } </style> <div class="padding-y-2"> <h2 class="call-out">Our Mission</h2> <div class="organization-about font-body-lg text-light"><p>The mission of the Office of Trust Services is to protect, develop, manage, and enhance Indian trust resources for the benefit of American Indian and Alaska Native peoples and expand economic opportunities through effective trust management that recognizes and supports Tribes' self-governance and self-determination.</p></div> </div> <div class="usa-summary-box"> <p><strong>Publications</strong>  </p> <ul> <li><a href="/sites/default/files/media_document/final_ots_strategic_plan_august_2024_sect508.pdf">OTS Strategic Plan, August 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/default/files/media_document/fy2024_year_end_accomplishment_report_sect508_11.7.2024.pdf">Fiscal Year 2024 OTS Accomplishment Report - October 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/default/files/media_document/ots_a_salute_to_service_veterans_11.8.2024_sect508.pdf">A Salute to Service, Honoring our OTS Veterans, November 2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/bil_funding_fact_sheet_april_2023.pdf">BIL Funding Fact Sheet (April 2023)</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.bia.gov/service/ots-publications">View the Publication Archive</a></p> <p><strong>Newsletters</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="/sites/default/files/media_document/july-ots-qtly-newsletter-8.23.2024.pdf">July 2024 Trust Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/default/files/media_document/final_v2_april_2024_newsletter_sect508.pdf">April 2024 Trust Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/jan_2024_ots_qtly_newsletter_1.30.2024_sec508.pdf">January 2024 Trust Newsletter</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.bia.gov/service/trust-newsletter">View the Newsletter Archive</a></p> </div> <div class="padding-y-2"> <h2 class="call-out">Who We Serve</h2> <div class="organization-who-we-serve"><p>The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Trust Services (OTS) has offices nationwide, and assists Tribal governments and allottees in managing, protecting, and developing their trust lands and natural resources, which total 56 million surface acres and 60 million acres of subsurface mineral estates. OTS programs aid landowners in the stewardship of their cultural, spiritual, and traditional resources, and help Tribal governments create sustainable sources of revenue and jobs for their communities.</p></div> </div> <h2 class="call-out" >Services We Provide</h2> <h3>Top</h3> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-1"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-4 margin-y-1"> <a class="usa-button ia-button--card-style" href="/bia/ots/fee-to-trust">Fee to Trust Land Acquisitions</a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-4 margin-y-1"> <a class="usa-button ia-button--card-style" 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