the ntc works with its membership through a programs/services funding formula where each nation receives some portion of their funding based on population and some portion of their funding based on program application. some programs (child welfare, fisheries, and training) are administered by ntc staff on behalf of the bands. as treaties are negotiated or as capacities build within individual nations, new funding agreements are being negotiated annually. this is shifting the emphasis away from centralized programs towards a greater degree of band-management.