WASHINGTON — Financial help is on the way for tribal casinos and, by extension, tribal governments that rely on gaming to finance many essential services throughout Indian Country.

Senate passage of a historic $2 trillion economic rescue plan includes billions in funding that tribes and tribal casinos can access. But obtaining those funds is going to be “a scramble,” according to one expert, even as national Native American organizations work furiously to sort through details and help tribes navigate governmental regulations and processes.