Featured, OERM•1 min read EPA’s Office of Water has Launched a New Website! EPA’s Office of Water (OW) is excited to announce the launch of its new website, Clean and Safe Water in Indian Country. The website is intended to serve as a [...] Read More
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Scholarships – Apply by May 31 February 2, 2023 The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) helps students move forward in their educational journeys by providing a wide range of programs and scholarship opportunities. AISES scholarships help students…
USDA Climate Hub Survey – Your Feedback Wanted February 1, 2023 The USDA Climate Hubs wants your feedback as we review our website so that we can better deliver products to our broad and diverse range of website users. To help…
Webinar Recap: Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) Tribal Webinar February 1, 2023 On January 23, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) and the Office of National Tribal Liaison (ONTL) partnered to deliver a Webinar overviewing the…
The National Tribal Air Association Announces 2022 Status of Tribal Air Report February 1, 2023 The National Tribal Air Association’s Status of Tribal Air Report (STAR) is an annual publication intended to provide an understanding of the importance and impact of Tribal air programs. Nationally…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $100 Million in Environmental Justice Grants through IRA/EPA; Applications due April 10 February 1, 2023 The newly-announced funding will be distributed through the EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Program ($30 million) and the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program ($70 million). The EJCPS Program will…
Wabanaki Research Partnership Highlighted in Recent Forest Service Talk February 1, 2023 In this FS Talk, John Daigle, social scientist, and professor of Forest Recreation Management at the University of Maine, along with doctoral students Tyler Everett and Emily Francis, discussed the…
Native Americans into Medicine Summer Research Program – Apply by March 10 January 25, 2023 The Center for American Indian and Minority Health at the University of Minnesota is accepting applications for their Native Americans into Medicine (NAM) Summer Research Program. NAM is a seven-week summer enrichment…
CDC Launches Tribal Public Health Data Site January 13, 2023 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched an online Tribal Public Health Data site to assist Tribal partners and others with information and tools related to Tribal…
VA proposes rule that would waive copays for eligible Native American and Alaska Native Veterans January 12, 2023 Comments must be received on or before February 13. On Jan. 11, the Department of Veterans Affairs proposed a rule that would waive copayments incurred on or after Jan. 5, 2022, for eligible American…
Two USET Member Tribal Nations Among Tribal Priority Fish Passage Projects Recommended for Funding January 4, 2023 It was recently announced that NOAA is recommending more than $16 million in funding for 13 projects selected through the Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal funding opportunity.…
NE CASC and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah Participate in the American Fisheries Society Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program January 4, 2023 The Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program is a summer internship and mentoring program for high school students sponsored by the American Fisheries Society (AFS). This past summer, NE CASC and the Natural Resources Department at…
Native Farm Bill Luncheon December 15, 2022 The Farm Bill is the second largest piece of legislation passed by Congress. It impacts federal program funding and policy in conservation, agriculture, rural development, nutrition…