The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to host a series of regional summits on the topic of environmental health in Indian Country. Each summit will feature Tribal leaders, environmental health practitioners, subject matter experts, and federal partners engaging on topics relevant to each region. […]
Dear Tribal Leader, Please find below the invitation, draft agenda, and proxy letter template for the upcoming Tribal Leader consultations on Equity and Barriers. USDA will report out on progress previously identified barriers as well as talk about ones not previously discussed. It will be divided into five different topics on different days, each day […]
Monday, May 1 at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pacific at the Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon in Conference Room 1A and 1B Monday, May 2 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern via Virtual. Register in advance for this meeting Thursday, May 4 at 1:00 pm - […]
May 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern Federal Register Register for Listening Session On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is hosting a virtual listening session for Tribal Nations on HUD's Proposed Rule to amend their existing floodplain regulations. The proposed rule would require a greater […]
Monday, May 1 at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pacific at the Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon in Conference Room 1A and 1B Monday, May 2 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern via Virtual. Register in advance for this meeting Thursday, May 4 at 1:00 pm - […]
Federal Register :: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Native American Employment and Training Council When: May 3 at 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Eastern - May 4 at 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern The period from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm on May 4 is reserved for participation and comment by members of the […]
Wednesday, May 3 at 12:00 pm Eastern Register The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHI TCU), along with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor, have been hosting a virtual four-part dialogue series that addresses multiple […]
You are invited to a White House Climate and Environmental Justice Briefing on Wednesday, May 3rd at 2:00 PM ET to hear from senior Biden-Harris Administration officials about recent announcements that will strengthen environmental justice, expand the clean energy economy, and foster conservation and forest resilience to climate change. Speakers include: Ali Zaidi, White House […]
May 4, 2023 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Dear Tribal Leader Letter Tribal Declarations Guidance Register FEMA will host a virtual tribal consultation with Tribal Nations to discuss the 2017 Tribal Declarations Guidance. The purpose of this consultation is to gather Tribal Nations' feedback on how to best improve the Presidential disaster declaration […]
Monday, May 1 at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pacific at the Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon in Conference Room 1A and 1B Monday, May 2 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern via Virtual. Register in advance for this meeting Thursday, May 4 at 1:00 pm - […]
On April 11th, 2023, APHIS announced making over $12 million available for Tribal Nations, Tribal organizations, state agencies, research institutes, and universities to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed and wild cervids (e.g., deer, elk). All opportunities are open to Federally Recognized Native American Tribal governments, including a separate $500,000 funding opportunity […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter As part of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Information Technology (IT) Modernization Program, you are invited to join a series of four Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer(TC/UC) sessions in calendar year 2023 on Health IT Modernization. These are important and timely meetings for IHS to ask questions and get your […]
Thursday, May 11 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern Join the virtual meeting If prompted, the meeting ID is 161 989 5760. There is no passcode for the meeting. Dear Tribal Leader Letter The U.S. Department of Transportation is preparing to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) regarding the Build America Bureau Rural […]
May 15, 2023 at 1:00 pm Eastern Register Web Join URL: https://coreshield.zoomgov.com/wc/join/1606171178?pwd=OWdLdm9XNXcwbFpBdVFTMzZ1emNpQT09 The Office of National Tribal Liaison (ONTL) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) greatly values its partnerships with Tribal Nations and communities. ONTL has been hosting many tribal webinars on APHIS programs to keep you abreast […]
Date: May 16 - 17, 2023 Location: Northern Quest Resort and Casino I Airway Heights, WA Register I Hotel Reservations can be made by calling 1-877-871-6772. The room block is under "2023 NWRO Transportation Symposium". The cut off date is April 13, 2023
You are invited to the “LNG Center of Excellence Webinar” on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from 1 – 2 PM EST hosted by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The Center is being established following a Congressional Report submitted as a requirement of Section 111 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and […]
May 17 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern Register Dear Tribal Leader Letter On April 17, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pub. L. 104–191, as […]
Date: Friday, May 19, 2023 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EDT Host: FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Office of Native Affairs and Policy Location: Virtual (Link provided upon registration) Registration: All attendees must register. To register, please send an email message to tribal.events@fcc.gov by Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Please include the names and titles […]
Thursday, May 18, 2023 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Register On April 19th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) began accepting applications from entities interested in delivering or receiving broadband technical assistance, and supporting the development and expansion of broadband cooperatives. USDA is offering funding under […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter Listening Session Polling Questions May 18, 2023, from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Register Please join the upcoming Tribal Power Preference Listening Session hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs’ (Office of Indian Energy) and Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) in partnership with […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold a Tribal consultation on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to make improvements to the E-Rate program for Tribal schools and libraries. Interested participants may email tribal.events@fcc.gov by Wednesday, May 17, 2023 to register. The consultation will be held on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 2:00 […]
On April 11th, 2023, APHIS announced making over $12 million available for Tribal Nations, Tribal organizations, state agencies, research institutes, and universities to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed and wild cervids (e.g., deer, elk). All opportunities are open to Federally Recognized Native American Tribal governments, including a separate $500,000 funding opportunity […]
Join speakers from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative, and the Office of the Secretary for a webinar on May 22 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. EDT to learn more about how to identify and respond to Federal transportation grant opportunities. The webinar will showcase the USDOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard, a […]
Tuesday, May 23 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern via Zoom Register To maintain online security, each attendee must register individually, and registration cannot be transferred to or used by others. Once you have completed registration, an individualized access link for the session will be emailed to you with additional information. On May 23, […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) invite you to the first Tribal Transit Symposium on May 24-25, 2023. The Symposium will be held from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central Time each day. This will be a hybrid event and participants may stream the Symposium live online, or participate […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) seeks your input regarding Section 80003, Tribal Electrification Program, of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with respect to Tribal Electrification on Indian land. The Department will conduct the webinar listening sessions listed below and will accept oral and written comments. Please register in advance […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) seeks your input regarding Section 80003, Tribal Electrification Program, of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with respect to Tribal Electrification on Indian land. The Department will conduct the webinar listening sessions listed below and will accept oral and written comments. Please register in advance […]
Dear Tribal Leader: The White House and White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) invite you to a virtual engagement session with WHCNAA leadership on May 30, 2023, 12:00pm – 1:30pm EST, to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L.117 – 169) and its expansive scope of benefits to Tribal Nations and Native communities. The […]
May 31, 2023 at 1:00 pm Eastern Dear Tribal Leader Letter On April 1, 2021, Secretary Haaland announced the formation of the Missing and Murdered Unit (MMU), a component of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Justice Services (OJS). Secretary Haaland charged the MMU with the responsibility of providing leadership and direction for […]
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will host a web-based conversation on the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. (EST). The purpose of this webinar is to train their stakeholders about the ACP, so in turn, they can spread what […]
Register for the All Tribes Webinar The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with the CMS Office of Medicare and the CMS Office of Minority Health, is holding an All Tribes Listening Session on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from 2:00-3:00 pm Eastern Time. During this session, CMS will briefly […]
May 31 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Register June 1 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Register The USDA Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced approximately $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities that will help rural energy and utility providers implement affordable, reliable clean energy initiatives for their communities across […]
June 2 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern Register OMB, in coordination with HHS, is consulting with Tribes on the President's proposal to transition IHS funding from discretionary to mandatory beginning in FY 2025. The change in funding approach would involve use of a mandatory funding formula, and the incremental growth of the IHS […]