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 […]
May 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern: will focus on language users and learners May 17, 2023, at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern: will focus on capacity building and planning needs May 24, 2023, at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern: will focus on focus on best practices and government accountability […]
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 […]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is hosting a Tribal Consultation on proposed State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SFLRF) and Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Supplementary Broadband Guidance for Tribal governments. The consultation will be held Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Treasury is accepting written comments until June 16, […]
The National UNITY Council's (NUC) Executive Committee invites all youth within the network to sign up for one of the four upcoming virtual Town Halls. The purpose of these town hall meetings are to gather Native youth's views on UNITY's National Initiative to address wellness and restore tribal support systems. Youth are welcomed to share their solutions and challenges with […]
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 USET Office of Economic Development is updating the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and your input is needed to update the economic development action plan for the next five years. The CEDS serves as an action plan for USET to support Tribal Nation's community economic development efforts – assist them in growing businesses, creating […]
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 […]
May 22-24 Ojibwe & Dakota Territory in St. Paul, Minnesota Event website The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and related legislation provide Native American tribes with access to billions of dollars for the development of clean energy infrastructure. However, without capacity building support and significant changes to current grid interconnection policies, the transformative potential and intent […]
May 22-24, 2023 Anchorage, AK Indigenous communities are among the most underserved with internet access throughout North America. For seven years, a growing movement of connectivity champions has worked though the Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) to change that. Register now to attend ICS 2023 in Anchorage and join workshops, lightning talks and panel discussions about the broadband […]
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 […]