United South & Eastern Tribes

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…

2023 Champions for Change Applications Open through Jan. 6

December 9, 2022

Applications for the Center for Native American Youth’s 2023 Champions for Change program are now open. The Champions for Change program recognizes and celebrates 5 Native youth leaders making positive…

USET Climate Program Staff Meet US Forest Service Tribal Relations Specialist

December 8, 2022

In early November 2022, USET Climate Program staff met with Jennifer Ballinger, the new Tribal Relations Specialist for Northern Research Station and the Forest Products Laboratory of the United States…

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