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Updates from the White House
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2022 WHITE HOUSE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT
Good Afternoon Tribal Leaders,
Thank you for participating in the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit. To follow up, we are sharing a number of resources including video links to view both days of the Summit, the 2022 Tribal Nations Summit Progress Report, and the 2022 Tribal Nations Summit Fact Sheet.
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2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit Photo
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U.S. GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM CONSULTATION
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is in the early stages of designing the National Nature Assessment, which will take stock of U.S. lands, waters, wildlife and nature’s connections to our lives, including to the economy, public health, climate, equity and national security. USGCRP seeks your input on important questions for framing the assessment to make it useful for Tribes and Native communities, and to appropriately consider Indigenous Knowledge. We welcome your input at a virtual Consultation session on January 27, 2023, or by email or fax until May 15, 2023.
Dear Alaska Native Leader Letter Dear Tribal Leader Letter
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FACT SHEET: BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES SIX-WEEK CAMPAIGN TO GET MORE AMERICANS THEIR UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINE BEFORE END OF THE YEAR
The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing a six-week campaign through the end of the year urging Americans to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine. With winter and holiday gatherings right around the corner, more Americans getting their updated vaccine will help avoid thousands of preventable COVID-19 deaths. The six-week campaign will focus on reaching seniors and the communities that were hardest hit by COVID-19 by making it even more convenient to get vaccinated and increasing awareness through paid media.
To read more, please visit FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Six-Week Campaign to Get More Americans their Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Before End of the Year | The White House
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Updates from Federal Agencies
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AMERICORPS
- Funding Opportunity: 2023 AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Grants and Planning Competition
- AmeriCorps seeks to
prioritize the investment of national service resources into disaster services like COVID-19 response, economic opportunities, education, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Indigenous language, civic and social engagement, healthy futures and veterans and military families.
- Opportunities
include three-year operating grants which engage AmeriCorps members in time-limited-service commitments and one-year planning grants to develop programs that implement evidence-based solutions to community needs.
- The application deadline is Wednesday, April 5, 2023
at 5:00 pm.
- Funding Opportunity: 2023 AmeriCorps Seniors Native Nations and
Indigenous Elders Senior Demonstration Program
- Examples of
potential programming (not limited to these examples): promote the preservation and teaching of Native and Indigenous languages and cultural practices; provide social, economic and educational services to tribal nations and Indigenous people both on and off reservation lands; advance equity in areas such as food sovereignty, climate change and conservation and mental health services; provide veterans and military families, caregivers and survivors’ quality of life; and create workforce pathways for older adults, including deliberate training, certifications and hiring preferences. No match required.
- The application deadline is Wednesday, April 5, 2023
at 5:00 pm.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- Funding Opportunity: Emergency Community
Water Assistance Grants
- Funding Opportunity: Emergency Community
Water Assistance Grants
- The U.S Department
of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has announced $400 million in federal funding for at least six regional food business centers, including one national Tribal center. These centers will provide coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building to help farmers, ranchers, and other food businesses access new markets and navigate federal, state and local resources.
- Grant guidelines may
be found USDA Regional Food Business Centers Program | Agricultural Marketing Service
- The application deadline was extended until December
15, 2022
- Funding Opportunity: Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations Self-Determination Demonstration Project
- Funding Opportunity: Water & Waste
Disposal Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands and Colonias in New Mexico.
- Funding Opportunity: The
Rural eConnectivity Program
- The Rural
eConnectivity Program (ReConnect) Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. In facilitating the expansion of broadband services and infrastructure, the program will fuel long-term economic development and opportunities in rural America.
- The application deadline is August 4, 2023
- For more information, please visit View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- Webinar: National Transmission Needs Study
Consultation Draft Overview for Tribes
- EPA is
offering tribes the opportunity to consult on the financial assistance programs identified in the Inflation Reduction Act. The Act addresses multiple environmental and public health issues facing Indian tribes, including climate impacts and issues. EPA would like to learn from tribes how the Agency can use the Inflation Reduction Act funding to advance environmental and public health protection in Indian country. Please visit OAR-23-000-0416.pdf for more information.
- Comments should be submitted electronically by
December 27, 2022.
- Funding Opportunity: Land Cleanup
Projects on Tribal Lands
- Funding Opportunity: Tribal Waste
Management Funding Directory
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- Announcement: U.S. Department of Education to Hold First
of Several Sessions on Strategies and Programs to Boost Academic Recovery from Impact of Pandemic
- A livestream of the
event can be found here.
- These sessions, which
will occur monthly through February 2023, are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support and accelerate the academic recovery of students from the impact of the pandemic.
- The Department of Education will host Raising the Bar:Literacy & Math Series to Address Academic Recovery—five
sessions focused on evidence-based strategies and programs to boost student literacy and math outcomes
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
- Funding Opportunity: Energy
Efficiency Conservation Block Grant
- Funding Opportunity: DOE Announces $35
Million To Deploy Clean Energy on Tribal Lands and Power Unelectrified Tribal Buildings
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- Funding Opportunity: Social and Economic Development Strategies Program-Tribes
- HHS Administration
for Native Americans supports community-driven projects designed to grow local economies, strengthen Native American families, including the preservation of Native American cultures, and decrease the high rate of current challenges caused by the lack of community-based businesses, and social and economic infrastructure in Native American communities.
- Grant guidelines may
be found View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
- The application deadline is on March 31, 2023.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- Announcement: 8th Annual Tribal Nations Training
Week
- The Tribal Nations Training Week will be held March 11-18, 2023
on the CDP campus in Anniston, AL. This training is completely funded for emergency responders associated with one or more Tribal Nations, Indian Health Services and those who work directly with Tribal Nations to include roundtrip airfare, meals, lodging, training and any equipment required during training.
- See the announcement for more information.
- Funding Opportunity: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
Grants
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants support pre-disaster mitigation activities to build capacity to help identify mitigation actions and implement projects that reduce risks posed by natural hazards. Funding is specifically set aside for resilient infrastructure projects for Tribal communities.
- Grant guidelines may
be found View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
- The application deadline is Sunday, January 1st,
2023.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- Announcement: HUD awarded $30 million to hire and maintain
ROSS Service Coordinators
- These Service Coordinators who will assess the needs of residents of
conventional Public Housing or Indian housing in addition to coordinating available resources in the community.
- Service Coordinators also assist residents of Public and Indian Housing to make
progress towards economic and housing goals by removing educational, professional, and health-related barriers. Key changes to the 2022 program funding includes raising the maximum salary for Service Coordinators, adding Digital Inclusion to the list of areas of need, and making direct services an eligible expense when there are service provider gaps. These changes will result in better, more consistent services and increased engagement with the local partners to address the needs of both the residents and the community itself.
- More details available here: https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_22_245
- Announcement: HUD Announces Improvements to
Climate-Forward Housing Program
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is announcing updated guidance on the use and eligibility of the Rate Reduction Incentive (RRI). The RRI serves as a climate-friendly incentive program available to Public Housing Agencies (PHA) that encourages them to reduce their utility rates beyond what is already required by statute and/or regulation.
- The program directly supports HUD’s Climate Action Plan which sets forth goals to
create climate resiliency, reduce greenhouse emissions, and pursue environmental justice in housing. The RRI helps HUD move towards those goals since energy efficiency solutions made possible through the program reduce a PHAs carbon footprint, promote long-term sustainability, and can improve the lives of residents.
- More details
available here: updated guidance
- Announcement: HUD Announces Section 184 Skilled
Worker Demonstration Program
- Looking to increase
your rental stock to attract Skilled Workers to your community?
- The Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2017 (Public Law 115 – 31) made available $1,727,000 for the costs of guaranteeing Section 184 loans to Tribes and Tribally-Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) for the construction of rental housing for law enforcement, healthcare, educational, technical, and other skilled workers (Skilled Workers). The development of this rental stock is critical to enable Tribes to attract and retain professionals and skilled workers in these fields who are often unable to find rental housing in Indian Country due to the severe shortage of rental housing.
- For more
information, please visit here.
- Announcement: HUD announces first-ever Tribal
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
- the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the members of the first-ever Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC). HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge is launching the committee to strengthen the nation-to-nation relationship between HUD and Tribal communities, coordinate policy across all HUD programs, and advise on the housing priorities of the American Indian and Alaska Native peoples. The function of TIAC is not to replace Tribal consultation, but rather serve as a tool to supplement it. The establishment of this first ever committee follows consistent engagement between HUD and Tribes across the county.
- Announced during
Native American Heritage Month and preceding the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit, the committee is born out of a 2021 Presidential memorandum that directed all federal agencies to take actions to strengthen their policies and practices on Tribal consultation.
- To read more, please visit HUD Announces FIRST-EVER Tribal
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Announcement: Introducing GEMS: A Streamlined
Approach to Grant Administration
- The Department of
Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) is modernizing its Information Technology (IT) systems to improve the administration of Tribal housing programs to simplify the grant management processes for Tribal recipients. ONAP, with the assistance of HUD’s Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO), is developing a new system; the Grants Evaluation and Management System (GEMS).
- There will be
ongoing information disseminated on the status and next steps when additional housing programs are added into GEMS. Questions regarding the GEMS transition can be emailed to ONAP via [email protected].
- Funding Opportunity: FY 2022 Section 202
Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
- HUD is providing
Capital Advance funding and project rental subsidies for the development and ongoing operation of supportive rental housing for very low-income persons, aged 62 years or older.
- The application deadline is Wednesday, January 25,
2023 at 5:00 pm
- For more information, please visit View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
- Funding Opportunity: Rural Microentrepreneur
Assistance Program
- This
program provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
- To help
microenterprises startup and growth through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund.
- Provide training
and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs.
- Nonprofits,
Federally Recognized Tribes, and Institutions of Higher education are eligible for this program
- The application deadline is August 31, 2023
- For more
information, please visit View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
- Funding Opportunity: Choice Neighborhoods
Implementation Grants NOFO Published
- Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants support
communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are ready to implement their plans to redevelop the distressed public and/or assisted housing and neighborhood.
- The NOFO announced
approximately $379 million available for awards of up to $50 million each. The Lead Applicant must be a Public Housing Agency (PHA), a local government, or a tribal entity. The local government of jurisdiction, or tribe for applications that target Indian Housing, must be the Lead Applicant or Co-Applicant. Applications must present a plan to revitalize a severely distressed public and/or HUD-assisted multifamily housing project located in a distressed neighborhood into a viable, mixed-income community.
- The application deadline is January 11, 2023.
- Funding Opportunity: HUD Imminent Threat
Grants
- Set aside from the
Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) allocation for non-competitive, first come-first serve grants to eliminate or lessen problems which pose an imminent threat to public health or safety of Tribal residents.
- Application procedures and
information linked here.
- Funding Opportunity: Indian Housing
Block Grant Competitive Program
- This NOFO provides
approximately $129 million to eligible Indian tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) to carry out affordable housing activities for the benefit of low income American Indian and Alaska Native families. The application portal will be open until January 24, 2023.
- Dear Tribal Leader
Letter
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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- Announcement: President Biden’s Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law to Provide an Additional $15 Million to the Oglala Dam in South Dakota
- The Department of
the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced a $15 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for repairs to the Oglala Dam on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. This investment is in addition to over $21 million allocated for the project last year, as part of a $29 million investment for dam safety programs in Tribal communities across the country.
- These investments
are necessary to protect downstream communities and improve overall performance of the dams. The reservoir formed by Oglala Dam was drained in 2019 to protect communities downstream following flood damage that compromised the spillway and outlet works. The project will restore an important local water supply for the Pine Ridge community. The total cost of the Oglala Dam project is $40 million.
- For more
information, visit President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide an Additional $15 Million to the Oglala Dam in South Dakota | Indian Affairs (bia.gov)
- Announcement: Indian Affairs proposes new regulations
to improve fee-to-trust, gaming compact processes
- The Department of
the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced the publication of proposed revisions to two regulations, one regarding the fee-to-trust process and one regarding Class III gaming compacts. The updated regulations will provide clearer and more efficient processes for Tribes that are applying to place land into trust or enter into gaming compacts.
- What is Fee-to-trust
acquisitions?
- Fee-to-trust land
acquisitions, also called “land-into-trust,” transfer a land title to the federal government to be held in trust for the benefit of an individual or Tribe. Acquisition of land in trust is essential to Tribal self-determination and will help maximize the Tribe’s eligibility for federal services and programs.
- To read more,
please visit Indian Affairs proposes new regulations to improve fee-to-trust, gaming compact processes | Indian Affairs (bia.gov)
- Announcement: Secretary Haaland Announces New Steps to
Accelerate Solar Energy Development on Public Lands in the West
- Announcement: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More
Than $2.3 Million to Create Good-Paying Union Jobs, Catalyze Economic Revitalization in Alaska and Texas
- Announcement: During Visit to Klamath River, Secretary
Haaland Announces Four Tribal Water Projects
- Announcement: Interior Department Takes Action to
Reduce Methane Releases on Public and Tribal Lands
- The Department
of the Interior announced a proposed rule from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to address the waste of natural gas during the production of oil and gas on federal and Tribal lands. The proposed rule would generate $39.8 million a year in additional royalties for the American public and prevent billions of cubic feet of gas from being wasted through venting, flaring and leaks, boosting efficiency.
- If implemented,
the proposed rule would also ensure that, when federal or Indian gas is wasted through excessive venting or flaring, the public and Indian mineral owners are compensated through royalty payments.
- To read
more, please visit https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-takes-action-reduce-methane-releases-public-and-tribal-lands
- Announcement: BLM and USFS issue second call for
nominations to fill two vacancies on national wild horse and burro advisory board
- Announcement: Multiple opportunities open for small and
tribally-owned business to plug orphaned wells on federal lands
- The Bureau of Land
Management this week announced opportunities for both small and Tribally-owned businesses to bid on orphaned well plugging and restoration projects on federal lands, which will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- President Biden’s
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated $4.7 billion over five years to plug wells, clean up environmental hazards, create good paying jobs, and reduce methane emissions from orphaned wells, of which $250 million will clean up orphaned wells specifically on federal lands. Earlier this year, the Department allocated an initial $33 million to clean up 277 wells in national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges and on other public lands.
- Learn More Here. Multiple Opportunities Open for Small and
Tribally-Owned Business to Plug Orphaned Wells on Federal Lands | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)
- Announcement: Interior Department Announces New
Partnerships and Offices to Leverage New Resources for Indian Country
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- Announcement: The U.S. Department of Justice announced
that it will award more than $246 million in grants to Tribal communities to improve public safety and to serve victims of crime.
- The announcement
came during the 17th annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
- For more information, please visit OVW Consultation or justice.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
- Announcement: Department of Labor announces Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Non-Core Programs Effectiveness in Serving Employers Performance Indicator
- Funding Opportunity: YouthBuild
- Under the YouthBuild
Funding Opportunity Announcement, DOL will award grants through a competitive process to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to opportunity youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. The YouthBuild program model prepares participants for quality jobs in a variety of careers, including infrastructure, and contains wrap-around services such as mentoring, trauma-informed care, personal counseling, and employment – all key strategies for addressing community violence.
- The application deadline is January 10, 2023.
- For more information, please visit View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- Funding Opportunity: Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds
- DOT’s Office of
Federal Lands Highway offers funding for tribal governments for the purposes of transportation projects related to safety, safety planning and safety/infrastructure. Application Deadline: January 15, 2023.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
- Funding Opportunity: The FCC is providing
funding for two outreach grants: the National Competitive Outreach Program ($60 million) and the Tribal Competitive Outreach Program ($10 million).
- The ACP Outreach
Grant Programs seek to expand innovative outreach efforts nationwide by strengthening partner networks and empowering them with the resources necessary to increase program awareness an enrollment – with a focus on reaching historically unserved and underserved populations.
- The Notice of
Funding Opportunity can be accessed here along with FAQs and other materials.
- Application Deadline: January 9, 2022.
- Program: Affordable
Connectivity Program
- The Affordable
Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more.
- The
benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
- Resources: Flyer,
Tribal Benefit PSA: MP3 and script, Informational Card
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- Training: Development and Implementation of
Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances
- The Institute for
Tribal Environmental Professionals, the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency offer this online training course, online assignments, and a follow-up in-person workshop to focus on the writing and implementation of effective tribal solid waste codes. This tuition-free course is specifically designed for tribes who intend to create solid waste codes, or to improve existing solid waste codes, and are in a position to enforce the completed codes. Course participants must be employees of federally recognized tribes that currently have completed integrated solid waste management plans but lack operable solid waste codes/ordinances.
- For more
information, please visit talk with Julie Jurkowski at [email protected] or 928-523-9404.
- Application Deadline: January 13, 2023. Complete ITEP’s
online application form at: https://bit.ly/Codes2023Application
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Upcoming Tribal Consultations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) you are cordially invited to a virtual Tribal consultation. Through this consultation, USDA seeks your input on new funding authorities provided under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) for renewable electric infrastructure, including for electric vehicle charging stations, and related energy and electric programs, including the traditional, existing USDA Rural Development (RD) electric and energy programs.
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
Please see below for information. Consultation 2:00-3:00pm EST Thursday, December 15, 2022 Register: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_dYblofYFQqaB0iLGoW5tNQ
Consultation 3:00-5:00pm EST Thursday, December 15, 2022 Register: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_dYblofYFQqaB0iLGoW5tN
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will soon publish a proposed rule on the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee (Section 184) program. This proposed rule is the cumulation of many years of work and a series of 18 Tribal consultations held in 2018 and 2019. Since these proposed regulations have substantial direct effect on Federally recognized Tribal governments currently participating or seeking to participate in the program, HUD is conducting national and regional Tribal consultations in accordance with HUD’s Tribal Consultation Policy during the proposed rule’s public comment period.
What is the Section 184 program?
- The Section 184
program is a home mortgage loan product specifically designed for American Indian and Alaska Native families, Alaska villages, Indian tribes, and Tribally Designated Housing Entities. The Congress established this program in 1992 to facilitate homeownership and increase access to capital in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
- Please check the
Section 184 Tribal Consultation website for up-to-date information on these Tribal Consultation sessions. Additionally, you may submit comments and questions via email to [email protected].
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Consultation Thursday, December 15, 2022 Rapid City, South Dakota, USDA Service Center
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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY
Consistent with EPA’s Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes (Policy), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering Tribes the opportunity to consult on the financial assistance program(s) identified in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Tribal governments are critical partners in achieving EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment, especially as the climate changes.
- EPA is seeking input
from tribes on how EPA can use the IRA funding, based on the eligible activities and entities in the law. EPA would like to hear how we can support the efforts of tribal governments and tribal and indigenous communities to advance environmental and public health protection in Indian country.
- Comments should be submitted electronically to [email protected]
by December 27, 2022.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR U.S. ATTORNEYS AND THE OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEYS
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
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Office of Intergovernmental Affairs · 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW · Washington, DC 20500-0005 · USA · 202-456-1111
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