USET/USET SPF COVID-19 Response and Relief Effort

March 31, 2021

9:00 am – 10:30 am

American Rescue Plan Consultation: Relief Funds for Tribes (Eastern, Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Plains)

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See the full list of upcoming Tribal Consultation Sessions Related to the American Rescue Plan 2021 provided by White House Tribal Affairs on 3/23

Focus: Relief Funds for Tribes

Funding Amount:

$1 billion to be split equally between the 574 federally recognized tribes
$19 billion to be split between tribal governments in a process determined by the Treasury
$498 million Tribal set-aside within the Treasury’s Homeowners Assistance Program for Tribes and Native housing programs
$500 million for Tribal governments to support capital investments in Native businesses within Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative
$100 million for Capital Projects Funds to Tribal governments and the State of Hawaii.
Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund- $250 million to allocate to eligible Tribal governments

Federal Agency: Department of Treasury

Treasury Consultation Sessions:

Eastern, Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Plains Regions, March 31, 10 a.m. to 11:30 ET
Navajo, Southwest and Western Regions, March 31, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET
Great Plains, Midwest and Rocky Mountains, April 1, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET
Pacific, Northwest and Alaska Region, April 1, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET

Deadline for Public Comments, Friday, April 2, 11:59 p.m. ET. Comments on State, Local and Tribal Relief Funds should be sent to TribalARPconsult@treasury.gov.

Treasury, SSA, VA and SBA are also holding four joint consultations on tribal consultation plans of action on April 6, 7 and 8. Deadline for Public Comments, Friday, April 9, 11:59 p.m.
ET sent to tribal.consult@treasury.gov.

TBD - additional consultations on other ARP programs

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

American Rescue Plan Consultation: Tribal and Native Housing Programs

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See the full list of upcoming Tribal Consultation Sessions Related to the American Rescue Plan 2021 provided by White House Tribal Affairs on 3/23

Focus: Tribal and Native Housing Programs

Funding Amount:

$450 million for the Indian Housing Block Grant
$280 million for the Indian Community Development Block Grant

Federal Agency: Housing and Urban Development

HUD Consultation Session on ICDBG Funds: March 31, 1-3 p.m. ET
Written comment deadline of April 2, 2021.

The IHBG will begin to be distributed in early April.

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

American Rescue Plan Consultation: Relief Funds for Tribes (Navajo, Southwest and Western)

Register | Dear Tribal Leader Letter
See the full list of upcoming Tribal Consultation Sessions Related to the American Rescue Plan 2021 provided by White House Tribal Affairs on 3/23

Focus: Relief Funds for Tribes

Funding Amount:

$1 billion to be split equally between the 574 federally recognized tribes
$19 billion to be split between tribal governments in a process determined by the Treasury
$498 million Tribal set-aside within the Treasury’s Homeowners Assistance Program for Tribes and Native housing programs
$500 million for Tribal governments to support capital investments in Native businesses within Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative
$100 million for Capital Projects Funds to Tribal governments and the State of Hawaii.
Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund- $250 million to allocate to eligible Tribal governments

Federal Agency: Department of Treasury

Treasury Consultation Sessions:

Eastern, Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Plains Regions, March 31, 10 a.m. to 11:30 ET
Navajo, Southwest and Western Regions, March 31, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET
Great Plains, Midwest and Rocky Mountains, April 1, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET
Pacific, Northwest and Alaska Region, April 1, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET

Deadline for Public Comments, Friday, April 2, 11:59 p.m. ET. Comments on State, Local and Tribal Relief Funds should be sent to TribalARPconsult@treasury.gov.

TBD - additional consultations on other ARP programs

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

Vaccine Verification Stakeholder Call - States, Tribes, and Territories

The White House and HHS are hosting a series of stakeholder engagement calls on Vaccine Verification. The call for States, Tribes, and Territories, public health associations and all of you is scheduled for March 31. To RSVP, email Kelsey.V.Fitzpatrick@who.eop.gov

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Northwest Indian Health Board COVID-19 ECHO

The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.

Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)

3:30 pm

White House Tribal COVID-19 Update

Dear Tribal Leaders, Public Health Officials, and Indian Country Professionals,

On behalf of the White House Covid Response Team, please join us for a White House Tribal Covid-19 Update.

EVENT:                        White House Tribal Covid-19 Update
TIME:                           4:30 PM EST
REGISTRATION:        REGISTER HERE for weekly calls from March 3 through May 5

Please Note: This call is closed press and not for attribution.

We will continue to send weekly reminders about this recurring meeting to those on our listserv and look forward to speaking with you on Wednesday!

Thank you,

Tribal Affairs Team
Office of the Secretary | Intergovernmental and External Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services