USET/USET SPF COVID-19 Response and Relief Effort

April 1, 2021

10:00 am – 11:30 am

American Rescue Plan Consultation: Relief Funds for Tribes (Great Plains, Midwest and Rocky Mountains)

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.

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

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

American Rescue Plan Consultation: Relief Funds for Tribes (Pacific, Northwest and Alaska)

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 – 2:00 pm

Indian Health Service COVID-19 TeleECHO

Attend on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (register)
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. CT / Noon-1:00 p.m. MT
11:00 a.m-Noon PT /10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AK

Except for the Navajo nation, Arizona does not observe daylight saving time (DST). During the DST period (March to Early November) Arizona time matches Pacific Time. From November to March, Arizona follows Mountain time.
From NIST, view an updating map of U.S. time zones.

Contact: ihsECHO@salud.unm.edu

The IHS COVID-19 sessions convene IHS, tribal and urban area providers from around the U.S., many working in rural areas with limited resources, in crucial real-time, peer-to-peer clinical learning.

IHS national clinical consultants for Emergency Medicine and Infectious Disease present and lead discussions on topics including

COVID-19 clinical updates,
situation reports, and
local-area response.

This allows local providers and national experts to discuss urgent focus areas and new developments in COVID-19 screening, treatment, and management of post-infection syndromes.

The sessions occur on the first and third Thursday of each month and include a clinical update by the IHS Chief Clinical Consultant for Infectious Disease, an update from IHS headquarters, case presentations and a brief didactic presentation.

Who Should Attend

Physicians
Advanced Practice Providers
Pharmacists
Registered Nurses
Medical Assistants
Other Healthcare Professionals

To submit a Covid-19 case for review and recommendations, please use the Case Presentation Form.

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

American Rescue Plan Consultation: Domestic Violence

Register
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 Area: Domestic Violence

Funding Amount:

$34.75 million in grants for tribes to provide temporary housing, assistance, and supportive services to victims of family, domestic, and dating violence in response to the coronavirus public health emergency
$1 million for the Stronghearts Native
Helpline
$1.29 million for the National Indian Resource Center Addressing Violence Against Indian Women (NIRC)
$1 million for the Alaska Native Tribal Resource Center on Domestic Violence (ANTRCDV)
$884,616 for Specialized Services for Abused Parents and their Children (SSAPC) supplemental discretionary grants for two existing tribal grantees
$198 million for new grants to assist rape crisis centers in transitioning to virtual services and meeting the emergency needs of survivors

Federal Agency: Health and Human Services – Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Program

FVPSA Consultation Session (In concert with the Office of Community Services): April 1, 3-5p.m. ET

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

American Rescue Plan Consultation: Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)

**Information to register/join will be added here as it is received**
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 Area: Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)

Funding Amount: $500 million to support the LIHWAP program, newly created by the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-260). P.L. 116-260 has set aside for Tribes of up to 3%

Federal Agency: Health and Human Services – Office of Community Services (OCS)

OCS Consultation Session (In concert with the Family Violence Prevention Services Act Program): April 1, 3-5 p.m. ET