Dear Tribal Leader:
On behalf of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of the Interior, and White House, we are writing to invite you to attend a Tribal Leader update on our collective efforts to disburse American Rescue Plan Act Tribal funding on Friday, November 19, 2021, at 11 AM EDT.
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided Tribal nations with over $30 billion in direct set asides for Indian Country’s relief and recovery from this pandemic. The Department of the Interior received $1.75 billion to support American Indian and Alaska Native government programs administered under the oversight of the Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs. The Department of the Treasury received approximately $21.6 billion in direct Tribal set asides across five programs. In response to Tribal leader feedback in our numerous consultations, our departments utilized self-certified Tribal enrollment in our respective allocations and engaged in a historic partnership to obtain this information in less than two months.
Eight months after the passage of ARPA and on the eve of further historic investments in Tribal communities, we look forward to updating Tribal leaders on the status of our departments’ Tribal recovery funds and our future engagements in support of Tribal nations’ public health and economic recovery. Tribal nations have been critical to our nation’s efforts to confront this pandemic and we thank you for your leadership and partnership with our departments during this crisis.
Register: https://ustreasury.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdysqjsrE_WcRKdVDzu_XRHduhoqVY4
We hope that you will be able to join us for this important discussion and value your participation.
Sincerely,
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Department of the Interior
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The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is excited to announce the 2021 Don't Miss Your Shot: COVID-19 Youth Summit. The Youth Summit will be virtually held on Friday, November 19, 2021.
NIHB is hosting Don’t Miss Your Shot: COVID-19 Youth Summit to provide opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, their parents/caregivers, and those that work with AI/AN youth with the tools necessary to have effective COVID-19 vaccine conversations and to address vaccine misinformation.
This Youth Summit is targeted towards AI/AN youth, parents/caregivers, and those that work with AI/AN youth.
Additional event details and registration information coming soon!
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years of age and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine.
Starting at noon today, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet to discuss updates to the existing booster dose recommendations. View the meeting agenda.
CDC will share additional information following the ACIP meeting.
Friday, November 19th at 7:30 pm CT/6:30 pm MT
Keeping the Circle Strong: We Can Do This Indian Country
Join Native Roots Radio and the We Can Do This campaign for the town hall where tribal leadership, community advocates, and health experts will talk about the COVID-19 pandemic in Indian Country and the available vaccines. Watch it live on Facebook at https://bit.ly/KeepingtheCircleStrong or on YouTube at https://bit.ly/YTCircleStrong.