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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)
AAHNHPI Heritage Month COVID-19 Community Corps We Can Do This Live Event – Moderated Conversation with Michelle Kwan, Dr. Nunez-Smith, Dr. Murthy, Erika Moritsugu, and Mini Timmaraju
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May 19
Dear Tribal Leader:
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has scheduled a meeting on the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARP).
Who: Tribal Leadership, Treasury Staff, BIA-Eastern Region
What: Treasury briefing on ARP and SSBCI
When: Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 10:00 am (CST) / 11:00 am (EST)
How: Via Microsoft Teams. There will be an option to join by phone or computer.
A meeting invite shortly to follow from Tiffany Crennel. We look forward to meeting with you next Tuesday.
V/r,
Tiffany Crennel
Program Analyst
Bureau of Indian Affairs – Eastern Region
Office of the Regional Director
545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37214
615-788-2509 (cell) | 615-564-6701 (fax)
tiffany.crennel@bia.gov
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FEMA’s Public Assistance program will be hosting a national webinar for Public Assistance recipients and subrecipients, as well as those in the health care community, to learn about the policy that supports vaccine participation throughout communities.
As more Americans receive the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, the end of the pandemic and a return to normal life are in sight. Join us from 2 to 3 p.m. ET on May 25 for a webinar where FEMA program experts will discuss the availability of funds to assist communities with marketing and advertising efforts to inform the public on vaccine safety and availability, as well as ensure equal access to vaccination sites. FEMA will also be joined by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) representatives who will share information about helping encourage vaccinations throughout the nation with community leaders and other resources.
When you register, you will also have the option of submitting questions to be answered during the webinar.
American Sign Language interpretation and closed captioning will be available during the webinar. Participation will be limited to 3,000, but the webinar will be recorded and made available post-event on FEMA.gov.
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Weblink: https://hrsa-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1610863080?pwd=aGxnVVlmYVNvb2R3VU82ZEQ5ampqQT09
Call-In Number: 833-568-8864
Meeting ID: 161 086 3080
Participant Code: 82672230
The webinar will also be recorded and a link to the recording will be posted on Grants.gov in the “Related Documents” tab for this funding opportunity a few days after the live webinar.
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On May 4, 2021, the White House announced $250 million to support two funding opportunities for community-based organizations to hire and mobilize community outreach workers. Today, HRSA is pleased to announce the availability of the second notice of funding opportunity announcement (NOFO) titled Community-Based Workforce to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Access.
The purpose of the program is to support communities as they establish, expand, and sustain a public health workforce to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. This includes the hiring of community outreach workers, which includes community health workers, patients navigators, and social support specialists, to educate and assist individuals in accessing and receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
Eligible applicants for this NOFO include nonprofit private or public organizations, including local and/or regional community-based organizations (CBOs) with demonstrated experience in implementing public health programs, particularly in medically underserved areas. This includes Tribes and Tribal organizations.
For further information on the NOFO, please visit View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
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Join the Made to Save Coalition for a workshop about how to talk to your friends and family about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Talking to your friends and family about getting COVID-19 vaccinated is one of the best ways you can help the people you care about get the information they need to make a plan to get vaccinated. Studies show that people are 40% more likely to get vaccinated if they know a friend or family member who was vaccinated, too. That's why you're one of our most important messengers to increasing trust and access to the vaccines.
This training will be recorded and made publicly available on our website.
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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)
May 17, 2021
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 May 19 through July 28
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
The town hall will include parents who have children ages 12-16 from minority communities speaking to a respected pediatrician about their questions regarding COVID, COVID-19 vaccines and their families.
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Community Corps Members:
Since we’ve launched COVID-19 Community Corps, we’ve focused on putting our power behind reaching as many people as we can to protect our communities. But our work is far from over -- there are still millions of people who haven’t gotten vaccinated or are waiting to get vaccinated.
That’s why we’re coming together to build a month-long mobilization effort, aiming to bring people the facts about the safe, effective, no cost COVID-19 vaccine. And we need your help.
This has been a challenging year, but we’re seeing the glimmer of light and hope. We may have been knocked down by this pandemic this past year, but now is our chance to get our communities vaccinated, support one another, and rise once again.
Thanks for all you do to keep us going.
The HHS COVID-19 Community Corps Team
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April 26, 2021
via Email
Dear Tribal Leader:
As the Point of Contact for Tribal Consultation for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, I invite you to attend a Tribal consultation on the State Small Business Credit Initiative Program (SSBCI) for Tribes.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provides $500,000,000 to be allocated among federally recognized Tribal governments in the proportion the Secretary determines appropriate, including consideration of available employment and economic data for each Tribal government. These funds will be used be Tribes to support financing for small businesses.
The deadline for submitting a Notice of Intent to apply is June 11, 2021. The Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply and instructions for submitting the NOI will be sent to Tribal contacts in the near future.
Applications for the SSBCI Program are due to Treasury by December 11, 2021. (Application forms forthcoming.)
To help facilitate a better understanding of the SSBCI Program for Tribes, Treasury will host an information session on Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Tribal leaders and stakeholders can register here: https://ustreasury.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItce-gqTwuHKd8QMG6GxdDYY00uZhubtY
Please note that the Information Session will complement but not replace Tribal Consultation. Tribal Consultation on the SSBCI Program will be held Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Tribal leaders or their designees may register here: https://ustreasury.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcO-spzorHIqFIclbJyU_oZvGbGjSx6A
The Department of the Treasury is seeking your input on Tribal participation in the program. Specifically, our questions are:
For the consultation, we respectfully request that each Tribe register one Primary leader or Designee to provide comments. All others are welcome to register as listen-only participants. Please note that this consultation can host 1000 participants. Comments related to the initial SSBCI consultation should be submitted to tribal.consult@treasury.gov. The deadline for comments to be submitted is Friday, June 4, 2021 11:59 p.m. ET.
Please note that consultations are off the record and not for press purposes.
We will send out an Agenda and a list of registered speakers before or on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.
We hope that you will be able to join us for this important discussion and value your participation.
Sincerely,
Nancy Montoya
Treasury Tribal Affairs Program Coordinator and Point of Contact for Tribal Consultation
U.S. Department of the Treasury