Events
FEMA & CBP Tribal Consultation on the Shelter & Services Program
April 25, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm CDT
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will host a virtual consultation with Tribal Nations on FEMA’s implementation of the Shelter and Services Program (SSP) on April 25, 3–4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Consultation Overview
The FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328) establishes the Shelter and Services Program (SSP). The grant program aims to support sheltering and related activities provided by non-federal entities in support of relieving noncitizen overcrowding in short-term holding facilities operated by CBP.
FEMA and CBP will host the tribal consultation to provide an overview of the SSP and gather additional feedback from Tribal leaders to inform FEMA’s implementation of the SSP to better serve Tribal Nations.
Participation
The virtual tribal consultation will be hosted on the Zoom for Government platform.
- Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
- Time: 3 –4:30 p.m. ET
- Register to attend
- Zoom Meeting ID: 161 698 3369
- Passcode: 706889
- Join by phone: (669) 254 5252
Resources
- Tribal leader notification letter
- Agenda
- Framing paper with questions for Tribal leader consideration
All information will also be available on www.fema.gov/about/tribes/consultations.
Written Comments
To submit questions in advance of the consultation, please email the Grants Program Directorate (GPD) at gpd-comms@fema.dhs.gov or a FEMA Regional Tribal Liaison.
To submit comments in response to the April 25 consultation, please email GPD at gpd-comms@fema.dhs.gov or the FEMA Regional Tribal Liaisons on or before May 25, 2023.
Contact information for FEMA Tribal Liaisons is available at www.fema.gov/about/contact.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact FEMA Office of External Affairs:
- Congressional Affairs at (202) 646-4500 or at FEMA-Congressional-Affairs@fema.dhs.gov
- Intergovernmental Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov
- Tribal Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-Tribal@fema.dhs.gov
- Private Sector Engagement at (202) 646-3444 or at nbeoc@max.gov