Dear Tribal Leader Letter March 14 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern Register in advance for the Zoom meeting March 14 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Register in advance for the Zoom meeting On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) to expand educational freedom and opportunity for families. […]
Dear Tribal Leader, The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) requires federal agencies to publish a strategic plan one year after a presidential inauguration and to annually track the agencies performance in implementing the plan. The Department of the Interior (the Department or Interior) is preparing to release its Fiscal Year (FY) […]
Dear Tribal Leader, The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) requires federal agencies to publish a strategic plan one year after a presidential inauguration and to annually track the agencies performance in implementing the plan. The Department of the Interior (the Department or Interior) is preparing to release its Fiscal Year (FY) […]
Dear Tribal Leader, The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) requires federal agencies to publish a strategic plan one year after a presidential inauguration and to annually track the agencies performance in implementing the plan. The Department of the Interior (the Department or Interior) is preparing to release its Fiscal Year (FY) […]
Dear Tribal Leader, The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) requires federal agencies to publish a strategic plan one year after a presidential inauguration and to annually track the agencies performance in implementing the plan. The Department of the Interior (the Department or Interior) is preparing to release its Fiscal Year (FY) […]
The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking tribal feedback and recommendations on a draft grant solicitation entitled “Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program Tribal Grant Directed Announcement, May 2025.” Funding for Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) on tribal lands will be distributed through a grant program managed by the Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division […]
The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking tribal feedback and recommendations on a draft grant solicitation entitled “Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program Tribal Grant Directed Announcement, May 2025.” Funding for Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) on tribal lands will be distributed through a grant program managed by the Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division […]
Dear Tribal Leader: The Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs (AS-IA), through the Office of Facilities, Property, and Safety Management (OFPSM) and the Division of Facility Management and Construction (DFMC), will be conducting two virtual Tribal Informational Sessions to share the outcomes of Tribal Listening Sessions that were held on March 5 and […]
On September 10, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern, SCIA will host a business meeting to consider Mr. William Kirkland's nomination for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior. The meeting will be followed by an oversight hearing entitled "Unleashing Indian Energy—Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy." This […]
Dear Tribal Leader: The Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs (AS-IA), through the Office of Facilities, Property, and Safety Management (OFPSM) and the Division of Facility Management and Construction (DFMC), will be conducting two virtual Tribal Informational Sessions to share the outcomes of Tribal Listening Sessions that were held on March 5 and […]
On September 17, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern, SCIA will hold an oversight hearing entitled "Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: Successes and Opportunities at the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service." This hearing will be held both online and in person at Dirksen 628.
Dear Tribal Leader, With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, "Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program," and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ''Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response," the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives […]
Dear Tribal Leader, With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, "Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program," and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ''Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response," the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives […]
Dear Tribal Leader, With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, "Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program," and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ''Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response," the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives […]
Dear Tribal Leader, With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, "Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program," and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ''Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response," the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives […]