United South & Eastern Tribes

Treasury Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Quarterly Reporting Office Hours
2025-01-22 14:00, 2025-01-29 14:00, 2025-02-05 14:00, 2025-02-12 14:00, 2025-02-19 14:00, 2025-02-26 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
The Department of the Treasury is hosting weekly Office Hours for Tribal Nations and Tribal Nation Housing Authorities that need assistance with the HAF quarterly report or would like to talk through program implementation. This series is restricted only to Tribal staff of Tribes Nations participating in the HAF. Details regarding the upcoming Office Hours are as follows—

Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19, 26 at 3:00 pm ET
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DOI Webinar Series: Nature-based Solutions for One Health - Harnessing the Power of Nature for Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Health
2025-01-23 14:00 | Virtual Event
January 23 at 3:00 pm Eastern
Nature-based Solutions for One Health: Harnessing the Power of Nature for Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Health
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Nature provides a wide range of health benefits, including but not limited to providing clean air and water for humans and animals and reducing health risks from disasters. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are an effective tool to deliver these benefits to communities. As defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, NBS are actions to protect, sustainably use, manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems, which address societal challenges, effectively and adaptively, providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits. Implementing NBS can advance the One Health approach to fight health issues at the human-animal-environment interface. This webinar will present evidence on the role of NBS in supporting human, animal, and ecosystem health, showcasing public NBS resources and projects delivering health benefits across the country.

DOI Webinar Series: Learning from our Ancestors, One Health examples from Indian Country
2025-01-24 14:00 | Virtual Event
January 24 at 3:00 pm Eastern
Learning from our Ancestors, One Health examples from Indian Country
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The DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs will provide an overview of its mission, purpose, and authorities, and discuss One Health considerations and examples from Indian Country with the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society.

BIA Division of Self Determination ISDEAA Training
2025-01-28 - 2025-01-30, 2025-02-19 - 2025-02-20, 2025-03-12 - 2025-03-13
Please register using the link provided here:
FY25 ISDEAA Training for Tribes and Tribal Organizations
Construction Contracting under Public Law 93-638 – Section 105, 25 CFR, Part 900, Subpart J
January 28-30, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Albuquerque, NM
Contract Support Cost
February 19-20, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Virtual
Contract Support Cost
March 12-13, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time
Virtual
Single Audit
March 19-20, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Virtual
Contract Support Cost
May 14-15, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Virtual
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Services, Division of Self Determination, is pleased to announce the FY 2025 training schedule focused on topics specifically related to the P.L. 93-638 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as Amended (ISDEAA). The training sessions are specifically designated for elected tribal officials, tribal employees, tribal organizations, and aims to empower tribal communities with the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to assist in navigating the complexities of self-determination, enhance governance, and strengthen tribal sovereignty.
The training objectives include reviewing key policies that support P.L. 93-638 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as Amended, the regulations, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs policies. The Construction Contracting course will provide information and guidance on how tribal governments may design and build projects under the authority of P.L. 93-638. The Contract Support Cost (CSC) course will include a brief overview of ISDEAA. A considerable portion of the agenda is dedicated to detailed and precise examples of CSC worksheets and calculations. The Single Audit course will include information on preparation and follow-up using OMB policy and compliance supplements.
Interested participants are invited to enroll using the training link provided and registration is on a first-come basis. Participation is accepted up to the maximum capacity, thereafter a waitlist is maintained. A confirmation email and a meeting invitation will be provided prior to the start of each training course.
The Division of Self Determination understands cancellations may occur, and we will be flexible and prepared for potential changes. Cancellation notifications may be submitted as soon as possible or at a minimum of 48 hours in advance to allow sufficient time to offer the availability to an individual on the waitlist.
All training resource documents will be provided electronically, allowing each participant the ease of access to determine whether they prefer to follow along using the electronic version or print the material at their convenience.

USDA Forest Service Listening Session on Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the Updated Silvics of North America Project (USNAP)
2025-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
January 14, 21 and 28 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern
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Join the conversation to integrate Indigenous Knowledge into the Updated Silvics of North America Project (USNAP)
Build connections and explore pathways for ongoing dialogue
Provide clarity
Collect insights

Contact Renai Nez with any questions at Renai.Nez@usda.gov.

APHIS Tribal Webinar: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update
2025-01-29 12:00 | Virtual Event
January 29 at 1:00 pm Eastern
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APHIS’ WS National Wildlife Disease Program (NWDP) currently conducts targeted wild bird surveillance activities in all four flyways (Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific) and investigations of morbidity/mortality events in wild birds. WS collected around 30,000 samples in 49 states within those flyways during the 2022/2023 surveillance season. WS has collected around to date during the 2023/2024 surveillance season. To summarize, WS is:

Collaborating with 49 states for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) wild bird surveillance in all four flyways.
The 2022/2023 HPAI surveillance season collected 90+% of its targeted sample numbers and is currently collecting samples for the 2023/2024 surveillance season with over 14,000 samples collected to date.
HPAI has also been detected in over 200 mammals across Norther America

During this webinar session, they would like to take the time to update Tribal Nations on the current HPAI situation; the 2023/2024 wild bird HPAI surveillance program encourages feedback for future communication and potential avenues for continued collaboration with Tribal Nations.
If you have questions about the webinar, don’t hesitate to contact ONTL Program Analyst Denise Salvetti at denise.salvetti@usda.gov or the ONTL Director Terry Clark at terry.w.clark@usda.gov.

IRS Office Hours on Pre-Filing Registration Process for Elective Payment and Transfer of Clean Energy and CHIPS Credits
2025-01-29 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-02-12 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-02-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-03-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
The IRS is offering office hours (through Microsoft Teams) to help entities with the pre-filing registration process on the IRA/CHIPS Pre-filing Registration Tool. Pre-filing registration is a required step for applicable entities and eligible taxpayers to take advantage of elective payment or transfer of credits available in the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act. Representatives from the IRS will be available to answer your pre-filing registration questions.
Registration for office hours is open. Registration is required and can be completed by clicking on the links below.

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January 15, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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January 29, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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February 12, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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February 26, 2024
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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March 12, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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March 26, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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April 9, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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April 23, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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May 7, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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May 21, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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June 4, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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June 18, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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July 2, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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July 16, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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POSTPONED: HHS Tribal Consultation: Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Electronic Protected Health Information
2025-02-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
UPDATE (02/03/2025): This consultation has been postponed by HHS.

February 6 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) invites Tribal leaders to a virtual Tribal consultation on Proposed Modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Electronic Protected Health Information. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published today , would revise the Security Rule to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information. It proposes robust cybersecurity standards to address:

Significant changes in technology
Changes in breach trends and cyberattacks
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ enforcement experience
Other cybersecurity guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes for protecting electronic protected health information
Court decisions that affect enforcement of the Security Rule

The consultation will take place on February 6 from 2:00 – 3:30pm ET. Public comments on the proposed regulation are requested by March 7 via www.regulations.gov (Docket ID number HHS-OCR-0945-AA22).

Department of Homeland Security Quarterly Tribal Drop-In Meeting
2025-02-12 13:00 | Virtual Event
February 12 at 1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern
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This will be a great opportunity to connect and engage in meaningful discussions about what is happening within DHS and how it impacts our Tribal communities.

BIA Virtual Fee-to-Trust Acquisitions and Reservation Proclamation Handbook Overview/Training
2025-02-24 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-25 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-26 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-27 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
BIA Office of Trust Services (OTS), Central Office – Division of Real Estate Services (DRES) provides guidance to real estate services personnel in preparing, reviewing, and processing Fee-to-Trust (FTT) acquisitions of fee or restricted fee lands by the United States for the beneficial use of American Indians and Alaska Natives or federally recognized Tribes. The corresponding Indian Affairs Manual (IAM) chapter, 52 IAM 12: Processing Fee-to-Trust Applications and Proclamations, provides the general authorities and responsibilities, and is the official policy for processing fee-to-trust acquisitions as well as Proclamations.
The Department will host the Indian Affairs Rollout, in coordination with the BIA OTS DRES and the Office of the Solicitor, overview sessions as listed below. Panelists include staff from DRES, SOL, Division of Resource Integration and Services, and the Division of Environmental Services & Cultural Resources Management.
Topic:       Virtual Fee-to-Trust Acquisitions and Reservation Proclamation Handbook Overview/Training
Description: Indian Affairs invites Tribal Leaders, Tribal POCs, BIA field staff and Tribal Contract/Compact staff to participate in the Fee-to-Trust Acquisitions and Reservation Proclamation Handbook Trainings.
Training 1 – BIA Field & Tribal Contract/Compact
Date/Time: Monday, February 24, 2025, at 11:00 am – 2:00 pm MST
To Register: BIA Field Staff Registration
Training 2 – Tribes and Tribal POCs
Date/Time:   Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 9:00 am – 12:00 pm MST
To Register: Tribal Leaders Tuesday Registration
Training 3 – Tribes and Tribal POCs
Date/Time:   Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm MST
To Register:   Tribal Leader Wednesday Registration
Training 4 – BIA Field & Tribal Contract/Compact
Date/Time: Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 11:00 am – 2:00 pm MST
To Register:  BIA Field Staff Registration

Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs
2025-02-25 - 2025-02-26 | Virtual Event
Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs
February 25-26
Virtual
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HHS Planning Sessions for the Annual Tribal Budget Consultation
2025-03-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
As in previous years, HHS will continue to work to improve the consultation process. The Department understands the importance of hearing from Tribal Nations on national and regional issues, as well as Tribal-specific concerns. HHS will host two planning sessions to prepare for the consultation. These will take place on:

Wednesday, March 5 from 3:00 – 4:00pm ET
Wednesday, March 19 from 3:00 – 4:00pm ET

Please register to attend one or both of the consultation planning calls at the following link: https://hhsgov.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/_HcAOZncSE-vffQpNMhqMA (-> click.connect.hhs.gov). More information about the agendas for these sessions is forthcoming.

FEMA Tribal Consultation to Discuss Grant Programs
2025-03-06 13:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
Framing Paper
ITEMC Virtual FEMA Advisory FEB 2025
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
March 6 at 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
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In response to the letter FEMA received from the Inter-Tribal Emergency Management Coalition (ITEMC) Chairman, FEMA hosted a tribal consultation on FEMA’s grant programs on August 22, 2024, during the ITEMC Summit. As a follow up to that consultation, FEMA is hosting another consultation in a virtual format to continue gathering vital feedback on its grant programs. FEMA’s senior leadership will lead the consultation. Topics to discuss include:

Issues with FEMA grant program processes and applications;
Tribal barriers and challenges, including the accessibility of FEMA grants; and
Other tribal needs related to building resilience.

Written Comments:
To submit questions in advance of the tribal consultation, please email gpd-comms@fema.dhs.gov or a FEMA Regional Tribal Liaison.
To submit comments following the March 6 tribal consultation, please email gpd-comms@fema.dhs.gov or the FEMA Regional Tribal Liaisons on or before May 9, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET.
Contact information for FEMA Tribal Liaisons is available at www.fema.gov/about/contact.

HHS Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Briefing for Tribal Nations
2025-03-11 11:30 | Virtual Event
HHS HPAI Briefing for Tribal Nations
Time: March 11, 2025, 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Please join HHS next week on Tuesday, March 11, at 12:30 PM ET for a briefing on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This informational briefing will bring you up to date on its status, HHS and USDA engagement, and provide time for Q&A.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact TribalAffairs@hhs.gov for more details.

HUD Webinar Series: Tribal Homelessness Network
2025-03-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
March 12 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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What is the Tribal Homelessness Network (THN)? A network of Tribes and TDHEs coming together online for group learning, peer-to-peer collaborative approaches to prevent and end homelessness, and to access technical assistance and support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). THN members will identify topic areas and lead discussions based on issues and challenges facing their communities.
Session Description: Attend this discussion to hear from the Susanville Rancheria on their experience with data sovereignty and the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) as well as other homelessness issues they have addressed.
Where can I get more information? Dear Tribal Leader Letter

USDA Community Connect Grant Program Webinar
2025-03-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
The Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Rural Utilities Service will be hosting a webinar for potential applicants to the Community Connect Grant Program. The webinar will provide an overview of the program and provide application guidance. Details regarding the upcoming Webinar are as follows:

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET
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EPA Emergency Preparedness Webinar: Lithium-ion Battery Challenges and Best Practices
2025-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
March 12 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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This two hour webinar will present the current best practices, and primary challenges, for responding to lithium-ion battery fires. The course will cover the basics of Li-ion batteries and their unique hazards; types of incidents that may be encountered; and transportation and disposal challenges during remediation of a battery incident.
