United South & Eastern Tribes

Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting
2022-12-06 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-07 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting
The Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee (TLDC) is a Tribal leader advisory group to the IHS Director. The committee meets quarterly to discuss chronic disease issues and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) grant program. This TLDC meeting will be held on:

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm ET
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm ET

In-person Attendance Details
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Venue: Talking Stick Resort
Click here to register
Who Should Attend: Open to the public

Tribal Consultation on Treasury’s Strategic Plan
2022-12-06 15:00 | Virtual Event
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is hosting a Tribal Consultation on Treasury’s Strategic Plan. The consultation will be held on December 6, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. EST. Treasury is accepting written comments until December 31, 2022 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time. Submit written comments at tribal.consult@treasury.gov.
Register here for the December 6, 2022, 3:00 p.m. EST consultation
Dear Tribal Leader Letter on Treasury’s Strategic Plan Consultation
Summary of the Tribal Consultation relating to Treasury’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan held on November 31, 2021

CDC Office Hours: Monkeypox Vaccine Information
2022-12-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Every Tuesday at 3:00 pm Central/4:00 pm Eastern – 4:00 pm Central/5:00 pm Eastern
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 161 787 3188
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Consultation/Listening Session: Providing Financial Assistance for Producers and Landowners Determined to Have Experienced Discrimination
2022-12-06 19:00 - 22:00 | United States
You are cordially invited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to participate in an upcoming joint consultation and listening session on Providing Financial Assistance for Producers and Landowners Determined to Have Experienced Discrimination on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, from 8:00-11:00p.m. ET. This consultation/listening session will be held in person at the Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV, with a virtual option for attendance
Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Consultation: 8:00p.m. ET 9:30p.m. ET
Listening Session: 9:30pm ET – 11:00pm ET

Click here for virtual link

CMS Webinar: Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: What to Know and How to Prepare, A Partner Education Monthly Series
2022-12-07 11:00 | Virtual Event
“This monthly webinar series will provide stakeholders with information to prepare for the Medicaid and CHIP continuous enrollment unwinding.”
Wednesday, October 26 @ 12:00pm ET and
Wednesday, December 7 @ 12:00pm ET
Register

HHS Weekly Briefing on Monkeypox
2022-12-08 13:00, 2022-12-15 13:00 | Virtual Event
HHS Weekly Briefing on Monkeypox
Please join the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) for our weekly Monkeypox briefing.
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 2:00 PM ET
RSVP here

Webinar: Fundamentals of Grant Writing - Keys to Success
2022-12-08 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-12-15 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
The Office of Indian Economic Development – Division of Economic Development presents
Fundamentals of Grant Writing – Keys to Funding Success Webinar
Objectives:

Application planning and preparation;
Grant writing mechanics;
Common pitfalls and best practice tips; and
Provide access to a grant writing resources toolkit.

PART 1: Planning & Mechanics on Thursday, December 8
PART 2: How to read a Notice of Funding Opportunity & Request for Proposals on Thursday, December 15
**Both days are 90-minute sessions at:
2:00pm – 3:30pm EST
1:00pm – 2:30pm CST
12:00pm – 1:30pm MST
11:00am – 12:30pm PST
8:00am – 9:30am HST
Register

FEMA Tribal Consultation on Implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)
2022-12-08 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
FEMA will host a virtual consultation with Tribal Nations to discuss FEMA’s implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) on December 8, 2022, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern. More information and the registration for the virtual meeting is linked below.
Virtual Tribal Consultation to Discuss Build America, Buy America Act | FEMA.gov

December All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call
2022-12-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Join IHS for the December All Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders Call.
December 8th, 2022 from 3-4pm ET
Contact info for event: Benjamin Smith (301) 443-1083

HHS ASPR Office Hours: Monkeypox Information
2022-12-08 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-12-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
Health and Human Service | ASPR: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Thursdays at 2:00 pm Central/3:00 pm Eastern – 3:30 pm Central/4:30 pm Eastern
Zoom link

White House Health Community Engagement Call
2022-12-09 11:00 | Virtual Event
Please join the special White House Health Community Engagement Call on Friday, 12/9 at 12pm ET, where they will provide an important staffing update. You can RSVP here to join. Please invite colleagues and members of your community – all are welcome.

FCC Webinar: Funding opportunities through the Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program
2022-12-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
The FCC will host a webinar on Friday, December 9, 2022 to discuss the funding opportunities available to support Tribal outreach through the Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program. The ACP Outreach Grant Program allocates a minimum of $10 million through its Tribal Competitive Grant Program specifically for outreach to Tribal communities to raise awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program and its enhanced Tribal benefit of $75 monthly to help households on Tribal lands afford the cost of having reliable high-quality internet service at home.

To register for the webinar, please email native@fcc.gov with the subject line “Webinar Registration.” The webinar will be recorded and available online after the event.

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a $14.2 billion FCC benefit program that helps qualifying low-income households afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. On November 10, 2022, the FCC released Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the ACP Outreach Grant Program, which includes up to $60 million for the National Competitive Outreach Program (NCOP) and a minimum of $10 million for the Tribal Competitive Outreach Program (TCOP). These grant programs will facilitate the promotion of ACP awareness and participation in the ACP among eligible households by seeking to enlist trusted community messengers to develop innovative outreach strategies to reach historically unserved and underserved communities, including low-income households, aging populations, individuals with disabilities, individual with language barriers, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals living in rural areas or on Tribal lands. For Fiscal Year 2023, eligible entities to serve as outreach partners to the FCC may include Tribal governments and subdivisions thereof, as well as Tribal organizations. Any eligible entity, including Tribes and Tribal organizations may apply for TCOP funds. TCOP funds, however, must be used solely to focus on ACP outreach and/or ACP application assistance activities to persons who live on qualifying Tribal lands,
The ACP program, which has served more than 15 million households to date, plays an integral role in helping to bridge the broadband affordability gap, which is an ongoing priority for Congress, the FCC, and across the federal government.
The Tribal webinar is scheduled for Friday, December 9, 2022 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST and will provide a detailed overview of the NCOP and TCOP, including eligibility, how to navigate the application process and the required forms, and what to expect after submitting an application. This event is free and registration is open to the public.
The TCOP grant application deadline is January 9, 2023, 11:59 p.m. EST.
Webinar Agenda:
2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bambi Kraus, Chief
Office of Native Affairs and Policy
2:05 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. ACP Outreach Grant Program NOFO Overview
Miriam Montgomery
FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
2:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Application Package Overview
Joy Sears
FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Moderated Questions and Answers
Bambi Kraus (moderator)
Miriam Montgomery
3:25 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Bambi Kraus, Chief
Office of Native Affairs and Policy
Prior to the webinar, ONAP encourages participants to read the ACP Outreach Grant Program NOFO and additional reference documents (Frequently Asked Questions, Fact Sheet) available at https://www.fcc.gov/acp-grants. ONAP further encourages the public to e-mail questions in advance or during the event to native@fcc.gov.

2022 OJJDP Tribal Youth National Conference
2022-12-13 - 2022-12-15 | Wyndham Sand Diego Bayside, San Diego, CA, United States
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Tribal Youth National Conference offers opportunities for OJJDP-funded Tribal Youth Programs, Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts, federally recognized tribes, as well as Tribal and non-Tribal youth-serving organizations to engage in tribal youth-specific dialogue. The event promotes peer learning opportunities and positive youth development prevention and intervention approaches that can be implemented and sustained within Tribal communities.
The conference will be held in person from Tuesday, December 13-Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside in San Diego, CA.
Register Here: https://web.cvent.com/event/65b43478-87a5-4a62-8f54-0b37bccc1bdb/summary

USDA APHIS Webinar: ARP Funding for Tribes Opportuniy
2022-12-13 12:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
You and members of your staff are invited to attend the USDA APHIS Tribal Webinar: “American Rescue Plan Funding for Tribes Webinar Series,” on November 29, 2022 and December 13, 2022, at 1:00 pm EDT.
November 29 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Zoom link
December 13 at 1:0 0pm Eastern
Zoom link
The Tribal funding announcement will be open for 90 days, from Nov. 1, 2022, to Jan 31, 2023. Opportunities will be posted to Grants.gov and applications will be accepted through the ezFedGrants system for non-federal entities and by email for federal entities.For more information on this and other funding opportunities, check out APHIS’ One Health website.

USDA Tribal Consultation on Multiple Programs
2022-12-13 12:00 | United States
December 13 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Agenda
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is going to hold a consultation with tribal leaders at 1:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, that will focus on collecting input on rule revisions in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Child Nutrition Programs (CNP), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). According to USDA’s Dear Tribal Leader Letter, this session will “focus on the [Food and Nutrition Service] rulemaking process”.

DOI Tribal Consultation on Inflation Reduction Act
2022-12-13 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Tuesday, December 13 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Register in advance
Thursday, December 15 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Register in advance

In addition to joining one of the consultation sessions listed above, you may submit written comments to consultation@bia.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

Consultations on the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014
2022-12-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
The Treasurer of the United States invites you to consultations on the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 and the attached Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee’s (TTAC) report on the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act.
These consultations will be held virtually on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 2pm-5pm EDT, Thursday, December 15, 2022, 2pm-5pm EDT, and Friday, December 16, 2022, 2pm-5pm EDT.
Register here for one or more days of the consultation.
For more information and proposed questions, please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter or visit the Tribal Consultation page on Treasury’s website.
Please send questions or comments to tribal.consult@treasury.gov.

Department of Labor Environmental Justice Tribal Listening Session
2022-12-15 12:00 | Virtual Event
The Department of Labor is in the process of updating its Environmental Justice Strategy and is seeking feedback on how the Department could improve services and better service environmental justice (EJ) communities. On December 15, 2022, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, DOL will be hosting an EJ Listening Session with tribal stakeholders to inform DOL’s efforts to advance environmental justice through equitable investments in workforce development and training. During this listening session, the Department will seek public input on what the greatest needs and/or barriers facing disadvantaged and/or environmentally-impacted communities are as it relates to employment, worker protections, and worker rights.
DOL Environmental Justice Tribal Listening Session
December 15, 2022
1:00 PM Eastern Time
Please use this link to register for the listening session.
If you have any questions, please contact me directly at Jackson.Jack.C@dol.gov.

FDA Virtual Public Meeting: Draft Amended Environmental Assessment for AquAdvantage Salmon
2022-12-15 12:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
The FDA has announced the availability of a draft amended Environmental Assessment (EA) for an approved application concerning Atlantic salmon with an intentionally altered genome, and a subsequent virtual public meeting, entitled “Public Meeting on Draft Amended Environmental Assessment for Production of AquAdvantage Salmon at the Bay Fortune and Rollo Bay Facilities on Prince Edward Island, Canada,” to obtain public input on the draft amended EA.
The FDA will hold this virtual public meeting from 1:00-5:00 pm ET on December 15, 2022. The virtual public meeting will focus on the draft amended EA only and will not include discussion about AquAdvantage Salmon generally or the approved application. Registration for the virtual public meeting closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 9, 2022. Requests for oral presentations must be made by November 28, 2022.
The FDA is seeking public comment on the draft amended EA and is accepting public comments through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 17, 2023. Public comments can be submitted electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal, or in writing to:
Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration’
5630 Fishers Lane, Rm 1061
Rockville, MD 20952.
All comment submissions received must reference Docket No. FDA-2022-N-2672 for “Draft Amended Environmental Assessment for Production of AquAdvantage Salmon at the Bay Fortune and Rollo Bay Facilities on Prince Edward Island, Canada.”
For more information, please see FDA’s CVM Update and public meeting webpage.

USDA Tribal Consultation on Advancing Clean Energy for Tribal Communities Through the Inflation Reduction Act
2022-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
USDA Seeks Input from Tribal Leaders on Advancing Clean Energy for Tribal Communities Through the Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA will host a Tribal consultation on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
Tribal leaders and their proxies are invited to give input on new funding authorities under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that will help advance clean energy for people living in Tribal communities. Tribes, Tribal enterprises, Tribal utilities and other non-Tribal applicants may be eligible for funding under the IRA programs offered by USDA.
To attend the consultation, visit the Tribal Consultation on the IRA webinar registration page.
To learn more, read the full Tribal Consultation Notification.

DOI Tribal Leaders consultation on Proposed Rule to NAGPRA
2022-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 | United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The Department of the Interior (Department) proposes to revise its Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations at 43 CFR part 10 and invites Tribal Leaders to consult on the proposed rule.
The proposed regulations would clarify and improve upon the systematic process for the disposition and repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. In August 2021, the Department hosted consultation sessions with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations on a draft proposal and incorporated that input to the maximum extent possible. A summary of the over 700 comments received and the Department’s response to each comment is attached for your review. The proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October, 18, 2022 and is available here.
December 15, 2022, from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
December 19, 2022, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
January 12, 2023, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Mountain (meeting in person at the Bureau of Land Management National Training Center; 9828 North 31st Ave.; Phoenix, Arizona 85051)
Click here to register

Veterans Affairs (PACT) ACT Symposium
2022-12-16 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson
Honoring our Promise to Address
Comprehensive Toxics
(PACT) ACT SYMPOSIUM
Honoring Our Promise – Increasing Awareness
December 16 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
Link to Join
Call-In (Audio Only): 1-404-397-1596 USA Toll Number
Access code: [REDACTED] 374 0710
