United South & Eastern Tribes

US. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Annual Tribal Budget Consultation (ATBC)
2023-04-18 - 2023-04-19 | Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter

April 13, 2023
Dear Tribal Leaders, Public Health Officials, and Indian Country Professionals:
I write to share with you additional updates related to the 25th U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Annual Tribal Budget Consultation (ATBC), which will take place in-person on April 18–19, 2023, in the Great Hall of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building at 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. As in years past, the ATBC will provide a forum for tribes to collectively share their views and priorities with HHS senior leadership and officials on national health and human services funding priorities and to make recommendations for the Department’s FY 2025 budget request.
ANYONE ATTENDING IN-PERSON, PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://forms.office.com/g/S8QyuYVmDg (-> click.connect.hhs.gov)
The schedule for this year’s consultation has been finalized as follows and the Updated draft agenda is available:
Tuesday, April 18 (9:30am – 5:00pm ET):

HHS Overview – a comprehensive overview of the Department, its Divisions, and the programs and resources that are available to tribes. This session will be held from 10:00 – 12:00am ET.
HHS Budget Update – an overview of the HHS Budget and updates on the current budget process and planning. This session will be held from 10:30 – 11:30pm ET.
Swearing-In Ceremony – Please join us for a special swearing-in ceremony for the new Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Patrice H. Kunesh at 1:30 PM ET.
One-on-One Meetings between Tribes and HHS Divisions – tribes who have requested to meet one-on-one with an HHS Division will be scheduled for a 30-minute timeslot during the afternoon to share their specific health and human services issues with HHS officials.

Wednesday, April 19 (9:00am – 5:25pm ET):

Division Consultations and Senior HHS Leadership Discussion – these sessions will provide an opportunity for Tribal representatives, Division leadership, budget staff, and senior HHS leadership to engage in two-way discussions on the HHS FY 2025 budget.

In accordance with HHS’s Tribal Consultation Policy, written comments on the HHS FY 2025 budget may also be submitted for the consultation record to consultation@hhs.gov through May 19, 2023.
Thank you for your continued support of the consultation process. We look forward to a robust dialogue with you on the Department’s FY 2025 budget at the upcoming ATBC. Please contact Devin Delrow, Associate Director for Tribal Affairs, at (202) 868-0013 or email consultation@hhs.gov with any questions.

BIA Land Acquisition Consultation
2023-04-18 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-20 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter

April 18 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Register
April 20 at 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastern
Register

The BIA obtained an increase in funding for a land acquisition effort intended to foster and restore lands to new and landless Tribes, at Regional authority levels, for the development of conservation practices, law enforcement, applicable regulatory policies, and sustainable Tribal communities and economic development. Given the expected Tribal interest in determining the best methodology for distribution of the additional funding, the BIA will conduct the Tribal consultation sessions prior to making any final determination on how this will be accomplished.

Department of Homeland Security External Tribal Quarterly Meeting
2023-04-18 13:00 | Virtual Event
Participate in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs upcoming 2023 quarterly DHS Tribal meetings.
Meeting participants will include DHS personnel and Tribal partners (including leaders, program personnel and advocates).
Please register for the meetings using the following registration links:

January 17 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Register in advance for this meeitng.
April 18 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Register in advance for this meeting
July 18 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Register in advance for this meeting
October 17 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Register in advance for this meeting

ezFedGrant (eFG) for Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) webinar series
2023-04-19 12:00 | Virtual Event
USDAs’ Animal Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS) has provided funding opportunities for Tribal Nations, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Most of the funding opportunities are made available through the ezFedGrant (eFG) system. The system is sometimes hard to navigate and may not seem user-friendly. The Office of National Tribal Liaison would like to formally invite you to ezFedGrant (eFG) for Tribal Nations, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) webinar series. The series is broken down into four modules:

Module 1 – Introduction to ezFedGrant: March 22 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Module 2 – Accessing ezFedGrant: March 29 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Module 3 – What happens after selection and award: April 12 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Module 4 – Amendments, closeouts, and recap: April 19 at 1:00 pm Eastern

ONTL is providing this opportunity so tribes can learn how to access and navigate the system, so Tribes can be better equipped to apply for funding opportunities through APHIS. Below you will find the registration link and webinar link.
Registration Link
Web Join URL
Meeting ID: 161 031 6583
Meeting Password: *$Q37ZKk
Dial-in information: 669-254-5252 | 646-828-7666
Contact information: Denise.Salvetti@usda.gov

USDA Forest Service | Tribal Forum | Mitigation of Adverse Impacts
2023-04-19 12:00 | Virtual Event
Please join the USDA Forest Service for a Tribal forum on proposed directives for the mitigation of adverse impacts on National Forest System lands. Representatives from the Ecosystem Management Coordination staff will share information and be available to discuss the proposed national policy and Tribal implications.
The Forest Service follows Land Management Planning and National Environmental Policy Act regulations to assess the need for and include mitigation in both its activities and those activities it authorizes. The Agency does not currently have a separate mitigation policy. The proposed directives will clarify the agency’s mitigation authority and provide standard national direction to encourage consistency, improve transparency, and increase effectiveness.
Tribal Forum Details
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Register: Meeting Registration – Zoom (zoomgov.com)
Please contact the Office of Tribal Relations at sm.fs.otrtribalcon@usda.gov or (202) 205-1514, with any questions.

FEMA Tribal Consultation on Tribal Disaster Declarations Guidance
2023-04-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
FEMA will host a virtual consultation with Tribal Nations to discuss the Tribal Disaster Declarations Guidance on April 20, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Consultation Overview
FEMA invites Tribal Nations to attend the first in a series of Tribal consultations on the Tribal Disaster Declarations Guidance. The purpose of the consultation is to gather Tribal Nations’ feedback on how to best improve the Presidential disaster declaration process to ensure that Tribal Nations can access FEMA resources during and after disasters in Indian Country.
FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery will host the Tribal consultation and FEMA’s National Tribal Affairs Advocate will moderate the discussion.
Participation:
The virtual Tribal consultation will be on the Zoom for Government platform.

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Time: 3:00–5:00 m. ET
Register to attend via Zoom or Phone

Please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter, and FEMA will also be issuing an agenda and framing paper with questions for Tribal leader consideration prior to the consultation date. All information will also be available on: www.fema.gov/about/tribes/consultations.
Written Comments:
Tribal Nations can submit their written comments and any questions via email with the subject line “Tribal Declarations Guidance – Written Comments” to fema-tribal@fema.dhs.gov. Final feedback and comments from Tribal Nations are due by September 17, 2023.
Contact information for FEMA Tribal Liaisons is available at www.fema.gov/about/contact.

White House Invest in Nature Summit
2023-04-20 14:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is pleased to invite you to join us virtually for the White House Invest in Nature Summit. The event will be on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET from the White House.
Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking aggressive action to conserve and restore nature, provide communities the tools they need to be resilient, and tackle the climate crisis. The White House Invest in Nature Summit will bring together Administration officials, academia, industry, non-profits, philanthropies, and others to report on progress made, underscore the importance of these ongoing efforts, and highlight the work ahead to drive even more progress.
Event Details
What: White House Invest in Nature Summit
When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET
Where: https://youtube.com/live/SHfBet7_EA4

USDA 2023 Tribal Equity and Barriers Consultations
2023-04-24 13:00 - 16:30, 2023-04-25 13:00 - 16:30, 2023-04-27 13:00 - 16:30, 2023-04-28 13:00 - 16:30, 2023-05-01 13:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader,
Please find below the invitation, draft agenda, and proxy letter template for the upcoming Tribal Leader consultations on Equity and Barriers. USDA will report out on progress previously identified barriers as well as talk about ones not previously discussed. It will be divided into five different topics on different days, each day is 2:00-5:30pmET.
These documents can also be found at OTR Tribal Consultation website. Please let OTR know if you have any questions, tribal.relations@usda.gov.
Thank you,
USDA Office of Tribal Relations

Dates:

Monday, April 24: Economic Development
Tuesday, April 25: Food, Safety, and Trade
Thursday, April 27: Farming, Ranching, and Conservation
Friday, April 28: Forests and Public Lands Management
Monday, May 1: Education and Research

Time: Tribal Caucus – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET / Tribal Consultation – 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET
Details: Building off of the consultations USDA held in 2021 and 2022, these upcoming consultations will report out on previously identified barriers as well as talk about ones not previously discussed. Like last year’s consultations, it will be divided into five different topics on different days. There will be Framing Papers for each of these areas. These are not meant to limit conversation, but rather provide issues that have been previously identified that can help guide the conversation.
Documents:

Tribal Invitation (PDF, 316 KB)
Proxy Letter Template (DOCX, 20.3 KB)
Agenda (PDF, 302 KB)

Economic Development Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 214 KB)

Farming, Ranching and Conservation Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 292 KB)

Food, Safety and Trade Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 249 KB)

Forests & Public Lands Management Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 234 KB)

Education & Research Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 190 KB)

Investigating and Prosecuting Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities
2023-04-25 - 2023-04-27 | Virtual Event
April 25 at 12:45 pm – 5:15 pm Eastern
April 26 at 12:15 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
April 27 at 12:15 pm – 5:30 pm Eastern
Register
The Department of Justice’s National Indian Country Training Initiative and the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit is providing a three-day webinar series on Investigating and Prosecuting Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities. The online training will be held on April 25-27, 2023.
This webinar training is for federal and Tribal criminal justice professionals working in Indian country. This seminar will serve to enhance participant’s understanding of legal definitions, elements of federal offenses, and current issues and challenges of human trafficking enforcement, to include both labor trafficking and sex trafficking. The training will include presentations on effective strategies for identifying, investigating, and prosecuting human trafficking cases, including prosecutors’ roles in planning successful enforcement operations; strategies for developing victim testimony; pretrial litigation strategies; effective trial presentation in human trafficking prosecutions; and sentencing issues. The focus of the training will be prosecutions in federal court. There is no tuition charge for this training. Although participation for all three days is not mandatory, it is highly encouraged. CLE has been requested.
If you have any questions, please contact Heather Cumper at heather.cumper@usdoj.gov, Delores Johnson at delores.Johnson@usdoj.gov, or Leslie A. Hagen at leslie.hagen3@usdoj.gov.

FEMA & CBP Tribal Consultation on the Shelter & Services Program
2023-04-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
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: [REDACTED]
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

IHS Director’s Workgroup on Improving Purchased/Referred Care
2023-04-26 - 2023-04-27
IHS Director’s Workgroup on Improving Purchased/Referred Care
The Indian Health Service (IHS) Director’s Workgroup on Improving PRC is a federal-Tribal workgroup established to provide recommendations to the IHS Director on strategies to improve PRC operations, data, oversight and transparency. The next meeting will be held on April 26th and 27th, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Online participants may register for the meeting here.

Regional Tribal Environmental Health Summits
2023-05-01 - 2023-05-02
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to host a series of regional summits on the topic of environmental health in Indian Country. Each summit will feature Tribal leaders, environmental health practitioners, subject matter experts, and federal partners engaging on topics relevant to each region. A total of eight summits will be held between 2022 and 2024. The goal of each summit is to connect people from different backgrounds and Tribes, communities, federal agencies, Tribal organizations and state and local entities to address various environmental health and environmental justice issues of mutual concern across all regions as well as issues specific to individual regions.

The first confirmed summit is May 1-2, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska.
Learn more about the Regional Tribal Environmental Health Summits here..

Tribal Wildland Firefighter Methodology Tribal Consultation
2023-05-01 15:00 - 18:00, 2023-05-02 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-04 15:00 - 18:00 | United States
Monday, May 1 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pacific at the Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon in Conference Room 1A and 1B
Monday, May 2 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern via Virtual.
Register in advance for this meeting
Thursday, May 4 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pacific at the Radison Phoenix Airport, 427 44th Street, Phoenix, Arizona in Cactus Conference Room
The Offices of the Assistant Secretary -Policy, Management and Budget and the Assistant Secretary -Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior (Department) propose to consult on the best methodology to accurately determine the number of tribal wildland firefighter full-time equivalents.
At present, there is no documented and agreed upon methodology to accurately determine the number of Tribal wildland firefighter full-time equivalents (FTEs). Such a methodology is needed for the Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) to inform annual allocations to fund tribal wildland firefighter salaries and inform out-year budget proposals. Tribal wildland firefighters are valued partners in interagency wildfire response efforts.
The Department’s Wildland Fire Management program budget includes annual funding for an estimated 500 tribal wildland firefighter FTEs. The methodology used to generate this estimate may be outdated. The Department believes the actual number of tribal wildland firefighter FTEs may be significantly higher based on feedback from, and on-going engagements with Tribes, the Inter-Tribal Timber Council, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The present Departmental methodology to determine federal wildland firefighter FTEs thus may not be the best methodology to determine tribal wildland firefighter FTEs.
The Department invites you to consult based upon these four framing questions:

Which methodology would Tribes propose to count tribal wildland firefighter FTEs?
How do Tribes staff tribal wildland fire programs including seasonal and/or full-time personnel?
To what degree do Tribes include fire-related duties in position descriptions for personnel that contribute to tribal wildland fire programs?
How do Tribes determine the rate of pay for tribal wildland fire program personnel?

They welcome your written comments, which should be submitted by email to: consultation@bia.gov by 11:59 pm EDT on Friday, May 12, 2023.
If you have any questions regarding this effort, please contact Jeff Rupert Director of the Office of Wildland Fire via email at jeffery_rupert@ios.doi.gov or Samuel Kohn Senior Counselor to the Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs, via email at samuel.kohn@bia.gov.

HUD Listening Session on Proposed Rule to amend their existing floodplain regulations
2023-05-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
May 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern
Federal Register
Register for Listening Session
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is hosting a virtual listening session for Tribal Nations on HUD’s Proposed Rule to amend their existing floodplain regulations. The proposed rule would require a greater level of flood protection for new construction and substantial rehabilitation projects. Comments on the Proposed Rule are open until May 23, 2023, and must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see the Federal Register announcement for more information).

Native American Employment and Training Council Meeting
2023-05-03 - 2023-05-04 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket, CT, 06338, United States
Federal Register :: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Native American Employment and Training Council
When: May 3 at 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Eastern – May 4 at 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
The period from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm on May 4 is reserved for participation and comment by members of the public.
Members of the public not present may submit a written statement by Friday, April 28, 2023, to be included in the record of the meeting. Statements are to be submitted to Nathaniel Coley, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Department of Labor at coley.nathaniel.d@dol.gov.
Where: Foxwoods Hotel, 240 Fox Tower Drive, Mashantucket, CT 06339, located in the Fox Tower, Celebrity Ballrooms A, B and C. The meeting will also be accessible virtually on the Zoom.gov platform. To join the meeting use the following URL: https://www.zoomgov.com/​j/​1603344439?​pwd=​M1liREg0Z1kxdmdWWlA2TXB4LytIUT09, Meeting ID: 1603344439, Passcode: [REDACTED]
For more information contact Nathaniel Coley, DFO, Division of Indian and Native American Programs, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C–4311, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number (202) 693–4287 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number) or coley.nathaniel.d@dol.gov.

WHI TCU Virtual Dialogue: Advancing Financial Mobility Within Native Communities
2023-05-03 11:00 | Virtual Event
Wednesday, May 3 at 12:00 pm Eastern
Register
The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHI TCU), along with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor, have been hosting a virtual four-part dialogue series that addresses multiple topics that impact employment for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
This virtual dialogue, the third in the series, will review economic disparities and access to financial resources within Native communities. The American Indian and Alaska Native communities in the United States continue to face pervasive structural barriers to economic advancement. Speakers will share strategies for supporting Native individuals, including those with disabilities, with resources for economic self-sufficiency, the importance of banking, and financial education. You will also hear personal stories from Native speakers with disabilities on their financial journey to economic advancement and self-sufficiency.

White House Climate and Environmental Justice Briefing
2023-05-03 13:00 | Virtual Event
You are invited to a White House Climate and Environmental Justice Briefing on Wednesday, May 3rd at 2:00 PM ET to hear from senior Biden-Harris Administration officials about recent announcements that will strengthen environmental justice, expand the clean energy economy, and foster conservation and forest resilience to climate change.
Speakers include:

Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor
Stephenne Harding, Senior Director of Lands, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Jalonne White-Newsome, Senior Director for Environmental Justice, White House Council on Environmental Quality

Register and submit questions or comments here:
https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_HLJVF1gzSjqbC9RrkFqseg (-> r20.rs6.net)

FEMA Tribal Consultation on 2017 Tribal Declarations Guidance
2023-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
May 4, 2023 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Tribal Declarations Guidance
Register
FEMA will host a virtual tribal consultation with Tribal Nations to discuss the 2017 Tribal Declarations Guidance. The purpose of this consultation is to gather Tribal Nations’ feedback on how to best improve the Presidential disaster declaration process to ensure that Tribal Nations can access FEMA resources during and after disasters in Indian Country. Senior leadership from FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery and the Office of Tribal Affairs will help facilitate the consultation. Written Comments will also be accepted on or before September 17, 2023.

USDA APHIS Tribal Webinar: Tribal Training for FY23 CWD Funding Opportunity
2023-05-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
On April 11th, 2023, APHIS announced making over $12 million available for Tribal Nations, Tribal organizations, state agencies, research institutes, and universities to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed and wild cervids (e.g., deer, elk). All opportunities are open to Federally Recognized Native American Tribal governments, including a separate $500,000 funding opportunity for activities controlling or preventing CWD in wild cervids on Tribal lands.
May 8, 2023 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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Meeting ID: 161 367 5936
Meeting Password: [REDACTED]
May 17, 2023 at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern
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Meeting ID: 160 638 8763
Meeting Password: [REDACTED]
Dial-in information:
+1 669-254-5252 US ()
+1 646-828-7666 US ()
May 22, 2023 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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Meeting ID: 160 638 8763
Meeting Password: [REDACTED]
Dial-in information:
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+1 646-828-7666 US ()
For more information contact Denise Salvetti at denise.salvetti@usda.gov.

IHS Tribal Consultation on Health IT Modernization
2023-05-10 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
As part of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Information Technology (IT) Modernization Program, you are invited to join a series of four Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer(TC/UC) sessions in calendar year 2023 on Health IT Modernization.
These are important and timely meetings for IHS to ask questions and get your feedback. During the first event, Preparing for Change, scheduled for March 8, the IHS will provide an overview of milestones and accomplishments of the Health IT Modernization Program and seek your feedback on change readiness, what the IHS could be doing to support organizations and individuals, and what facilities can be doing to prepare for an electronic health record modernization.
Attendees can register for the sessions in advance through the links below. After registering, attendees will receive an e-mail with a link to the web conference and audio call-in numbers. Please register and join these sessions.
For added convenience, the registration links below will be posted on the IHS Event Calendar. In addition, timely reminders for upcoming TC/UC events will be sent out by e-mail from IHS Area Offices and posted on the new IHS Updates web page.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration link
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration link
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration link
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration link

WRITTEN COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Please send your comments and
recommendations on Health IT Modernization within 30 days following each session.
By E-MAIL to consultation@ihs.gov or urbanconfer@ihs.gov — SUBJECT LINE: Health IT
Modernization.
If you have questions, please contact Mr. Mitchell Thornbrugh, Chief Information Officer, IHS,
by telephone at (240) 620-3117, or by e-mail at mitchell.thornbrugh@ihs.gov.

USDOT Tribal Consultation: NOFO on Rural Tribal Assistance Pilot Program
2023-05-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Thursday, May 11 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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If prompted, the meeting ID is 161 989 5760. There is no passcode for the meeting.
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The U.S. Department of Transportation is preparing to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) regarding the Build America Bureau Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program established by the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The $10 million pilot program will provide state, local, and Tribal governments with technical, legal, and financial advisory assistance for project development for transportation needs.

To carry out the principles in E.O. 13175, “Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,” to afford their Tribal partners an opportunity to provide meaningful input regarding the development and implementation of the program as allowed by the authorizing statute, and to inform how Tribal Nation may apply for funds, the Bureau will host a Tribal Consultation on Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST.

USDA APHIS Webinar: African Swine Fever 101
2023-05-15 12:00 | Virtual Event
May 15, 2023 at 1:00 pm Eastern
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Web Join URL: https://coreshield.zoomgov.com/wc/join/1606171178?pwd=[REDACTED]
The Office of National Tribal Liaison (ONTL) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) greatly values its partnerships with Tribal Nations and communities. ONTL has been hosting many tribal webinars on APHIS programs to keep you abreast of some major APHIS activities. These webinars are designed to give you a better insight into how APHIS is helping to protect U.S. and Tribal agricultural and natural resources—and citizens—from animal and plant disease and pest threats.
