HHS ASPR Office Hours: Monkeypox Information
2022-09-29 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-10-06 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-10-13 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-10-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | 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
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VAWA 2022 DOJ Consultation
2022-10-03 12:00 - 15:00, 2022-10-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
BOP TLOA Pilot Program Original 2010 Referral Application
You are invited to government-to-government consultations with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to discuss implementation of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Tribal Prisoner Program established in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022). The Program will allow BOP to accept, pay for and house in BOP custody certain offenders convicted in Tribal court pursuant to section 803 of VAWA 2022.
Tribal leaders and Tribal leader designees are welcome to participate in the consultations. Other interested parties affiliated with a Tribe or Tribal organization or individuals may attend and may provide testimony if time remains after all Tribal leaders and designees have spoken. You will be asked to provide your name, title, Tribal affiliation when you speak at a session; all sessions will be held virtually.
October 3 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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October 6 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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2022 Native Language Summit
2022-10-04 | United States
The 2022 Native Language Summit will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Oklahoma City. The summit will be hosted by the Bureau of Indian Education with the support of other MOA leads including the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Education.
Last year, as part of the 2021 White House Tribal Nations Summit, the Departments launched a new interagency initiative to preserve, protect and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native languages – including in signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to further the Native American Languages Act of 1990.
Topics to be discussed at the Native Language Summit include mentoring and developing teachers, amplifying family and community engagement, and honoring Native people for their contribution to Native languages within Indigenous communities. The summit will include a space to collectively share best practices and learned experiences from Native language revitalization in Native communities.
The Summit may be attended in-person or virtually and is free to the public. Visit the Native Language Summit website for more information. Members of the public can register for the free event.
Details regarding the summit will be shared on the WHCNAA website when available.

CDC Office Hours: Monkeypox Vaccine Information
2022-10-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-11 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-18 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-25 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]

HHS Weekly Briefing on Monkeypox
2022-10-06 13:00, 2022-10-13 13:00, 2022-10-20 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
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ONAP virtual Training: Basic Financial Management and Audit Preparation
2022-10-11 10:00 - 2022-10-13 17:00 | Virtual Event
October 11-13, 2022, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Central Time
This 3-day virtual training will provide an orientation to basic standards of accounting and GAAP, financial statements, and accounting transactions in a typical small Tribe/TDHE, and implementation of a strong financial management system and related internal controls in order to comply with the general provisions of 2 CFR Part 200.302 Financial Management, as well as compliance with the NAHASDA statutes and regulations. Participants will be given resources and tools that the HUD/ONAP program recipients (Tribes and TDHEs) can utilize to prepare for and be “audit ready” for their annual audit of their Financial Statements and Single Audit.
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BIA Listening Session on ISDEAA 105(l)
2022-10-12 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-10-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Section 105(1) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. § 5324(1)) provides that Tribes and Tribal Organizations (T/TOs) carrying out Federal functions under a self-determination contract or self-governance compact may enter into a lease agreement with Indian Affairs for the tribally owned or rented facility used to carry out those functions.
The Office of Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, Office of Facilities, Property and Safety Management will host two (2) virtual listening sessions with T/TOs to present a general overview of the ISDEAA 105(1) Facility Lease Program and to provide an overview of how to use the new 105(l) Technical Assistance Guidebook. The listening sessions will focus on the following:

What is a 105(1) facility lease
Eligibility requirements
Types of compensation
How to start the process

These one (1) hour listening sessions will provide the opportunity for Tribes to learn more about this expanding program. The current version of this Technical Assistance Guidebook can be accessed at the following link: https://www.bia.gov/as-ia/ofpsm/brp1/1051p

Wednesday, October 12 at 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Eastern
Zoom link
Thursday, October 13 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Zoom link

If you have any questions, please contact Judith Wilson, Director of the Office of Facilities, Property and Safety Management and her team at ISDEAA105L@BIA.GOV.

CMS All Tribes Consultation Webinar: Measuring Health isparities in Medicaid and CHIP
2022-10-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
All Tribes Consultation Webinar
Measuring Health Disparities in Medicaid and CHIP
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022
2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time
Registration Link
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Tribal Affairs (DTA), in collaboration with the CMCS Disabled and Elderly Health Program Group, will host an All Tribes Consultation Webinar on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET to provide an overview of how CMS is proposing to measure health disparities in Medicaid and CHIP to advance health equity.
Background: Medicaid and CHIP provide essential health care coverage for over 80 million individuals and families, and is the primary source of health care coverage for over one in three people of color. Medicaid also covers 42 percent of all births in the nation. Two-thirds of these births are to Black, Hispanic, or American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women.
In addition to providing coverage of physical health care, Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term services and supports, including home and community-based services, which allow individuals with a range of disabilities and needs to thrive and live independently at home or in their communities. Medicaid is also the largest payer for public mental health services, including for individuals with serious mental illnesses, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders.
Significant disparities have been identified within the Medicaid and CHIP population. For example, Black and AI/AN women are three to four times more likely than White women to die from pregnancy-related complications and more likely to have a preventable death. Compared to White beneficiaries, AI/AN and Asian American/Pacific Islander beneficiaries reported worse experiences when it came to getting needed care, getting care quickly, how well doctors communicate, and health plan information and customer service.
CMS is proposing to more systematically measure disparities by stratifying a variety of measures already used within the Medicaid and CHIP programs so that we can identify where the gaps are and work together with states to work towards closing them.
Purpose: The purpose of this All Tribes Consultation Webinar is to gather input from the Tribal community on CMS’ proposed approach and the measures CMS is proposing to include in its Equity Measure Slate.
For more information about the Medicaid and CHIP measure sets, please visit:

the Medicaid and CHIP Child Core Set
the Medicaid Adult Core Set
the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set
the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

HHS Tribal Consultation on Data Sharing
2022-10-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
HHS acknowledges and respects the importance of tribal sovereignty in the collection, management, and the use of tribal data. Therefore we are initiating Tribal Consultation to seek input on developing an HHS Tribal Data Sharing Policy. Input from tribes is essential to inform the development of any new policy and to build relationships of trust between HHS, TECs, and tribal communities. In developing this new policy, we are requesting your feedback on the following questions:

What kinds of data-related support from HHS agencies do tribes need?
What technical assistance do tribes need to best support their data access and data quality needs?
How have barriers to data access affected your efforts to address public health challenges?
What are some examples of the type of support that a TEC provides to your public health activities?
To what extent should HHS share tribal members’ health information with TECs to facilitate their public health activities
What legal/policy barriers, have you encountered at the state or local level for accessing data held by those jurisdictions?
If tribal affiliation is included in data collection, what are your recommendations for collecting and sharing that type of information?
How can HHS agencies improve quality and utility of Al/AN health data?

These questions are only intended as a starting point to facilitate a robust conversation. They invite you to the following opportunities to provide your input and feedback.
Virtual Events
October 13, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Register
October 19, 2022
3:00 – 4:00 PM ET
Register
They also invite tribes to share written feedback and recommendations to them at consultation@hhs.gov by October 28, 2022.

CDC COVID-19 All-State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) Update Call
2022-10-17 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
The CDC COVID-19 All-STLT Update Call will now occur on the third Monday of each month from 2:00–2:30 PM ET. If you have any questions, please contact eocevent382@cdc.gov.
To register for this call series, click here.

Center for Domestic Preparedness: Tribal Nations Training Week
2022-10-18 00:00
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host the 8th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week the week of March 11 – 18, 2023 on the CDP campus in Anniston, AL. Registration is open. CDP training is completely funded for state, local, Tribal, and territorial emergency responders to include roundtrip airfare, meals, lodging, training, and any equipment required during training. The list of classes and additional information for this training week are listed below.
All personnel who work in an emergency response capacity and are affiliated with one or more Tribal Nations, Indian Health Service (IHS) and those who work directly with Tribal Nations are authorized to attend.
Visit the CDP Website to complete the online registration. Remember your FEMA SID number and password, you will need this throughout the registration process, leading up to your attendance, and while attending training.
Contact Information: Should you have any questions, please contact David Hall, CDP Eastern Region and Tribal Nations Training Coordinator at David.Hall@fema.dhs.gov or 866-213-9546.

Tribal-DHS Coordination and Collaboration Calls
2022-10-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
We look forward to seeing you at our monthly Tribal-DHS collaboration calls. This is an opportunity to share information and check-in on activities. If you have any specific needs or interests, do not hesitate to reach out.
Where: Zoom https://hq-dhs.zoomgov.com/j/1611865719?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 161 186 5719
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Phone only, not required for Zoom participation: 551-285-1373
Who: Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, Alaska Native Corporations, and tribal organizations across all homeland security mission space. Interested participants.
What: “Third Tuesday’s” Tribal-DHS Coordination and Collaboration Calls
When: Third Tuesday of every month. 2:00 ET., 1:00 CT., 12:00 MT., 11:00 PT., 10:00 AK. No scheduled calls in November or December.
Why: This is an opportunity to provide input and seek assistance from DHS tribal affairs practitioners, and to coordinate homeland security efforts. Significant components and offices in DHS on efforts to support tribes in their homeland security efforts.
Calendar invite download
DHS executes its homeland security responsibilities through the efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS). These components are supported by offices like the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), and the Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE).
This is not formal consultation, but an ongoing collaboration effort supporting the implementation of E.O. 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments and not intended for media. Please contact me if you have media inquires.

HUD Training Webinars on the Environmental Review Process
2022-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
May 16, 2022
SUBJECT: Training Webinars on the Environmental Review Process
Dear Tribal Leader:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has created a series of training webinars on the environmental review process designed specifically for Tribes. These training webinars were created based on feedback provided during Tribal consultation on developing a coordinated environmental review. This training series is one of the deliverables in the Plan to Implement Coordinated Environmental Reviews, which was issued by an interagency workgroup in April 2022. Additional information on the environmental review process can be found on CodeTalk.
Below you can find specific information on the training webinars.
Use of HUD Environmental Forms
This webinar will provide a basic overview of the following three HUD 24 CFR Part 58 forms:

Exempt or Categorically Excluded, Not Subject to 58.5
Categorically Excluded, Subject to 58.5
Section 58 Environmental Assessments

This webinar will focus on applying these forms to activities in a typical Indian Housing Plan or other projects commonly seen in Tribal communities and clarify who signs them.
Aggregation
Aggregating geographically and/or functionally related activities improves the efficiency of environmental reviews and is required by HUD regulations. This webinar will discuss how to include the full scope of a project in a project description for an environmental review and provide different examples of project aggregation for projects in Tribal communities.
Emergency Repairs
HUD’s regulations at 24 CFR 58.34(a)(10) include an exemption for emergency repairs. This webinar will discuss how and when 24 CFR 58.34(a)(10) may be used to expedite the environmental review process and provide different examples.
Reevaluation
Project scopes or environmental conditions can change after an environmental review has already been completed. This webinar will discuss how and when to update an existing environmental review under reevaluation at 24 CFR 58.47 and provide different examples.
Schedule and Registration Information

Use of HUD Environmental Forms: June 22, 2022 at 2:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
Aggregation: July 26, 2022 at 2:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
Emergency Repairs: October 19, 2022 at 2:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
Reevaluation: November 17, 2022 at 2:00 – 4:00 PM EDT

If you have any questions or need help registering for one of the training webinars, please email hudtrainings@icf.com and include “Environmental Review Webinar Series Registrar” in the subject line.
I strongly encourage you to take advantage of these beneficial training webinars. Thank you for your continued partnership and collaboration in serving Indian Country.
Sincerely,
Heidi J. Frechette
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs

Dear Tribal Leader Letter

Native Women Rising: Inspiring the Future
2022-10-21 13:00 - 2022-10-28 15:00 | Virtual Event
Native Women Rising: Inspiring the Future
White House Native Women Symposium Series Session 3: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP)
October 28th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM EST
Registration Link: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Pwzn2hIMQtWD_g8mh7lrHw
The White House is pleased to announce its third virtual session of the White House Native Women Symposium, Native Women Rising: Inspiring the Future, shining a spotlight on issues of importance to Native women. This Symposium series features four sessions focusing on issues like the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) crisis, health, and economic development. We hope to engage in a dialogue about the ongoing focus the Biden-Harris Administration has placed on Indian Country, with direct and lasting impacts on Native women.
The third session of the series, which will focus on MMIP issues and feature a panel of Native women experts and presentations by Native youth. They will highlight and discuss best practices and lessons learned from past and ongoing regional, state, and federal MMIP task force and initiative work as well as the work that Native youth are doing to combat the MMIP crisis. Additionally, White House and Department of the Interior staff will provide updates on work surrounding international Indigenous women’s issues.
The first session of the series, held in April 2022, focused on implementation of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. The second session of the series, held in August 2022, focused on health issues.
The upcoming virtual session will feature special messages from Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Attorney General Merrick Garland, and we will be joined by Treasurer of the United States Lynn Malerba.

CHAP Tribal Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting
2022-10-25 11:30 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
The Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Tribal Advisory Group (TAG) will meet to discuss updates on the implementation of the national CHAP to the contiguous 48 states. The CHAP TAG’s role is to provide input and feedback to the IHS on the program’s design and implementation to serve American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The meeting will take place October 25, 2022, from 12:30pm-3:30pm ET.
This meeting is formed under the Intergovernmental Exemption of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Non-members of the CHAP TAG and members of the public are expected to participate in listen mode only.
Register here

White House COVID-19 Update Call
2022-10-25 16:00 | Virtual Event
COVID-19 Update CALL
Hosted by the White House COVID-19 Response, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Office of Public Engagement
Tuesday, October 25th at 5:00 PM ET
Please Register Here
Speakers

Dr. Ashish Jha, White House Coordinator of COVID-19 Response and Counselor to President
Julie Rodriguez, White House Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Senior Advisor to the President
Keisha Lance Bottoms, White House Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement

Please note: this call is closed press and not for attribution.

CMS Webinar: Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: What to Know and How to Prepare, A Partner Education Monthly Series
2022-10-26 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

Public Meeting of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (hybrid)
2022-10-26 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Please join the Ninth Public Meeting of the Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) on Wednesday October 26, 2022 from 1 pm – 4 pm hosted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury at the Treasury Building.
During this meeting, TTAC will advise the Secretary of Treasury on issues related to Federal tax issues and policy matters important to Indian Country, elect a Chair and Vice-Chair and appoint subcommittee Chairs and Vice-Chairs, review the TTAC’s Charter and mandate, and report out subcommittee work on the General Welfare Exclusion, Dual Taxation and Tribal Pensions among other tax issues relating to Indians. In addition, the TTAC will hear public comments, identify issues requiring tribal consultation, prioritize policy issues for discussion and action during 2023 and take other actions necessary to fulfill the TTAC’s mandate.
Due to security requirements, only registered attendees will be permitted entry into the Treasury Building. Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2022.
If you are unable to attend the TTAC meeting in person, you may participate virtually. Chose the VIRTUAL option during the registration process.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to attend the event, please contact the Departmental Offices Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator at ReasonableAccommodationRequests@treasury.gov. If requesting a sign language interpreter, please make sure your request to the Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator is at least five (5) days prior to the event, if at all possible.

CMS All Tribes Consultation Webinar: Overview of Streamlining Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
2022-10-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with the Children & Adults Health Programs Group, is holding this All Tribes Consultation Webinar Wednesday, October 26, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern time to share an overview of CMS’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (CMS-2421-P) Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes.
Purpose: The purpose of the All Tribes’ Consultation Webinar is for CMS subject matter experts to provide an overview of proposed changes to simplify the processes for eligible individuals to enroll and retain eligibility in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program. Participants can ask questions and make comments, however, for comments to be considered they must be in writing and sent either electronically or by mail, received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time November 7, and must follow instructions for comment submission as outlined in the federal register notice. When commenting, refer to file code CMS-2421-P.
Background: The NPRM was developed in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (January 2021) and Executive Order on Continuing to Strengthen Americans’ Access to Affordable Quality Health Coverage (April 2022), which direct federal agencies to reduce unnecessary barriers and identify opportunities to help more people enroll in quality health coverage. This NPRM would:

Remove barriers and facilitate enrollment of new applicants, particularly those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid;
Align enrollment and renewal requirements for most individuals in Medicaid;
Establish beneficiary protections related to returned mail;
Create timeliness requirements for redeterminations of eligibility in Medicaid and CHIP;
Make transitions between programs easier;
Eliminate access barriers for children enrolled in CHIP, and
Modernize recordkeeping requirements to ensure proper documentation of eligibility and enrollment.
