OMB to Host Historic, First-Ever Tribal Consultation on President’s FY 2022 Budget Request The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced that it will host a Tribal consultation on the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget. This is a historic announcement since OMB has never consulted with Tribal Nations on a Presidential Budget Request. […]
HHS would like to continue discussions regarding strengthening its Tribal Consultation Policy pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships. According to the DTLL, a special workgroup of the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) will convene to review written comments and develop a strengthened Tribal Consultation Policy. Once complete, the plan […]
On March 7, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting, which also established a Native American Voting Rights Steering Group. The Steering Group is guided by the White House Domestic Policy Council and is charged with studying best practices for voter protection among Native Americans. The Steering Group will engage […]
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) invites you to participate in a Consultation on the disposition of unclaimed Tribal set-aside funds from the Crime Victims Fund for Fiscal Year 2021. The Consultation will be held on Thursday, July 29, 3:00−5:00 p.m., eastern time via WebEx, […]
The Department of the Interior (Department) is planning to propose updates to its Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations at 43 C.F.R. part 10 and invites Tribes to consult on its draft proposal prior to publication. The NAGPRA regulations at 43 C.F.R. part 10 provide a systematic process for the disposition and […]
16th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation August 17-20,2021 The Office on Violence Against Women is a grant-making agency in the U.S. Department of Justice. Under §903 of Title IX of the United States Department of Justice Reauthorization and Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), OVW is responsible for conducting annual government-to-government […]
The Office of Head Start (OHS) has scheduled four Tribal Consultation sessions. These one-day sessions will be held between U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and OHS leadership and the leadership of tribal governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The purpose of these consultation […]
Please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Becerra initiating Tribal Consultation to seek input and recommendations on mandatory funding approaches for the Indian Health Service (IHS). To help facilitate your input and recommendations regarding mandatory funding approaches, the HHS would like your input on […]
On July 27, the Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs (IA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) issued a joint "Dear Tribal Leader" letter announcing consultation on Section 105(l) lease requirements and payments in order to improve lease administration, as required by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (P.L. 116-260). In the DTLL, […]
On August 2, 2021, the Department of the Interior (DOI), in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), have announced a series of Tribal consultations on the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-166). Specifically, these consultations will focus on provisions of P.L. 116-166 that require the Secretary of the Interior and Attorney General to establish a […]
Please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Becerra initiating Tribal Consultation to seek input and recommendations on mandatory funding approaches for the Indian Health Service (IHS). To help facilitate your input and recommendations regarding mandatory funding approaches, the HHS would like your input on […]
On August 2, 2021, the Department of the Interior (DOI), in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), have announced a series of Tribal consultations on the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-166). Specifically, these consultations will focus on provisions of P.L. 116-166 that require the Secretary of the Interior and Attorney General to establish a […]