Dear Tribal Leader Letter The Office of Facilities, Property, and Safety Management will conduct two virtual listening sessions in March 2024, to improve the Indian Affairs methodology used to calculate facilities Operation and Maintenance funding allocations across all sites and buildings within the IA inventory. March 5 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern Register […]
The Permitting Council Executive Director cordially invites Tribal leaders and their designees to a virtual Tribal consultation on the Permitting Council’s Draft Tribal Consultation Policy and Plan. Registration The consultation on the Permitting Council’s Tribal Consultation Policy and Plan will be held virtually on the date below. Registration is required to participate in the consultation. March 7, 2024 from 2:30-4:30 […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter The briefing call will focus on the Administration’s budget plan to bolster the level of resources needed for Indian Affairs’ mission of service to Tribes and support its role in strengthening the Federal Government’s nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes as well as its treaty and trust responsibilities. The President’s Budget supports an […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter Project Plan and Report on Tribal Pension Issues March 19 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern Register The Report is a work product of the TTAC. It highlights issues that Tribal employers have raised under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA ‘06), including related provisions under section 414(d) of […]
the US Army Corps of Engineers formally proposed rescinding Appendix C of its regulatory program and instead following the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)’s regulations for implementing the National Historic Preservation Act. You can view the proposal HERE. This would represent a big win for THPOs and Tribal Nations, one that has been a […]
The VA is having a listening session to discuss issues affecting compliance with certain terms and conditions of grants made by the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP) as well as proposed regulatory changes affecting Tribes. Section 2408 of Title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.) and implementing regulations in Part 39 of Title 38, Code of […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service invites you to consult on the National Old Growth Amendment (NOGA). The Forest Service Washington Office will host multiple opportunities for collaboration and consultation throughout the NOGA process to incorporate Tribal government and ANC perspectives. We hope you or a member of your staff will be able to […]
Tuesday, April 2 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern Zoom link Thursday, April 4 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Zoom link In June 2021, Secretary Deb Haaland (Secretary) launched the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative (Initiative) at the U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) to highlight the troubled history of Federal Indian […]
April 3 at 3:30 pm Eastern Register in advance The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is committed to partnering on a nation-to-nation basis with Tribes to ensure the wellbeing of Tribal children and preservation of Tribal families. We invite you to provide your input on a Notice of […]
Tuesday, April 2 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern Zoom link Thursday, April 4 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Zoom link In June 2021, Secretary Deb Haaland (Secretary) launched the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative (Initiative) at the U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) to highlight the troubled history of Federal Indian […]
Tribal consultation on Elective Pay and Certain Joint Ownership Arrangements will be held virtually on April 5, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Treasury will accept comments until May 10th, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time. Read the Dear Tribal Leader Letter for the Tribal Consultation
April 9-10 in Washington, DC HHS invites Tribal leaders to consult on national health and human services funding priorities for the Department's FY 2026 budget request. The annual consultation will take place in-person on April 9-10 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in Washington, DC. The event will consist of a Tribal Resource Session, one-on-one […]