United South & Eastern Tribes

USDA SNAP Tribal Consultation
2025-10-22 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
On behalf of Secretary Brooke Rollins, you are cordially invited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to participate in a Tribal consultation to receive information and provide feedback on one policy and three proposed rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), administered at the Federal level by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). This consultation will be held October 22, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm EDT. The consultation will be held virtually. Patrick Penn, Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS), will be the USDA consulting official.

Small Business Administration Consultation
2025-10-27 12:00 - 15:00 | Hybrid Event, TN
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces that it is holding atribal consultation meeting in Mashantucket, Connecticut requesting comments and input on allissues or concerns relating to any of SBA’s programs. Specifically, SBA seeks comments onhow SBA best can provide access for tribally owned small businesses to initiatives under itsOffice of Manufacturing and Trade, with a particular focus on SBA’s ongoing onshoring,manufacturing and export initiatives in an effort to encourage small businesses goingglobal. SBA is requesting general comments and input on how these programs are working andis inviting suggestions on potential avenues for improving their efficiency or reducing anyunnecessary regulatory burden associated with the programs.

DATES: The Tribal Consultation meeting date is Monday, October 27, 2025, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. (EDT), Mashantucket, Connecticut. The Tribal Consultation meeting pre-registrationdeadline date is October 22, 2025.

The Tribal Consultation meeting will be held at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum andResearch Center, 110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket, CT 06338.

You may submit written comments to SBA by sending them to Diane Cullo, AssistantAdministrator, Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration,409 3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416; or Diane.Cullo@sba.gov.

Send pre-registration requests to attend and/or testify to Diane Cullo, AssistantAdministrator of SBA’s Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small BusinessAdministration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416; Diane.Cullo@sba.gov; orFacsimile to (202) 481-2177.

Remote participation registration is permitted with pre-registration. To attend the meetingremotely, the public can register here:https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1612981879?pwd=[REDACTED]

DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program
2025-11-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-13 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-11-17 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-19 17:15 - 18:45
Dear Tribal Leader,

With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, “Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program,” and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ”Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response,” the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives aim to improve the Department’s effectiveness in wildland fire response, while also promoting locally informed, technology-enabled strategies for land management and wildfire mitigation.

As the Department plans for the most efficient and effective use of wildland fire offices,coordinating bodies, programs, budgets, procurement processes, and research, and, as necessary,recommends additional measures specific to servicing Tribes, it is critical to obtain the Tribalperspectives.

The Department will conduct two (2) in-person and two (2) virtual Tribal consultation sessionsto accept oral and written comments. Please note the Tribal consultation sessions will be closedto the press and the public to protect any confidential information that may be discussed duringformal consultation sessions.

November 10 (Virtual) 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern

November 13 (In person) 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm MountainSouthwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, NM

November 17 (Virtual) 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mountain

November 19 (In person) 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm PacificNCAI Convention – Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA

FCC Virtual Tribal Consultations
2025-11-12 13:00 | Virtual Event
Greetings from the Federal Communications Commission.

Online registration is now available for the Commission’s two virtual, national Tribal Consultation opportunities on a comprehensive review of the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules. The multi-month tribal consultation effort was announced on September 5, 2025, in Public Notice (DA 25-821) and shared in a Dear Tribal Leader Letter and Framing Paper.

Register to join us virtually for one or both opportunities on:

Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET – Register Here

Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET – Register Here

These upcoming Tribal consultation opportunities are offered by the Office of Native Affairs and Policy of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau for federally-recognized Tribal Nations and Native Hawaiian Organizations to substantively engage on the topic. Alaska Native Corporations may also request consultation meetings with FCC staff.

Each virtual consultation will include an overview of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 25-47) adopted by the FCC on August 7, 2025, under WTB Docket No. 25-217.

Comments were due September 18, 2025, and Reply Comments are due October 3, 2025. Comments and meetings are also permitted at any time after the reply comment deadline (subject to the FCC’s ex parte rules for presentations on the merits or outcome of the rulemaking).

For more information about our in-person schedule, additional background, and ex parte requirements, please see Public Notice (DA 25-821) or send an email message to Native@fcc.gov.

Bambi Kraus, ChiefOffice of Native Affairs and Policy

Tribal Consultations on the Implementation of the “Supporting America’s Children and Families Act”
2025-11-18 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-02 13:00 - 16:00
Dear Tribal Leader:
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and the Children’s Bureau (CB) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) recognize the central role that Tribal Nations play in the care and protection of children and families. To advance our collaborative efforts to that end, we extend an invitation to participate in formal tribal consultation on the “Supporting America’s Children and Families Act,” (Public Law 118-258), which reauthorized Title IV-B of the Social Security Act (Act).
Consultation will focus on the changes to title IV-B of the Act, listed in detail in attached documents, and how they may impact Tribes. In summary, the focus areas are the Indian Child Welfare Act, title IV-B funding for child welfare agencies, the Court Improvement Program and remote hearings, and the Prevention Services Clearinghouse.
We are soliciting your input as we value your perspectives and experiences, which are crucial as we work together to implement the Act. The consultation is intended to create meaningful opportunity for dialogue that enhances the effectiveness of child welfare services for Tribal Nations and the people they serve.
We look forward to hearing from you at one or more of the following sessions:
CONSULTATION #1 – MINNESOTA
Date: August 25, 2025
Type: In-person and Virtual (Hybrid) Tribal Consultation
Time: 1 – 4 PM Central Time
In-Person Location: Grand Casino Mille Lacs, 777 Grand Avenue, Onamia, MN 56359
RSVP for In-Person Participation: Tribal Consultation In-Person RSVP
Zoom Registration for Virtual Participation: Zoom Link Registration
CONSULTATION #2 – SOUTH DAKOTA
Date: October 10, 2025
Type: In-person
Time: 1- 3 PM Mountain Time
In-Person Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Rapid City Downtown Convention Center, 505 N. 5th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
RSVP for In-Person Participation: Tribal Consultation In-Person RSVP
CONSULTATION #3 – ALASKA
Date: October 14, 2025
Type: In-person
Time: 1:30 – 5 PM Alaska Daylight Time
In-Person Location: Hilton Anchorage, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501
RSVP for In-Person Participation: Tribal Consultation In-Person RSVP
CONSULTATION #4 – WASHINGTON
Date: November 18, 2025
Type: In-person and Virtual (Hybrid)
Time: 10 AM – 3 PM Pacific Time
In-Person Location: University of Washington School of Social Work -3rd floor Conference Room, 4101 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
RSVP for In-Person Participation: Tribal Consultation In-Person RSVP
Zoom Registration for Virtual Participation: Zoom Link Registration
CONSULTATION #5 – WASHINGTON DC
Date: December 2, 2025
Type: In-person
Time: 2 PM – 5 PM Eastern Time
In-Person Location: Mary E Switzer Building
330 C Street
Washington DC 20201
RSVP for In-Person Participation by November 25, 2025: Tribal Consultation In-Person RSVP
**This is a Federal Building – Please be prepared to present valid ID to meet security requirements for building entrance.
Written comments may also be submitted to TribalConsultationACYF@acf.hhs.gov by January 9, 2026. Please include the following in the subject line: Title IV-B Implementation Tribal Consultation. A consultation report will be made available within ninety (90) of the final consultation session.
In addition to these formal consultations, and in response to requirements in the Act, ACF is also issuing a Federal Register Notice to solicit additional input from the public.
To facilitate preparation for the consultation, please find attached a Children’s Bureau Information
Memo of June 18, 2025, Summary of Provisions, Framing Questions, and a Side-by-Side
legislative language comparison.
If you have questions about the consultations, please contact Laurel Iron Cloud at ACYF,
Laurel.IronCloud@acf.hhs.gov.

FCC Consultation on Potential Changes to NEPA Rules
2025-12-11 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
By Public Notice (DA 25-1003), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announces two new dates for virtual Tribal Consultation on potential changes to the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules. The FCC has also updated the framing paper to reflect changes to key dates.

December 11, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

January 14, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

Federally-recognized Tribal Nations and Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) interested in consulting should send an email to Native@fcc.gov with a subject line indicating the date of participation, “Consultation – December 11,” or “Consultation – January 14.”

Please note that comments and meetings are also permitted at any time after the reply comment deadline, subject to the FCC’s ex parte rules for presentations on the merits or outcome of the rulemaking. Virtual Tribal Consultations may be recorded and transcribed.

EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule
2025-12-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-15 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-12-16 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-12-16 13:30 - 15:00
The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army will hold a public meeting in Bismarck, North Dakota to gather input on the proposed rule. There will be additional public meeting(s) scheduled in the coming weeks.

December 12, 2025: Bismarck, North Dakota (9:30-11 a.m. CT and 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CT) – Register Now

Please use the link above to register to provide comments or to listen to the public meeting, either virtually or in-person. Requests to speak will also be taken the day of the meeting at the meeting registration desk for those participating in-person and during the speaker waitlist for those participating virtually. EPA and the Army will make every effort to accommodate all speakers who arrive and register, although preferences on speaking times may not be able to be fulfilled. On the last working day before each meeting, EPA will post a general agenda for the meeting that will list pre-registered speakers in approximate order. The agencies will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day of the public meeting; however, please plan for the meetings to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.

Each commenter will have three minutes to provide oral testimony. EPA and the Army encourage commenters to also provide the agencies with a copy of their oral testimony by emailing it to wotus-outreach@epa.gov and submitting the text of their oral comments as written comments to the rulemaking docket EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322 on Regulations.gov.

Updated 12/8 to include additional dates:

December 15, 2025: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (12-2 p.m. ET and 2:30-4 p.m. ET) – Register Now

December 16, 2025: Virtual (12:30-2 p.m. ET and 2:30-4 p.m. ET) – Register Now

IHS Tribal Consultation & Urban Confer - Proposed Realignment
2025-12-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-16 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-17 15:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-06 15:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-08 12:00 - 15:00
Dear Tribal Leader Letter

As part of this second Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer process, the IHS will convene four (4) in-person Tribal Consultation sessions and one (1) virtual Urban Confer session to provide multiple opportunities for feedback and discussion on the proposed IHS realignment.

We invite you to register for the sessions you plan to attend using the following link: https://ihs-gov.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/0WsSdf0JRFm8dA6aTjqXdA.

Tribal Consultation No. 1 – Durant, OklahomaDate: Monday, December 15, 2025Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM CTVenue To Be Determined

Tribal Consultation No. 2 – Denver, ColoradoDate: Tuesday, December 16, 2025Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM MTVenue To Be Determined

Tribal Consultation No. 3 – San Diego, CaliforniaDate: Wednesday, December 17, 2025Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM PTVenue To Be Determined

Tribal Consultation No. 4 – Seattle, WashingtonDate: Tuesday, January 6, 2026Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM PTVenue To Be Determined

Urban Confer Session – VirtualDate: Thursday, January 8, 2026Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM ET

The comment submission deadline for both the Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer is February 9, 2026.

Please email Tribal Consultation comments to consultation@ihs.gov.

Please email Urban Confer comments to urbanconfer@ihs.gov.

Please use the SUBJECT LINE: IHS Proposed Realignment.

Tribal Engagement on the Proposed Rule Updated Definition of "Waters of the United States" with EPA and Army
2025-12-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
This meeting is for U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army to gather Tribal input on the proposed rule that would clarify the definition of “waters of the United States” and fully implement the SCOTUS decision in Sackett.  Participants may register below to attend the meeting and indicate if they would like to speak. Note that this meeting is reserved for Tribes, Tribal members, and their respective associations. Registration ends on December 18, 2025 at 4:00 pm ET. For questions or to arrange accommodations, email wotus-outreach@epa.gov. Accommodations will be provided if received no later than Dec. 11, 2025. This meeting will not be recorded. EPA will use your registration information solely for this meeting. We will not share your information with any third party.

20th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
2026-01-21 00:00 - 2026-01-23 23:59 | Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW, Prior Lake, Minnesota, 55372, United States
UPDATE: The 20th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation, originally scheduled for October 28 – 30, 2025 has been postponed to January 2026 due to the federal government shutdown, which has interfered with the government’s ability to ensure sufficient representation from federal agencies at the Consultation, as required by the Violence Against Women Act. We regret any difficulty this postponement causes you. Additional details will be available soon.

Please direct questions about the Consultation to OVW’s Acting Deputy Director for Tribal Affairs, Rebekah Jones, (202) 532-3287, and/or Ginger Baran Lyons, (202) 598-9445.

Dear Tribal Leader,

We are honored to invite your participation in the 20th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation to be conducted, in person, October 28-30, 2025, at the Mystic Lake Center, Prior Lake, Minnesota. The Department of Justice will be joined by other federal stakeholders, including our colleagues from the United States Departments of Health and Human Services and the Interior. We will conduct the Tribal Consultation over three full days.

Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 20126, the purpose of the Violence Against Women Tribal Consultationis to solicit recommendations from Tribal leaders on the following four topics:

Administering Tribal funds and programs;

Enhancing the safety oflndian women from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking, and sex trafficking;

Strengthening the federal response to such crimes; and

Improving access to local, regional, state, and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.

A copy of the 2024 Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation Annual Report of Proceedings will be emailed to you and posted on the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) website at: www.justice.gov/ovw/tribal-consultation. OVW will also email and post any consultation framing papers and related materials along with OVW’s update report on the status of 2024 consultation recommendations. Logistical information about the Tribal Consultation and registration will be available soon at: www.ovwconsultation.org.

We look forward to seeing and hearing from you in October. If you have questions about the Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation, please contact OVW’s Acting Deputy Director for Tribal Affairs, Rebekah Jones, at: Rebekah.Jones@usdoj.gov or (202) 307-6026.
