NTIA DEA Tribal Consultations
2023-10-19 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
October 17 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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October 19 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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The Digital Equity Act (DEA), which was enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, appropriated $2.75 billion to establish three grant programs to promote digital equity and inclusion. These three programs are: (1) the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program (SDEPG); (2) the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program; and (3) the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. On behalf of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce, which administers these programs, we are initiating additional Tribal Consultations for the DEA Programs. These consultations will provide NTIA with valuable feedback to inform future Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for Tribal participation in the DEA Programs.
The SDEPG is a $60 million formula grant program for States, Territories, and Eligible Tribal Entities to develop digital equity plans. The State Digital Equity Capacity Program is a $1.44 billion grant program for States, Territories and Eligible Tribal Entities to fund implementation of their digital equity plans. The Digital Equity Competitive Program is a $1.25 billion competitive grant program for eligible entities to implement digital equity projects. The DEA requires that NTIA set aside 5% (five percent) of these grant funds for Eligible Tribal Entities.
Note: Following the Dear Tribal Leader Letter sent on July 24, 2023, NTIA intends to utilize these consultations to offer additional information around the adjusted timeline and approach for the SDEPG and State Digital Equity Capacity Program, as they pertain to Eligible Tribal Entities.
To seek your input regarding its Digital Equity Act Programs, NTIA invites you and/or a Tribal representative to participate in the virtual National Tribal Consultation to provide your advice and insights as NTIA staff work through the critical issues related to these programs.

FEMA Tribal Consultation Session in Anchorage, Alaska
2023-10-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-20 16:00 - 17:00
Tribal Mitigation Process
Tribal Declarations Guidance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be holding two tribal consultation sessions in Anchorage, Alaska, this week. The first session will take place on October 19, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, focusing on FEMA’s Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide and will seek feedback on how to improve the tribal mitigation planning process across Indian Country. The session on October 20, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, will focus on the 2017 Tribal Declarations Guidance, and aims to gather feedback on how to best improve the presidential disaster declaration process and ensure Tribal Nations can access FEMA resources during and after disasters in Indian Country. Location details can be found in the Dear Tribal Leader Letters above.

Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices, a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO Clinic
2023-10-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. would like to announce the 2023 Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices, a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO Clinic. Native Psychological Brilliance refers to the intelligence, strengths, balance, innate resources, and resilience of Native people. This no-cost telehealth series will be held throughout 2023 on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern. Each session will be one hour in length.
Who should attend? Tribal Nation health directors, clinic staff, counselors, social workers, physicians, nurses, Tribal Epidemiology Center staff, and anyone supporting Tribal Nation citizens through the health/behavioral health sector are welcome to join.
The one-hour Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance virtual series will provide an opportunity for participants to:

Gain skills on strength-based approaches in partnership with Native People to enhance Native behavioral health, and
Discuss ways that Native brilliance is demonstrated and supports behavioral health, and
Learn about Native brilliance examples to share with behavioral health and other health care staff, as well as with local Tribal Nation citizens

The concept of Native psychological brilliance will be celebrated through Native music videos and Native spoken word performances as part of each session of the Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance series.
Continuing education credits will be provided.
Register in advance for the session.
For questions, please contact Bryan Hendrix, USET THPS Quality Improvement Analyst, at bhendrix@usetinc.org.

FEMA Tribal Listening Session on the Draft National Resilience Gidance
2023-10-24 14:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
October 24 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
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Overview:
Indigenous peoples maintain place-based knowledge that represents thousands of years of managing relationships with natural resource. This diversity embodies multiple ways of understanding resilient interactions between humans and the ecosystem. Traditional cultural and ecological knowledge is sound science and has been passed down for generations through oral traditions. FEMA acknowledges that Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples have built and maintained resilience through traditional ecological knowledge well before non-Indigenous people came to North America or the United States became a country.
FEMA is leading an effort to create national resilience guidance and resources for the whole community to help everyone understand and fulfill their critical roles related to increasing national resilience. The guidance and resources will promote a common understanding of resilience, incorporate the impacts of and relationship between chronic stressors and shocks, address the critical roles of all stakeholders, and inspire people-centered planning approaches to increasing community and national resilience. The guidance will also recognize that resilience is more than just being prepared for disasters and encompasses a wide swath of social, economic and environmental issues.
To better serve Tribal Nations and to provide the most inclusive guidance to all, FEMA will host a Tribal listening session to provide an overview of the draft resilience guidance and to gather feedback from Tribal leaders about resilience. FEMA’s ultimate goal for this listening session is to ensure Tribal Nations perspectives and experiences are reflected in this guidance.
Participation:
The virtual tribal listening session will be hosted on the Zoom for Government platform.

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Time: 03:00 pm Eastern Time
Register to attend: https://fema.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsd-Cpqz8sEhApUpfL4NKpF6OPs56hFiQ
Zoom Meeting ID: 161 091 5468
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Join by phone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 646 828 7666 or +1 646 964 1167 or +1 669 216 1590 or +1 415 449 4000 or +1 551 285 1373

Written Comments:
To submit questions in advance of the listening session, please email National-resilience@fema.dhs.gov. To submit comments in response to the Oct. 24 tribal listening session, please email National-resilience@fema.dhs.gov on or before Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

FDA Tribal Listening Session on Nutrition Initiatives
2023-10-24 15:00 | Virtual Event
The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is hosting an All Tribes call to share information about the agency’s nutrition initiatives to enhance access to healthier foods. FDA welcomes Tribal feedback on their experiences with food labels, healthy food access, and use of nutrition information. The call will take place on October 24 at 4:00pm ET. More information, including registration, is available in this Dear Tribal Leader Letter.

BIE Tribal Consultation on IDEA Policy and Procedures
2023-10-25 09:00 - 11:00
October 13 at 9:00 am – 11:00 pm Mountain
Zoom Registration link
October 18 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Mountain
National Indian Education Association Convention
401 2nd Street, NW
Room Ruidoso – Convention Center
Albuquerque, NM 87102
October 25 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am Central
Courtyard by Marriott Bloomington Mall of America
7800 Bloomington Avenue
Bloomington, MN 55425

The Bureau of Indian Education (“BIE”) is responsible for ensuring that its implementation of
Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”)1 is consistent with federal law
including requirements at 20 U.S.C. §§ 1411(h)(2)(A) and 1412(a) and 34 C.F.R. § 300.708(a).
Accordingly, BIE is proposing to update its IDEA policies and procedures that apply to BIEfunded
schools.
The proposed policies cover ten topic areas as summarized below:
1. Parental Consent, Involvement and Procedural Safeguards
2. Referral and Determination of Eligibility
3. Individual Education Program, IEP Development and Least Restrictive Environment
4. Dispute Resolution
5. Child Find
6. Early Intervening Services
7. Discipline
8. Transition Services
9. Exiting Special Education
In addition to joining one of the consultation sessions listed above, please submit any written comments to consultation@bia.gov or mail to Juanita Mendoza, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 3609, Washington, D.C. 20240 by November 13, 2023.
If you have any questions regarding the Tribal consultations, please contact Juanita Mendoza at 202-208-3559 or Juanita.mendoza@bie.edu.

Webinar: Section 105(l) Leases and Loan Borrowing: A New Quasi-Guarantee
2023-10-25 12:00 | Virtual Event
October 25 at 1:00 pm Eastern
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Please join Holland & Knight and KeyBanc Capital Markets for a discussion on how Section 105(l) authority, particularly when paired with tailored commercial financing opportunities, is leveraging the quick construction and acquisition of new facilities in Indian Country without substantially encumbering Tribal funds.
The panel will describe how your Tribal Nation can swiftly match its need for new facilities with a construction-to-permanent loan that is paid for with a Tribally negotiated Section 105(l) lease from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or Indian Health Service (IHS).

National Animal Disease Preparedness & Response Program (NADPRP) 2024 Tribal Nations Funding Opportunity Webinar
2023-10-25 13:00, 2023-11-06 12:00 | Virtual Event
Registration link
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) provides funding to collaborators to support high-value projects aimed at preventing and preparing for high-consequence animal disease outbreaks. Eligible applicants include Native American Tribes/ Governments, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Universities and Colleges. APHIS will provide up to $500,000 to support projects focused on the priority topics listed below.

Support Outreach & Education on Animal Disease Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
Support Livestock and Poultry Biosecurity
Support Training & Exercises for Tribal Nations Animal Agriculture Sector Responders
Develop, Enhance, and Exercise Tribal Animal Disease Emergency Response Plans
Enhance Animal Disease Traceability for a Disease Outbreak

The funding webinar is schedule for October 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. & November 06, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
October 25 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Web Join link
Meeting ID: 160 278 8502
Meeting Password: [REDACTED]
Dial-in information:
+1 669- 25-4 5252 US
+1 646- 82-8 7666 US
November 6 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Web Join link
Meeting ID: 160 278 8502
Meeting Password: [REDACTED]
Dial-in information:
+1 669- 25-4 5252 US
+1 646- 82-8 7666 US
For More Information, contact Denise Salvetti at denise.salvetti@usda.gov.

Office of Minority Health (OMH) Listening Session on Healthy People 2030
2023-10-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
OMH is hosting a listening session with Tribal leaders to discuss the development of a Notice of Funding Opportunity entitled, “Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators Initiative.” The Initiative is intended to identify innovative adaptations of evidence-informed practices that improve health outcomes among racial, ethnic, Tribal, and other communities. The listening session will take place on October 25 at 4:00pm ET (register HERE) and written comments may be submitted until October 31 to info@minorityhealth.hhs.gov. Additional information is in the attached Dear Tribal Leader Letter and on www.grants.gov.

FEMA Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Declarations Pilot Guidance
2023-10-25 16:00 - 20:00 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
Wednesday, October 25 at 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Eastern
Register to attend via Zoom or Phone
Location: Generation Southeast Building (Auditorium Room), 3239 Hospital Dr., Juneau, AK 99801
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
All information is also available on: www.fema.gov/about/tribes/consultations (-> https://www.fema.gov/event/tribal-consultation-femas-2017-tribal-declarations-guidance-2).
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.
Contact information for FEMA Tribal Liaisons is available at www.fema.gov/about/contact.
Questions
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

CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Call
2023-10-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
October 26 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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Webinar ID: 161 057 8610
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Telephone:
US: +1 669 254 5252 or 1 646 828 7666
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms but can also affect the lungs. While most children recover from an RSV infection in a week or two, RSV infection can be dangerous for infants and some young children, causing difficulty breathing, low oxygen levels, and dehydration. RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalizations in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends two new immunizations to prevent severe RSV disease in infants and older babies.
During this COCA Call, presenters will give a comprehensive overview of CDC’s new recommendations to prevent severe RSV disease in infants, including clinical guidance and considerations for administering RSV immunizations to infants and pregnant people during weeks 32 through 36 of pregnancy.
If you are unable to attend the live COCA Call, the recording will be available for viewing on the COCA Call webpage a few hours after the live event ends.
The slide set will be available on the day of the call on the COCA Call webpage under Call Materials.
Free Continuing Education (CE) will be offered for this COCA Call.
Registration is not required.

OFFICE OF RECOVERY PROGRAMS: GRANTS MANAGEMENT WEBINAR SERIES
2023-10-26 14:00 | Virtual Event
Build a solid foundation in grants management best practices by attending Treasury’s three-part webinar series. The sessions are intended to assist Tribal governments in understanding the OMB Uniform Guidance, federal procurement standards, and subrecipient monitoring. Register for the sessions below.

October 12, 2023, 3:00 pm ET: Introduction to Tribal Grants Management Registration
October 26, 2023, 3:00 pm ET: Overview of Federal Procurement Registration
November 16, 2023, 3:00 pm ET: Subrecipient Monitoring Registration

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Environmental Justice Index Tribal Listening Session
2023-10-27 14:00 | Virtual Event
CDC, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the HHS Office of Environmental Justice are hosting an Environmental Justice Index listening session on October 27 at 3:00pm ET. The Index provides place-based scores representing the impacts of environmental injustice on local communities across the country to help identify high-risk areas for health impacts. The listening session will provide an opportunity for CDC/ATSDR to hear from Tribal leaders on how best to represent Tribes and Tribal populations in the Index. The Zoom registration link for this event is forthcoming.

EPIC Respiratory Virus Season and Health Equity Webinar
2023-10-30 10:30 - 11:45 | Virtual Event
Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC)
Respiratory Virus Season and Health Equity Webinar
October 30 at 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Eastern
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It’s common to get sick from respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), in the fall and winter. Join this webinar presented by CDC’s Office of Health Equity (OHE) to learn how to protect yourself and others: Topics will include:

Key information about these conditions
Prevention and vaccination guidance to help protect groups at highest risk for serious illness
Information about CDC’s efforts focused on health and vaccine equity

Webinar: Drafting, Reviewing and Executing a Defensible Search Warrant
2023-10-30 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
October 30 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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This webinar training is for federal and tribal prosecutors, FBI and BIA agents and tribal law enforcement officers, particularly those working violent crime or missing persons cases in tribal communities. The focus of the training will be on federal search warrants and law. Agents and law enforcement officers will hear about key issues in drafting and executing a search warrant. Issues like probable cause, informants, victims, and protecting the affiant will be covered. Prosecutors will learn what to do when a search warrant affidavit lands in their in-box or a law enforcement official shows up at the office seeking a search warrant. Reoccurring legal or procedural issues resulting in suppression motions will be addressed. Also, the presentation will highlight what magistrate judges find helpful. This webinar will be taught by an AUSA with experience in Indian Country cases.
This media and materials are for Department of Justice use and subject to protection from release under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552.
Registration deadline: October 25, 2023
Applicants will receive notice of their application status by October 27, 2023
Note: This webinar is listed in Eastern Daylight Savings Time. To determine the start time in your local time zone, please refer to the chart below. For additional time zone information, you can search the time zone converter at https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html.

National Tribal Housing Summit
2023-10-31 - 2023-11-02
October 31 – November 2, 2023
Saint Paul, MN
The Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) and the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) are hosting the National Tribal Housing Summit to provide a forum for training, exchanging ideas, consulting on policy issues, and developing best practices for models that implement and sustain effective affordable housing programs under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA). The theme of the National Summit is “Inspiring Ideas in Indian Housing”. A GLIHA business meeting will be held in conjunction with the National Summit.

BSEE Environmental Justice Strategy and Action Plan Informational Session
2023-10-31 12:00 | Virtual Event
October 31 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Register
Please see the attached signed Dear Tribal Leader Letter from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) for the upcoming Environmental Justice Strategy and Action Plan Informational Session, scheduled for October 31, 2023. Registration is currently available on the BSEE’s website and above is the registration link.
If you wish to attend a virtual informational meeting regarding the Environmental Justice Strategy and Action Plan and/or providing feedback on the four preliminary goals, please review the attached announcement. Please use the link provided in the letter and register to participate.

NTIA TBCP Round 2 Technical Assistance Office Hours
2023-10-31 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Sign up for NTIA’s content for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) Round 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). First, there is a bi-monthly technical assistance office hours scheduled for Tuesday, October 31st at 3:00-4:00 PM ET. To register for this session, sign up here: https://ntia-gov.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdO2oqzorGtIUBLTC_86B6Sp0gLdLgFQ. After registering, you will receive meeting logistics and an option for a calendar hold.
NTIA will be hosting its next office hours session on Wednesday, November 15th at 3:00-4:00 PM ET, which you can register here: https://ntia-gov.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsd-urpzojHq00TT9IR5WSWoQBKJeUsGQNTIA will have federal program officers available to answer any application questions you may have.

FEMA Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program Tribal Consultation
2023-11-01 12:00 | Virtual Event
Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at 1:00 pm Eastern
Register to attend
Zoom Meeting ID: 160 636 9508; Passcode: [REDACTED]
Join by phone: (669) 254-5252
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), invites all Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP) tribal governments and partners to participate in upcoming consultation to gather feedback on the implementation of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 TCGP, to offer valuable input on how FEMA and CISA can improve the TCGP for FY 2024, to share overarching cybersecurity needs with CISA, and to provide input on whether the grant program should consider a risk-based formula.
For questions regarding this Tribal Consultation, please contact FEMA-TCGP@fema.dhs.gov or e-mail FEMA-Grants-News@fema.dhs.gov.

Federal Transit Administration Consultation
2023-11-02 08:00 - 17:00 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
In-person consultation will be held in conjunction with the National Transportation in Indian Country Conference in Anchorage, Alaska on Monday, September 25, 2023, from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm. Additionally, a virtual consultation will be held on November 2, 2023.
Comments to the notice should be submitted by the following method, identifying your submission by docket number FTA-2023-0015: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

HUD Virtual Training | Procurement and Contract Administration
2023-11-02 08:00 - 2023-11-03 17:00 | Virtual Event
November 2-3, 2023 | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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The training will encompass the requirements pursuant to NAHASDA and Procurement Standards per 2 CFR 200 and Indian Preference per Section 7(b) of the Indian Education and Self-Determination Act. The training will be delivered in six modules that cover: Introduction to Procurement in Indian Country; NAHASDA Procurement regulations and 2 CFR 200 Procurement Standards, Indian Preference, Methods of Procurement, Price and Cost Analysis and then delve into the Contract Administration function that will cover types of contracts, required contract clauses, labor standard prevailing wages, payroll certifications, procurement records management/retention, payments, warranty and project closeout. The training will also include sample exercises to get better understanding of principles and concepts of procurement requirements.

DOJ COPS: Utilizing Science-Based Practices to Enhance Police Recruiting & Hiring
2023-11-02 11:00 | Virtual Event
November 2 at 11:00 am Central
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Join representatives from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Policing Initiative to discuss tangible, evidence-based tips police departments can implement to enhance the recruiting, selection, and hiring of qualified police officers. Members of the SIOP Policing Initiative are experts in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology with experience on intersections between I-O and policing, including evidence-based methods to enhance recruitment and selection processes, leadership, and training. Programming will include brief presentations on recommendations based on results from I-O research and time for a live question and answer session with panelists

NTIA TBCP Round 2 Budget Narrative Discussion
2023-11-02 14:00 | Virtual Event
NTIA will be hosting webinars in November to discuss budget narratives. These meetings are scheduled for November 2nd with a rerun webinar on November 29th, with both meetings beginning at 3:00 PM ET. You can find registration information for these webinars below.

November 2 – Infrastructure Deployment Budget Narratives: https://ntia-gov.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_NAGPmQ4xSoW6Yo6gL4P4AA
November 29 – Use and Adoption Budget Narratives: https://ntia-gov.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Q_GS_uimToi85YD_P3rhVQ

NITA Annual Conference
2023-11-06 - 2023-11-09
National Intertribal Tax Alliance Annual Conference
November 6-9, 2023
Harrah’s Rincon Casino and Resort
Funner, California

HUD In-Person Training | Maintenance Training
2023-11-07 - 2023-11-08
November 7-8, 2023 | 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Mountain
Denver HUD ONAP Office
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The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) requires that existing housing units be maintained and maintenance policies be adopted. Tribal housing maintenance programs must balance operating within their current budgets while providing for the long-term maintenance and viability of the housing stock. This course will provide participants with ideas and methods to develop and improve the effectiveness of the housing maintenance operation. Preventive maintenance, routine, non-routine, and deferred maintenance will all be addressed, as well as the laws, regulations, leases, and other documents that effect maintenance. Particular emphasis is placed upon providing good customer service. This training was developed to help to improve all aspects of the maintenance operation, which includes the better use of maintenance staff time, use of materials and supplies.

Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country Seminar
2023-11-07 - 2023-11-09
November 7-8 at 9:30 am – 6:00 pm Eastern
November 9 at 1:00 pm – 3:0 pm Eastern – Examination Date
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Registration Deadline: October 27, 2023
OLE Notification Deadline: November 3, 2023
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Justice Services (OJS) issues Special Law Enforcement Commissions (SLECs) to tribal, federal, state, and local full-time certified law enforcement officers who will serve without compensation from the Federal government. This process allows BIA to obtain active assistance in the enforcement of federal criminal statutes and federal hunting and fishing regulations in Indian country. One of the criteria for receiving a SLEC is attendance at the Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country (CJIC) course and passage of an exam at the end of the class with a score of 70% or higher. Successful completion of this class will also satisfy one of the BIA’s criteria for tribal officers seeking to meet BIA Basic Police Officer training certification requirements. The webinar is restricted to law enforcement officers who are deemed eligible by BIA to attend. There is no cost for attending this webinar.
Participation is mandatory for all sessions. The online training is scheduled for November 7 and 8, 2023 from 9:30 am – 6:00 pm EST each day. Important Note: GROUP VIEWING IS NOT PERMITTED. In order to receive credit for participation, attendees must access this webinar training event individually on their computers/personal devices. Attendees will not receive credit for participation if they access this meeting via audio only (dialing the WebEx Webinar phone number to hear but not view the webinar). Attendees need to view the slides for each presentation. Every student who fully attends both days of the training and pass the exam will receive a certificate of attendance via email to the email address provided at registration.

Complete the registration form in its entirety using your legal first and last name.
Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email with a link to join the training via Webex.
On the day of training, connect to Webex with your legal first and last name. Nicknames or alias will not be accepted.
Provide a primary and alternate email address (i.e., Outlook, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.).
Confirm that your email addresses are correct before submitting your registration. Email will be the primary form of communicating with all course attendees.
Please provide your complete mailing address (including city, state and zip code).
Incomplete or incorrect information may result in your being denied admission into the class.

The examination needed for SLEC certification will be held online on November 9, 2023 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST. Important Note: THE CJIC EXAM WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED VIA WEBEX. Selected students will receive separate instructions for accessing the online exam.
This media and materials are for Department of Justice use and subject to protection from release under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552.
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) will provide reasonable accommodation to people with disabilities. Requests should be made to the course POC as early as possible, preferably at least three weeks in advance of the training. No nominee will be excluded from a course on the basis of a disability-related accommodations request.
If you have any questions regarding this training, please feel free to contact Heather Cumper at Heather.Cumper@usdoj.gov or Leslie A. Hagen at Leslie.Hagen3@usdoj.gov.

USET Tribal Nation opportunities with the Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative
2023-11-07 08:00 - 11:00 | Virtual Event
The USET Office of Environmental Resource Management
and the Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative presents
USET Tribal Nation opportunities with the Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s (IFAI) legal experts have crafted a Model Tribal Food and Agriculture Code to assist Tribal Nations with establishing governance around food and agriculture, including model code on traditional seeds, conservation, land management, and more. Learn more through this webinar about opportunities for USET Tribal Nations through the IFAI including: Economic Opportunities in Indian Country Food and Agriculture and the Model Tribal Food and Agriculture Code.
When: November 7, 2023, at 8:00 am – 11:00 am Central/9:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
Who should attend: Tribal Nation Agriculture & Natural Resources Staff and Tribal Nation Citizens
Attendees will learn about:

The economic opportunities in Indian Country food and agriculture
How with legal and policy expertise, the IFAI assists Tribal Nations with building strong food and ag system, helping address food security while also driving economic growth and prosperity
The Model Tribal Food and Agriculture Code
How having a strong legal foundation is key for Tribal Nations to build successful food and agriculture systems.
How IFAI’s one-on-one consultations, resources, and expertise help Tribal Nations succeed in the space of food and agriculture

Registration: Register today.
Questions: For questions, please contact David Anderson, USET OERM Agriculture Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, at danderson@usetinc.org.

DOI, DOJ, and HHS Co-Hosting Tribal Consultation on Strengthening ICWA
2023-11-07 13:00 | Virtual Event
November 7 at 2:00 pm Eastern
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Dear Tribal Leader Letter
On Tuesday, November 7, multiple federal agencies will hold a virtual (and in-person) government-to-government consultation on strengthening the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The consultation session will seek input on additional support for tribal leaders, federal government assistance to state courts and child welfare agencies, improving understanding and capacity in ICWA requirements, and effective state-tribe collaborative partnerships for ICWA implementation.
