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 (America/Chicago) | 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]

WHO Monkeypox Technical Briefing for the Transport and Tourism Sector
2022-10-05 06:00 - 07:15 | Virtual Event
WHO Monkeypox Technical Briefing for the Transport and Tourism Sector
Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 13:00-14:15 CEST
This briefing will present an overview of the current monkeypox outbreak and highlight key considerations for the transport and tourism sector.
Speakers:
Dr Rosamund Lewis, WHO Technical Lead for Monkeypox and Public Health Physician
Dr. Ninglan Wang, Unit Head of Border Health and Mass Gatherings, WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Q&A
Participants are invited to submit questions in advance by sending them to epi-win@who.int. You will also be able to submit questions during the webinar through Zoom’s “Q&A” feature.
Registration link
The webinar can also be viewed live and post-event on the EPI-WIN YouTube channel.

SBA Tribal Consultation
2022-10-05 09:00 - 14:00
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) announces that it is holding tribal consultation meetings in Anchorage, Alaska, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Washington, DC, as well as a Listening Session in Honolulu, Hawaii, concerning forthcoming proposed revisions to the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program regulations. Additionally, SBA requests comments and input on how best to propose several program policies the Agency is contemplating that would impact Alaska Native Corporations (ANC), tribes, Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHO) (collectively, “entities”), and 8(a) Participants owned by such entities. Testimony presented at these tribal consultations will become part of the administrative record for SBA’s consideration when the Agency deliberates on approaches to changes in the 8(a) BD program regulations.

Thursday, September 22, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CDT), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Pre-registration for this Tribal Consultation meeting is requested by September 19, 2022.
Location: Metro Technology Centers, Springlake Campus Health Careers Center, 1720 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT), Washington, DC. Pre-registration for this Tribal Consultation meeting is requested by September 30, 2022.
Location: SBA Headquarters, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416. Commenters and attendees may participate in-person or remotely at this consultation meeting.
The Listening Session will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (HST), Honolulu, Hawaii. Pre-registration for this Listening Session is requested by September 23, 2022.
Location: SBA Hawaii District Office, 500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 1-306, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Pre-registration: Send pre-registration requests to attend and/or testify to Chequita Carter of SBA’s Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416; Chequita.Carter@sba.gov; or Facsimile to (202) 481-2177.
Comments: You may submit comments, identified by Regulations Identifier Number (RIN) 3245-AH70, by any of the following methods:
Email: to Jackson S. Brossy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration, at tribalconsulation@sba.gov.
Mail (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): to Jackson S. Brossy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416.
Instructions: All submissions received will become part of the administrative record for any rulemaking resulting from these tribal consultation meetings and listening session. As such, comments received may be posted on http://www.regulations.gov. If you wish to submit confidential business information (CBI) as defined in the User Notice at http://www.regulations.gov, please submit the comments to Jackson S. Brossy and highlight the information that you consider to be CBI and explain why you believe this information should be held confidential. SBA will make a final determination as to whether the comments will be published.

Greenwich Food System Forum
2022-10-05 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual Event
The Foodshed Network and Conservation Commission announce Greenwich Food System Forum, a six-part series on the interconnectedness between the industrialized food system and our greatest ecological and social challenges: human and ecological health, economic disparity, racial inequity, food insecurity and access, affordable housing and climate change.
Each session is at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Eastern

April 6: The Industrial Food System: Equity, Regionalization and Regeneration
May 4: Cultivating Connecticut Grown: By Land
June 1: Cultivating Connecticut Grown: By Sea
Sept 14: Just Food: Access, Opportunity and Economic Empowerment
October 5: Seasonality: A Celebration of Taste, Place and Connection
November 2: Pathways to Engagement: Regenerating a Resilient CT Foodshed

Learn more: https://thefoodshednetwork.org/greenwich-food-system-forum

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
RSVP here

HHS ASPR Office Hours: Monkeypox Information
2022-10-06 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-10-13 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-10-20 14:00 - 15:30 | 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
Zoom link

LEC Sixteenth Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues
2022-10-09 - 2022-10-11
Law & Economics Center
Sixteenth Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues
Sunday, October 9 to Tuesday, October 11, 2022
George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Arlington, Virginia
Apply Here

*Prior completion of the Economics Institute for Judges is required.
LEC programs are provided free of charge as a public service. There is no tuition, we arrange and cover your hotel room and group meals, and reimburse reasonable transportation expenses. In addition to stimulating subject matter, you will have the opportunity to network with your peers in a relaxing and intellectually-engaging environment. Your spouse or guest is welcome to join you for your hotel stay. Your guest may also participate in group dinners for a $75 per dinner fee.

USET Hepatitis C Project ECHO Clinic
2022-10-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
USET Hepatitis C Project ECHO Clinic
presented by
USET Tribal Health Program Support
The one-hour virtual clinics allow for primary care clinicians to collaborate with a team of specialists to learn best practices for treating and curing hepatitis C (HCV). These clinics include case presentations, recommendations from expert faculty, and a didactic session.
Who should attend? Indian Health Service staff, Urban Indian and Tribal Nation clinicians/ staff, and health care professionals
When? The second Monday of every month at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Central/12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Eastern
Benefits of attending, and presenting a deidentified case include:

Discussing HCV treatment options for each case from leading treatment experts
Collaborating with other clinicians from Tribal Nations within the Nashville Area Office region and beyond
Receiving written recommendation options for each specific case presented

To join, please click the link below at the time of the meeting:
https://echo.zoom.us/j/880735403
If you would like to present a case, please submit a case form online or download a fillable form and email the completed form to Bryan Hendrix.

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.
Learn More and Register for Free

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)

LEC Economics Institute for Judges
2022-10-16 - 2022-10-21
Law & Economics Center
Economics Institute for Judges
Sunday, October 16 to Friday, October 21, 2022
George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Arlington, Virginia
Apply Here
*Prior completion of the Economics Institute for Judges is required.
LEC programs are provided free of charge as a public service. There is no tuition, we arrange and cover your hotel room and group meals, and reimburse reasonable transportation expenses. In addition to stimulating subject matter, you will have the opportunity to network with your peers in a relaxing and intellectually-engaging environment. Your spouse or guest is welcome to join you for your hotel stay. Your guest may also participate in group dinners for a $75 per dinner fee.

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.

ILTF Webinar: Understanding HEARTH Act Leasing Regulations
2022-10-19 13:00 | Virtual Event
Join the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) webinar “Understanding the HEARTH Act Leasing Regulations” to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 at 1 p.m. Central. This webinar introduces participants to the process of adopting HEARTH Act leasing regulations and its approval by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Participants will also hear about one Tribal Nation’s experiences in submitting and implementing these regulations concerning land use planning for future economic development plans.
Presenters:

Jeff R. Keohane – Attorney: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Karen Woodard – Realty Administrator, Morongo Band of Mission Indians

More information:
The webinar will be moderated by Nichlas Emmons, Program/Development Officer with the Indian Land Tenure Foundation. It will be conducted live via Zoom and will last approximately 90 minutes. The webinar is free but all participants must register in advance.
Register

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

Tribal Health Program Support virtual Gathering Circle
2022-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
The virtual Gathering Circle will be an opportunity to expand our stakeholders’ understanding of ongoing USET Tribal Health Programs Support’s (THPS) programing strengths and challenges. The Gathering Circle will be a quarterly webinar. Each session will highlight various THPS programs.
Who should attend?

USET member Tribal Leaders
USET member Health Directors and Clinicians
Federal Partners

When? 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern
This session on October 20th will highlight the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) program. The learning objectives are:

Describe an overview of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI)
Discuss the SDPI Required Key Measure (RKM) and opportunities to use data to aid in program development/activities
Describe Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) and the pilot USET model in progress

The session is free, and you can join here.

USET COVID-19 Project ECHO Session
2022-10-21 11:00 | Virtual Event
USET COVID-19 ECHO
The session will include updates related to Indian Country, updates on the status of COVID-19 in the USET region, and an opportunity to ask questions and receive expert advice.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central/12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern (join)
Join by phone only at any of the following numbers using meeting ID 918 0885 1929:
646-558-8656; 253-215-8782; 301-715-8592; 346-248-7799. Press *6 to mute your line.
**Continuing education credits are NOW available for these sessions.**

American Indian Tourism Conference "Rising Together for the Journey Ahead" October 24 – 27, 2022 The annual American Indian Tourism Conference (AITC) will be held at Harrah’s Resort Southern California in partnership with The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians in Funner, California. AITC, now celebrating its 24th anniversary, is the only national conference dedicated to growing tourism in America’s indigenous communities. American Indian Tourism Conference
2022-10-24 - 2022-10-27
American Indian Tourism Conference
“Rising Together for the Journey Ahead”
October 24 – 27, 2022
The annual American Indian Tourism Conference (AITC) will be held at Harrah’s Resort Southern California in partnership with The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians in Funner, California.
AITC, now celebrating its 24th anniversary, is the only national conference dedicated to growing tourism in America’s indigenous communities.
American Indian Tourism Conference

NIHB Virtual Event: Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service
2022-10-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
The National Indian Health Board will host a virtual event on Monday, October 24, 2022 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time to preview a draft strategy for an outreach campaign during Native American Heritage Month to persuade Congress to include fiscal year ’24 advance appropriations in the final Indian Health Service (IHS) appropriations bill for fiscal year ’23.
Advance appropriations would help stabilize IHS and Tribal healthcare program budgets by providing a full year of funding certainty regardless of government shutdowns or temporary funding bills. Funding certainty improves the ability of healthcare programs to plan and invest for the year ahead, including investing in healthcare providers, equipment, and other essentials for providing patients access to quality care.
No other issue under consideration in the remainder of the 117th Congress perhaps has as much of a direct benefit on AI/AN lives, has had as much bipartisan support, and is as close to enactment as advance appropriations for the IHS. This strategy proposes a coordinated and concerted effort to (1) educate and assure Congress that advance appropriations for the IHS are sound, reasonable, and equitable policy, and (2) raise awareness and spur Congress to act now.
NIHB Virtual Event
Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service
Monday, October 24, 2022 at 2:00-3:00 PM ET
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87455210075?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 874 5521 0075
Passcode: [REDACTED]

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

Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance - BH ECHO Clinic
2022-10-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
We invite you and your staff to participate in the new Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO series, Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance, launching on January 25, 2022. 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 2022 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, and anyone supporting Tribal Nation citizens through the behavioral health/mental 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.

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.
