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SUMMARY:Overview of OMB Rule Proposing Significant Changes to Financial Assistance
DESCRIPTION:The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a proposed rule that rewrites 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) — the single regulation governing every federal grant\, cooperative agreement\, and pass-through award. The proposal reaches across all 42 federal departments and could negatively impact Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations and their respective Tribal programs. Federal funding for Tribal programs is not discretionary. It stems from treaties\, congressional statutes\, court decisions\,  and is a requirement of the federal government’s trust obligations to Tribal Nations. \n\n\n\nOMB has acknowledged the need for Tribal consultation\, but consultation after publication is not meaningful. Tribal Nations must be provided the opportunity to share their input with OMB before the rule and its subsequent policy framework is proposed. \n\n\n\nWhy This Is a Serious Threat \n\n\n\nThe proposal would reshape how the Federal government awards and administers all grants and financial assistance\, giving them control over $1 trillion in annual Federal awards. The provisions will reach every Tribal Nation\, Tribal Organization\, most major universities and hospitals\, and countless Tribal nonprofits and community organizations serving American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs)\, in rural and urban settings. \n\n\n\nThreatens the sovereignty of Tribal Nations including Tribal and culturally specific programs. New national-policy\, disparate-impact\, reporting\, and procurement provisions may be used to restrict Tribal advocacy\, data sovereignty\, culturally specific services\, cross-border Tribal work\, and Tribal procurement laws. \n\n\n\nPolitical control over awards. The proposed rule would appoint senior political appointees from the Executive Branch to ensure grantees are aligned with the Administration’s “national interest\,” thus demoting peer review to advisory in nature only\, creating risk that changing political priorities override Tribal Nations’ priorities\, statutory purposes\, and Tribal specific expertise and community need. \n\n\n\nSuspension and termination risk. Proposed sections of the rule permit termination of discretionary awards based on agency priorities or the “national interest” and permits suspension in an agency or pass-through entity’s interest. A pause can shut down life-safety services within Tribal communities. \n\n\n\nRisk conditions and funding barriers. Proposed sections of the rule would expand applicant-risk review and program-level conditions. The proposal also creates pressure favoring lower indirect-cost rates\, penalizing remote and under-resourced Tribal governments.Direct program consequences. At risk are VAWA\, MMIP\, victim services\,Tribal justice\, housing\, education\, natural resources\, water\, energy\, transportation\, broadband\, workforce\, and Tribal cultural and language programs\, among other critical programs serving AI/ANs.What Tribal Leaders Can Do Now \n\n\n\n\nAttend the NCAI Webinar on July 1.\n\n\n\nAttend the NAFOA Webinar on July 8. \n\n\n\nVisit the Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty website to download the Tribal Grant Termination toolkit and monitor for a template comment letter on the OMB Rulemaking. \n\n\n\nSubmit formal Tribal comments by July 13\, 2026\, and demand that OMB engage in meaningful government-to-government Tribal Consultation (not after-the-fact consultation)\, before adoption of a final rule.\n\n\n\nInclude a Tribal impact analysis and/or program examples.\n\n\n\nDemand a binding savings clause protecting treaty rights\, trust duties\, and statutory Indian programs\, and program-specific protections over conflicting Part 200 proposed requirements.\n\n\n\nOppose political-priority grant-making authority\, termination and suspension; require notice\, due process\, appeal rights\, advance payments\, continuity funding\, and full recovery of negotiated indirect costs.\n\n\n\nDemand that OMB publish a Tribal impact analysis and certify that no final rule will impair Tribal sovereignty\, treaty rights\, trust obligations\, and congressionally appropriated Tribal program whether administered through direct services or by a Tribal Nation.\n\n\n\n\nComments are due July 13\, 2026 (45 days after publication). \n\n\n\nPlease go to www.regulations.gov to submit your comments under docket OMB-2026-0034. The Administration aims to make the rule effective October 1\, 2026. \n\n\n\nNote that submitting comments by the July 13th due date will help Tribal Nations build an administrative record to preserve APA claims as well as important ISDEAA\, treaty and trust arguments.  THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW. A general grant-management regulation must not be permitted to weaken the United States’ treaty\, trust\, statutory\, and government-to-government obligations to Tribal Nations.
URL:https://www.usetinc.org/event/overview-of-omb-rule-proposing-significant-changes-to-financial-assistance/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Tribal Organization Events
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SUMMARY:2026 Tribal Community Resilience Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Tribal Community Resilience Webinar series\, which was co-hosted by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)\, South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center\, and Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center was so popular that the regional Tribal Community Resilience Liaisons have partnered to offer another series in 2026! This year’s series will explore how Tribal Nations\, Native Villages\, and Pueblos are responding to resilience challenges across the U.S. \n\n\n\nJoin for presentations and Q&A focusing on how Tribal Nations\, Native Villages\, and Pueblos are responding to resilience challenges across regions throughout the U.S. \n\n\n\nExplore these topics on the following dates: \n\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 5: Fire\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 2: Resilient Infrastructure\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 14: Water\n\n\n\nThursday\, June 4: Forestry\n\n\n\nThursday\, July 2: Fish & Wildlife\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 6: Emergency Preparedness\n\n\n\nThursday\, September 3: Food Security\n\n\n\n\nFor any questions\, contact Anissa McKenna at amckenna@aihec.org.
URL:https://www.usetinc.org/event/2026-tribal-community-resilience-webinar-series/2026-07-02/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Community Resilience,Natural Resources,Tribal Organization Events
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SUMMARY:OMB’s Proposed Rule: Potential Impacts on Federal Grants to Tribal Nations
DESCRIPTION:On May 29\, 2026\, the Office of Management and Budget proposed the most significant rewrite of federal grant rules in decades. If finalized\, the new regulation would take effect on October 1\, 2026\, and its impact on federal grants to Tribal Nations could be significant.  \n\n\n\nJoin NAFOA and a panel of experts as we break down what’s in the proposed rule\, what it means for Tribal governments\, and what you can do before the July 13 comment deadline.  \n\n\n\nTopics will include:  \n\n\n\n\nFunding security risks — New agency authority to terminate discretionary grants mid-award with minimal notice and no formal appeal rights \n\n\n\nDEI restrictions and cultural programs — How vague new prohibitions could challenge Native language\, health\, education\, and cultural programs \n\n\n\nPolitical appointee review — What the new pre-award approval process means for Tribes seeking discretionary funding \n\n\n\nNew compliance burdens — E-Verify mandates\, English-only requirements\, subrecipient monitoring\, and cost restrictions \n\n\n\nHow to respond — Practical steps for risk mapping your grant portfolio\, assessing compliance exposure\, and submitting effective public comments
URL:https://www.usetinc.org/event/ombs-proposed-rule-potential-impacts-on-federal-grants-to-tribal-nations/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Tribal Organization Events
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SUMMARY:National UNITY Conference
DESCRIPTION:The National UNITY Conference\, is an impactful five-day youth-led annual event held every July. The National UNITY Conference complete with general sessions\, regional caucuses\, workshops\, career/education fair\, and fun evening activities provides hands-on leadership development activities and where the National UNITY Council conducts elections and its annual business meeting. The national conference is a place where Native youth voices are encouraged and valued. 
URL:https://www.usetinc.org/event/national-unity-conference-2/
CATEGORIES:Tribal Organization Events,Youth
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SUMMARY:IGA Summer Legislative Summit
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!
URL:https://www.usetinc.org/event/iga-summer-legislative-summit/
CATEGORIES:Tribal Organization Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260720T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260723T235959
DTSTAMP:20260812T131258
CREATED:20260602T170343Z
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SUMMARY:NICWA July Virtual Training Institute
DESCRIPTION:Positive Indian Parenting virtual training reconnects Native families with traditional child-rearing practices\, blending timeless cultural teachings with modern parenting challenges to nurture strong families\, preserve traditions\, and empower future generations. This four-day train-the-trainer model for Positive Indian Parenting\, the culturally responsive curriculum\, draws on the strengths of historic Native child-rearing practices\, incorporating lessons like storytelling\, harmony\, and the use of praise. Positive Indian Parenting equips tribal and First Nations child welfare workers and community members to utilize the curriculum to guide Native parents in a culturally specific and meaningful way
URL:https://www.usetinc.org/event/nicwa-july-virtual-training-institute/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Social Services,Tribal Organization Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260722T120000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Sovereignty First —A Tribal Leader’s Guide to the AI Era
DESCRIPTION:As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve\, Tribal Nations face critical decisions about how to protect their natural resources\, safeguard Tribal data sovereignty\, and ensure emerging technologies align with Tribal values. By exercising governance over AI\, Tribal Nations can also harness these tools to preserve and revitalize Indigenous languages\, strengthen self-determination\, and create high-quality economic and workforce opportunities for Native people. \n\n\n\nPlease join the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) for an exclusive virtual briefing to help Tribal decision-makers move past the “tech hype” and build actionable\, sovereign AI strategies. \n\n\n\nWhy Attend? Whether your Tribal Nation chooses to regulate\, leverage\, or reject AI\, this session provides the clear-eyed roadmap you need to make informed decisions. We will hear directly from the foremost Indigenous tech experts on protecting our resources and governing AI on our own terms: \n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers: \n\n\n\n\nThe Risks: Land & Water — Cora Tso\, Arizona State University\n\n\n\nThe Risks: Data & DNA — Dr. Krystal Tsosie & Joe Yracheta\, Native BioData Consortium\n\n\n\nThe Opportunity: Workforce — Danielle Forward\, Natives Rising\n\n\n\nInnovation: Language — Michael Running Wolf\, FLAIR\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is free and open to all. Please share this invitation widely with your networks\, colleagues\, and community members. We look forward to your participation in this critical conversation!
URL:https://www.usetinc.org/event/webinar-sovereignty-first-a-tribal-leaders-guide-to-the-ai-era/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Tribal Organization Events
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SUMMARY:NFBC Webinar on Senate Farm Bill Discussion Draft
DESCRIPTION:Join the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC) for the latest update on the 2026 Farm Bill and what it means for Native producers across Indian Country. This webinar will provide an analysis of the Senate’s Farm Bill discussion draft\, key policy proposals\, and how they compare to the House-passed bill.
URL:https://www.usetinc.org/event/nfbc-webinar-on-senate-farm-bill-discussion-draft/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Agriculture,Tribal Organization Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC)":MAILTO:nfbc@indianag.org
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