United South & Eastern Tribes

IRS Office Hours on Pre-Filing Registration Process for Elective Payment and Transfer of Clean Energy and CHIPS Credits
2025-01-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
The IRS is offering office hours (through Microsoft Teams) to help entities with the pre-filing registration process on the IRA/CHIPS Pre-filing Registration Tool. Pre-filing registration is a required step for applicable entities and eligible taxpayers to take advantage of elective payment or transfer of credits available in the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act. Representatives from the IRS will be available to answer your pre-filing registration questions.
Registration for office hours is open. Registration is required and can be completed by clicking on the links below.

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Time
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January 15, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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January 29, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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February 12, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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February 26, 2024
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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March 12, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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March 26, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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April 9, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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April 23, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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May 7, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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May 21, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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June 4, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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June 18, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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July 2, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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July 16, 2025
1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time
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CANCELED: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
2025-01-15 08:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
Update: This training has been canceled. Be on the lookout for more training in May 2025.

The United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Office of Tribal Public Health’s Behavioral Health team is hosting a Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in January 2025. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed for adults working with you. The training will consist of roughly 2 hours of self-paced pre-work and one 5-hour virtual training day.
Mental Health First Aid, as defined by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. Learn more about the training.

When:
January 15 at 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Central/9:00 am – 2:00 pm Eastern

Who Should Attend:
Anyone who works for and/or is a Tribal Nation citizen of a USET member Tribal Nation who would like to learn new skills and/or expand on current skills related to mental health and ultimately help those in their communities.

You Will Learn How To:

Identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders
Reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis

Register:
Registration is closed.
A Certification of Completion will be given to those who complete the course.

Questions:
Please contact Amanda Watts, Evaluation Specialist, at awatts@usetinc.org with any questions.

DOT Rural and Tribal Assistance Grant Program Webinar
2025-01-14 14:00 | Virtual Event
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Build America Bureau is hosting a webinar for potential applicants to the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (RTA). The webinar will cover the application process and what activities can be funded through the program. Details regarding the upcoming webinar are as follows—

Date: January 14, 2025 at 3:00pm ET
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USDA Forest Service Listening Session on Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the Updated Silvics of North America Project (USNAP)
2025-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
January 14, 21 and 28 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern
Microsoft Teams Join Link

Join the conversation to integrate Indigenous Knowledge into the Updated Silvics of North America Project (USNAP)
Build connections and explore pathways for ongoing dialogue
Provide clarity
Collect insights

Contact Renai Nez with any questions at Renai.Nez@usda.gov.

Northwest Indian Housing Association Winter Conference
2025-01-14 - 2025-01-16
Northwest Tribal Nation housing professionals convene for discussion, informative presentations and trainings from Northwest Tribal housing staff, advocates, and other organizations.

Dates: January 14 to 16, 2025
Location: Centralia, WA
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Veterans Virtual Workshop: Boots to Business Reboot for Veteran Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
2025-01-13 08:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
January 13 at 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Central
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The Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England, in partnership with the USDA, invite veterans, service members, and military spouses to Boots to Business Reboot for Veteran Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. This full day virtual workshop, will aid those interested in exploring agriculture-based business ownership by leading participants through the key steps for evaluating business concepts and providing foundational knowledge required to develop a business plan. Participants are introduced to a broad spectrum of entrepreneurial business concepts and resources, from experts across the industry, to access start-up capital, technical assistance, and more.
Topics will include: What is Entrepreneurship? Hobby vs. Business Opportunity; Understanding Market Research – Who is your customer? Financing Your Venture – Short term and Long Range; Legal Considerations; The Economics of Agriculture; Business Planning – From idea to roadmap; and SBA/USDA Resources for You

North County Climate Change Alliance State of the Earth's Environment 2025 Presentation
2025-01-09 19:30 | Virtual Event
January 9 at 7:30 pm Central
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Please join them for a presentation about the state of the earth’s environment by NCCCA president Joe Houde.
This will be the first of a three-part series. In this first discussion we will explore recent global, nature-based, and alien “Planetary Boundaries” (PBs), with the focus on the relationship between these. Joe will also take us on a tour of global heating, ocean systems, and the ozone hole.
There will be time allotted for Q&A.

USDA Discussion on Disaster Response and Recovery Activities
2025-01-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development invites you to attend and engage in a conversation focused on disaster response and recovery activities. They want to hear from you, what types of activities can help our rural communities recover from disasters. Details for this upcoming webinar are as follows—

Date: January 9, 2025 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
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Treasury Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Quarterly Reporting Office Hours
2025-01-08 14:00 | Virtual Event
The Department of the Treasury is hosting weekly Office Hours for Tribal Nations and Tribal Nation Housing Authorities that need assistance with the HAF quarterly report or would like to talk through program implementation. This series is restricted only to Tribal staff of Tribes Nations participating in the HAF. Details regarding the upcoming Office Hours are as follows—

Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19, 26 at 3:00 pm ET
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Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting
2025-01-07 12:00 - 12:30 | Virtual Event
The USET Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force (Tribal PHPR) is a Tribally centered epidemiological approach to public health preparedness and resilience with the primary goal of strengthening the resilience of Tribal Nations in the USET region through public health strategies focused on the mitigation, prevention, and preparation phases of the disaster management cycle.  The goal of this Task Force is to build relationships between Tribal Nations in the USET region and the USET Epidemiology team! Join the contact list today to start receiving updates.
Date: The first Tuesday of every month at 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Central / 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Eastern

January’s Task Force will feature presenters are from the University of Miami:

Elyzabeth Estrada, CHEP; Assistant Director of Disaster Management; University of Miami
Vincent Torres, CHEP; Director Emergency Management; University of Miami

Who Should Attend?

Tribal Leaders and Tribal Council Members
Health Directors, Physicians, Medical Staff, Behavioral Health Professionals, Public Health Nurses
Emergency Response/ Coordination Personnel, Homeland Security Personnel
Emergency Services Personnel, First Responders, Public Safety Personnel
Epidemiologists, Data Specialists
Risk Management Personnel, Community Planners
Environmental Health Staff, Public Works Personnel
Anyone interested in Public Health Preparedness and Resilience

Registration: Register today for the zoom meeting.
Questions: For questions, please contact Anna Garrett, USET Senior Epidemiologist at agarrett@usetinc.org or Samantha Rieche, USET Program Coordinator at srieche@usetinc.org.

USDA Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program Webinar
2025-01-06 12:00 | Virtual Event
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is hosting a webinar for potential applicants to the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP). The webinar will give an overview of TPEP, the newest resource guide for the timber and wood industries, and will have program experts from RD and the USDA Forest Service on hand to answer your questions. Details regarding the upcoming webinar are as follows—

Date: January 6, 2025 at 1:00pm ET
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New Year's Day
2025-01-01 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
We wish everyone a very happy New Year. The USET/USET SPF offices are closed today.

USET/USET SPF Holiday Break
2024-12-23 - 2024-12-27
The USET/USET SPF offices are closed for a holiday break.

FEMA Tribal Consultation and Public Webinars on Tribal Declaration Interim Guidance
2024-12-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-17 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-13 14:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
Tribal Declaration Interim Guidance
FEMA Tribal Declarations Interim Guidance
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
Tribal Consultation
December 19 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Central
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Public Webinars
December 13 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
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December 17 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
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The Interim Guidance will go into immediate effect for all presidential disaster declarations declared for Tribal Nations on December 3rd and going forward. It will not apply to disasters that were declared by the President before December 3rd. FEMA is opening a 30 day public comment period from Dec. 3, 2024 – Jan. 2, 2024, and will host a government to government tribal consultation and two public webinars. The comment period is an opportunity for us to hear from Tribal Nations to gather additional feedback and ensure that this Guidance reflects the diverse perspectives and needs of those we serve.

Monthly CDFI Certification Conference Calls
2024-12-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
The CDFI Fund conducts monthly CDFI Certification Conference Calls which are intended to serve as a forum for potential CDFI Certification Applicants, Certified CDFIs, and other CDFI Certification stakeholders to ask questions and discuss CDFI Certification and the CDFI Certification process.
Access InstructionsTo access conference calls participants need to call the toll-free number (800) 369-1639 and dial in the numeric Participant Passcode [REDACTED]. No prior registration is necessary. Please note the dial in process is automated. The conference call will have a moderator to direct the Q&As. Please note all call are Eastern Time (ET).
CDFI Certification Conference Call Schedule

Thursday, February 15, 2024 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Thursday, April 18, 2024 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Thursday, May 16, 2024 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Thursday, June 20, 2024 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Thursday, July 18, 2024 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Thursday, August 15, 2024 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Thursday, October 17, 2024 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
Thursday, November 21, 2024 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
Thursday, December 19, 2024 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET

CDFI CONTACT INFORMATION

Have questions/concerns about CDFI Certification?
OCPE Helpdesk
Email: OCPECert@cdfi.treas.gov
Phone: (202) 653-0423
IT Helpdesk
Email: ithelpdesk@cdfi.treas.gov
Phone: (202) 653-0300

NAFOA Listening Session on 2025 Tribal Tax Legislation
2024-12-19 13:00 | Virtual Event
December 19 at 2:00 pm Eastern
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With a new Administration and major changes in the 119th Congress, 2025 is expected to bring significant legislative challenges and opportunities for Indian Country.
To ensure Tribal priorities are heard and addressed, NAFOA is hosting a listening session on Thursday, December 19, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This is an opportunity for Tribal leaders and members to share concerns, issues, and ideas to guide advocacy efforts in the coming year.
The session will include updates on tribal tax legislation, and other policy issues impacting tribal businesses and economies. We encourage participants to submit their questions or topics in advance using the registration form. Your input is essential as we work to prioritize the issues that matter most to Indian Country in 2025

CMS All Tribes Webinar: Medicaid Home and Community Based Services 101
2024-12-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
December 8 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Division of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with the CMCS Division of Long Term Services and Supports, Medicaid Benefits Health Program Group, is holding an All Tribes Webinar Wednesday, December 18, from 2–3 p.m. ET.
During the hour-long webinar, presenters will give an overview of the 1915(c) and 1915(i) authorities available through the Medicaid program that states can use for home and community-based services and supports (HCBS). Attendees will learn how to participate in Medicaid and provide HCBS to their tribal members.
Materials related to this webinar will be posted on the CMS American Indian and Alaska Native All Tribes Calls and Webinars page.

Treasury Tribal Consultation: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Federal Tax Status of Entities Wholly Owned by Indian Tribal Governments
2024-12-18 12:00 - 15:00, 2024-12-17 12:00 - 15:00, 2024-12-16 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
December 16, 17, and 18 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
Register for one or more of the consultations
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the tax status of wholly owned Tribal entities. Additionally, Treasury announced it will hold Tribal consultations on the proposed rule on December 16, 17, and 18, 2024, at 1 p.m. ET.
This proposed rule describes that Tribal entities chartered or organized by one or more Tribes have the tax status of their owning Tribes. This means that these Tribal entities will not be subject to income tax. Further, the rule describes that these Tribal entities will be eligible for certain Inflation Reeducation Act tax credits through a payment mechanism known as elective pay. To learn more about the proposed rule, please see Treasury’s Press Release, the Tribal Consultation and Federal Feedback Summary, Dear Tribal Leader Letter, and our Fact Sheet.
Additionally, the Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development issued a policy brief discussing the proposed rule.

USDA APHIS Tribal Webinar: Animal Disease Traceability
2024-12-18 12:00 | Virtual Event
December 18 at 1:00 pm Eastern
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The US Department of Agriculturals’ (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Services’ (APHIS) Office of National Tribal Liaison (ONTL) believes in building strong partnerships with Tribes. Providing opportunities for Tribes to learn about what APHIS is doing to prevent disease outbreaks in natural resources is one of the ways to strengthen our partnership. That is why ONTL is partnering with Veterinary Services to provide a Tribal Webinar on Animal Disease Traceability. An ADT system is an excellent way to protect against a devasting disease outbreak in animals.

Tribal Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program Office Hours
2024-12-17 15:00 | Virtual Event
The Department of Energy (DOE) State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) Tribal Technical Assistance (TA) team is excited to hold these sessions specifically for Tribal Nations. DOE’s Rebates team will provide technical assistance to Tribal Nations and Tribal representatives working on Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates funding applications. Funded by IRA – IRA authorized DOE to distribute $225 million to Tribal Nations. Tribal Nations forfeit funding by May 31, 2025, if they do not apply for their allocation.
Register for an upcoming office hour session—

November 19, 2024 at 4:00pm ET
December 17, 2024 at 4:00pm ET

Office Hours Registration is a two-step process. Step One is submit Registration. Step two, DOE will send out a TEAMS INVITE to notify the Tribe registration has been received and is invited to attend.

US Forest Service Webinar about the Tribal Landscape Scale Restoration Funding Opportunities
2024-12-16 14:00 | Virtual Event
October 29 at 2:00 pm Central
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As part of the Fortifying Our Forests, Landscape Scale Restoration project, First Nations is hosting a webinar for Tribal representatives to learn about Tribally led landscape restoration projects and the support available through the U.S. Forest Service’s Landscape Scale Restoration Program (LSRP). The LSRP offers a competitive grant opportunity for federally recognized Tribal Nations, Alaska Native corporations/villages, and Tribal organizations. Applications are being accepted through December 16, 2024.
In the webinar, the following Tribal Nations will discuss their work to promote collaborative restoration of priority forest landscapes:

Kuskokwim Corporation, Jonathan Samuelson, Kuskokwim Climate Resilient Forestry and Harvest Program
Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Mike Lithgow, Improved Forest Management through Biochar Air Curtain Burners Project

HUD and IHS Joint Virtual Consultation on Sanitation Facilities
2024-12-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
December 16 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (IHS) are seeking your feedback and recommendations on how HUD and IHS programs can better address the housing-related water and sewer infrastructure needs of Tribal communities. They are hosting a virtual consultation on sanitation facilities today, December 16.

The deadline for written comment is January 8, 2025. Please email your comments and recommendations to consultation@hud.gov and consultation@ihs.gov. Use the subject line, “HUD/IHS Housing-related Infrastructure for Tribal Communities”.

HUD/IHS Housing-related Infrastructure for Tribal Communities Tribal Consultation
2024-12-16 12:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader:
By letter dated September 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (IHS) initiated a joint Tribal Consultation seeking your feedback and recommendations on how HUD and IHS programs can better address housing-related water and sewer infrastructure needs within Tribal communities.
We are writing to make you aware that in the interim since we posted the letter, HUD and the IHS have decided to extend the comment submission deadline for this Tribal Consultation. The deadline for submitting comments on the HUD/IHS Housing-related Infrastructure for Tribal Communities Tribal Consultation has been extended from Saturday, November 9, 2024, until Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
We have also scheduled a virtual Tribal Consultation session on Monday, December 16, 2024, at
1:00 p.m. EST. Please make plans to join us at the Consultation Listening Session that follows.
Join the Virtual Consultation Listening Session Using Webex Link: https://intellor.webex.com/intellor/j.php?MTID=m656156ed93e02e1d7543d1777fe916b9
Join the Virtual Consultation Listening Session by Telephone: The dial-in telephone number is 1- (202) 735-3323. Use meeting access code number [6478445#].
Please email your comments and recommendations to consultation@hud.gov and consultation@ihs.gov. Use the SUBJECT LINE: HUD/IHS Housing-related Infrastructure for Tribal Communities.
Thank you for your continued partnership and collaboration in the effective delivery of HUD and IHS programs.

IHS TSGAC and DOI SGAC Meetings
2024-12-16 - 2024-12-18 | Embassy Suites Washington DC, 900 10th St NEW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
December 16 (full day) – December 17 (AM) – IHS TSGAC
December 17 (PM) – December 18 (full day) – DOI SGAC
All meetings will convene in Washington, D.C., at the Embassy Suites Washington DC Convention Center (900 10th St NW).
https://www.tribalselfgov.org/event/tsgac-sgac-advisory-committee-meetings/

Treasury Department Webinar: Access to Clean Energy Incentives Through Elective Pay with Joint Ownership Arrangements
2024-12-13 13:00 | Virtual Event
December 13 at 2:00 pm Eastern
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Join Treasury for a webinar to discuss final regulations on joint ownership arrangements pay and elective pay under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Prior to the Inflation Reduction Act, entities eligible for elective pay – like Tribes – could not benefit from clean energy tax credits because they had little or no federal tax liability. The recently released final rules contain amendments to the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) under section 761(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) that will allow for co-ownership arrangements of properties eligible for elective pay. This will allow Tribes to seek elective payment for certain IRA tax credits for properties that are jointly owned with other entities.

NOAA Restoring Fish Passage and Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Funding Opportunities
2024-12-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
November 20 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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December 3 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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December 12 (Tribal Focused) at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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These webinars will include information for potential applicants of two NOAA funding opportunities for fish passage, including one focused on tribes, that are now open under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law:

“Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal” funding opportunity
“Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal” funding opportunity
