United South & Eastern Tribes

FEMA Tribal Consultation to Discuss the NFIP's Community Rating System Redesign
2024-10-16 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
Thursday, October 10 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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Wednesday, October 16 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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FEMA will host virtual Tribal consultations with Tribal Nations to discuss suggested approaches for a redesigned CRS.
The purpose of the redesign is to enhance the CRS’s effectiveness, promote resilience, and mitigate the financial impacts of flooding on communities. CRS Redesign is a multi-year effort intended to take a comprehensive look at the CRS program, exploring both incremental improvements and bold shifts in approach.
FEMA is exploring the future of the CRS with a focus on ways the agency can improve the CRS to:

Incentivize communities to take measurable actions and make sustained progress that reduces current and future flood risk;
Embed equity as a foundation of the Community Rating System program;
Incentivize communities to promote property owners to purchase flood insurance to reduce their financial exposure to flood risk; and
Deliver a community participant-centered and modernized program.

The CRS is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages floodplain management practices that exceed the minimum requirements in the NFIP. The agency is evaluating the CRS’s potential to provide ongoing support for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments’ goals and needs around floodplain management.

FASSR Training
2024-10-16 14:30, 2024-10-21 11:30, 2024-10-23 11:30 | Virtual Event
The Office of Indian Services Department of Human Services (OIS-DHS) has scheduled FASSR training on October 16, 21, and 23. It will be the same training with three dates to select from and is open to all programs who operate a welfare assistance program. For those unable to attend one of the training sessions, OIS-DHS will provide a quick reference guide.

October 16, 2024, at 3:30 EST

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October 21, 2024, at 12:30 EST

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Meeting ID: 211 431 298 869
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October 23, 2024, at 12:30 EST

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Intersessional Meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) to Hold a Dialogue on Concrete Ways to Enhance the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in the Work of the OHCHR
2024-10-17 - 2024-10-18
October 17-18 at 10:00 am – 6:00 pm CEST
Geneva, Switzerland
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The OHCHR will hold the second of the two intersessional meetings mandated under paragraph 16 of Resolution 54/12, in which the Council decided to “continue to discuss and develop further steps and measures necessary to enable and to facilitate the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions duly established by themselves in the work of the Human Rights Council.” The objective of the meeting, as outlined in Resolution 54/12, paragraph 16 is to allow States, relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programs, international organizations, Indigenous Peoples from the seven Indigenous sociocultural regions, national human rights institutions, and civil society organizations to hold a dialogue on concrete ways to enhance the participation of Indigenous Peoples in the work of the Human Rights Council.

Social Security Administration Tribal Consultation
2024-10-17 09:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
October 15 at 2:00 pm Eastern and
October 17 at 10:00 am Eastern
RSVP to AIAN.EC@ssa.gov and let them know which date (October 15th or October 17th) you plan to attend. You will receive the Framing Questions and Agenda documents as an attachment with your calendar invite.
Their Tribal Consultation Call to Action Plan expanded partnerships across federal agencies to Urban Indian Organizations sharing their objective to increase Video Service Delivery sites, promoting Native language initiatives, and providing free monthly training webinars on SSA programs and policies. They seek to learn the pros and cons of the proposed framing questions to provide direct input into SSA policies, procedures, and priorities and to assist in providing strong consultations, round table discussions, and listening sessions.
If you wish to provide comments in writing, by November 29, 2024, please send written comments to Social Security Administration at AIAN.EC@ssa.gov.

Tribal Colleges and Universities Planning for Clean Energy Transition FOA Webinar
2024-10-17 14:00 | Virtual Event
October 17 at 2:00 pm Central/3:00 pm Eastern
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The DOE Office of Indian Energy will conduct an informational webinar on October 17, 2024 (3-5:00 p.m. ET) to provide information on the Tribal Colleges and Universities Planning for Clean Energy Transition – 2025 (DE-FOA-0003403) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to potential applicants. In addition to describing the FOA, information will be provided on who is eligible to apply, what an application needs to include, cost share and other requirements, how to ask questions, and how applications will be selected for funding. If you are unable to attend the webinar, it will be recorded and posted for later viewing.

Monthly CDFI Certification Conference Calls
2024-10-17 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

Treasury Department Webinar: IRA Low-Income Bonus Credit Program and Elective Pay for Tribal Nations
2024-10-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
October 21 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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Under the Inflation Reduction Act, Tribal Nations may now directly access certain clean energy tax credits through a process called elective pay. On October 7, 2024, the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released proposed rules that expand eligibility for clean energy tax credits to certain wholly owned Tribal businesses.
Through elective pay, Tribal Nations and their businesses may access clean energy tax credits such as an increased energy investment credit under the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code). This program provides a 10 or 20 percentage point increase to the investment tax credit for qualified solar and wind energy facilities for Program Year 2024.
This includes projects on Indian lands (Category 2) and by Tribal Nations, Tribal enterprises, and Alaska Native entities. Applications for projects located on Indian Lands (Category 2) are being accepted on a rolling basis until November 12, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET.
Join us for this webinar on the application process for 48(e) for Program Year 2024 and an update on Treasury’s proposed regulations to increase Tribal access to clean energy tax credits.

Department of Energy: Justice Week 2024: Equity in Action
2024-10-22 - 2024-10-24 | Hybrid Event, TN
October 22-24 at 10:00 am – 5:00 pm each day
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DOE’s Justice Week 2024: Equity in Action is a hybrid event spotlighting the work that DOE is doing to advance energy justice and equity.

Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices, a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO Clinic
2024-10-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. presents the 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 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,
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 Bernice Jordan, Public Health Manager, at bjordan@usetinc.org.

Department of Justice Tribal Consultation on funding for Tribal public safety and criminal justice systems
2024-10-22 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-10-30 14:45 - 16:15, 2024-11-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Multiple Locations
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
Register for one of the sessions below.
October 22 at 2:30-4:00 pm Alaska Time
Southcentral Foundation, Mt. Ahklun Building Gathering Room
4501 Diplomacy Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99508
This consultation session will be held in coordination with the Alaska Intertribal Technical Assistance Working Group meeting. Up-to-date information can be found on the meeting information page, linked above.
October 30 at 12:45-2:15 pm Pacific
MGM Grand Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
This consultation session will be held in coordination with the National Congress of American Indians 81st Annual Convention & Marketplace, please check above link for up-to-date information.
November 4 at 3:00-5:00 pm Eastern
Virtual
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November 6 at 3:00-5:00 pm Eastern
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November 19-21, 2024
Tribal leaders have the option of addressing the enclosed framing paper in their oral testimony at this annual consultation under the Violence Against Women Act.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This consultation session will be held in coordination with the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation. In addition to oral testimony at the event, Tribal leaders may provide written comments by the deadline below.

OVC Tribal Consultation on Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund
2024-10-23 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-24 12:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
October 23 and 24 at 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm each day
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The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will host a virtual Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund for Fiscal Year 2025 on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, and Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 1:00−5:00 p.m. eastern time each day.
OVC invites Consultation testimony from representatives of Federally recognized Tribes, including:

elected Tribal leaders;
appointed Tribal leaders; or
individuals authorized to testify by an elected or appointed Tribal leader.

If you have been designated by a Tribal Leader to testify, OVC asks that you email a Delegation of Authority letter on Tribal letterhead signed by the elected or appointed Tribal leader to ovctribalsetaside@usdoj.gov.
All participants who plan to testify will receive instructions for how to deliver your testimony after you register. During the Consultation, Tribal leaders will be called on to testify in the order in which their registration was received.
Each registrant will receive a reminder email the week before, and day before, the Consultation session.

Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program for Native Entities Applicant Webinars
2024-10-23 14:00, 2024-10-30 15:00 | Virtual Event
The following webinars provide application guidance on this grant program:

October 23, 3:00 pm ET: Standard Forms
October 30, 4:00 pm ET: Registration, Entity Type
November 13, 2:00 pm ET: Project Narrative
November 21, 2:00 pm ET: Consolidated Budget Form
December 11, 3:00 pm ET: Additional Funding & Other Certifications

Digital Equity Webinar Series: Digital Equity Solutions for Tribal Nations
2024-10-24 13:00 | Virtual Event
October 24 at 2:00 pm Eastern
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Tribal nations face unique challenges when seeking solutions to the digital equity gaps in their communities. This webinar will feature Tribal leaders discussing how they are using federal and other resources to create pathways to success for their residents.

NAFOA Listening Session on GWE
2024-10-24 13:00 - 14:15 | Virtual Event
On October 24th from 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time, NAFOA will host a listening session to discuss the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion (GWE) Act’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). NAFOA actively encourages tribal leaders and stakeholders to participate and share feedback in preparation for the Treasury’s Tribal Consultations scheduled for next month. You may submit advance questions or comments on the proposed GWE rules via the registration form.
The listening session will begin with introductions from members of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) and their advisors, who will give brief updates on the NPRM. Following the updates, NAFOA will host a listening session to answer questions and receive comments from tribal leaders on the proposed rules and regulatory changes.
Live comments during the listening session are preferred, but attendees may use the Q&A function. Anyone who cannot attend the listening session may also submit comments or questions to nicholas@nafoa.org.

Department of Energy Webinar: Tribal Clean Energy Planning and Development FOA
2024-10-24 14:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
October 24 at 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Central
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Through the new $25 million funding opportunity announcement, the DOE Office of Indian Energy anticipates making approximately 20–40 awards that range from $100,000 to $2,500,000 for projects that support the planning, assessment, and development of clean energy for Tribal buildings or on Tribal lands.
Applications are due by Jan. 23, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET.

Download the funding opportunity announcement to apply.
The Office of Indian Energy will host an informational webinar on Oct. 24, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET, to provide interested applicants with more details on the funding opportunity and how to apply.

ACF Early Childhood Development Virtual Listening Session
2024-10-24 14:30 | Virtual Event
October 24 at 3:30 pm Eastern
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ACF, through the Office of Early Childhood Development, is gathering input on the Tribal Integrated Early Education Services (TIEES) legislative proposal. It would give Tribal Nations more flexibility to integrate early childhood funding streams into a single coordinated, culturally grounded, and Tribally driven program (Child Care and Development Fund, Head Start, and Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting).

World Indigenous Business Forum
2024-10-28 - 2024-10-30 | The Clyde Hotel, 330 Tijeras Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
October 28-30, 2024
The Clyde Hotel
Albuquerque, NM
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Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc. (ILDII), an Indigenous run not-for-profit organization located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (incorporated in 2000), initiated the World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF), in partnership with leaders of host countries representing Indigenous communities.
This is an opportunity for leaders and entrepreneurs to connect and share business experiences, ideas, and economic initiatives. Delegates will engage with other Senior Executives, Directors and Managers
from global sectors.

FERC Consultations with Federally Recognized Tribes on Whether to Conduct a Rulemaking to Revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures
2024-10-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
FERC Notice of Tribal Consultation
FERC Notice of Petition for Rulemaking
AITCE Petition for Expedited Rulemaking to Adopt Commercial Readiness and Withdrawal Penalty Rules for Tribal Energy Development

FERC Consultations with Federally Recognized Tribes on Whether to Conduct a Rulemaking to Revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures

Dates/Times: Monday, October 28, 2024 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET, and Monday November 4, 2024 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
Comments Due on Notice of Petition for Rulemaking: Monday, November 4, 2024

Following the Evidence in Child Abuse and Child Exploitation Cases
2024-10-29 - 2024-10-30 | Virtual Event
Examine the importance of multidisciplinary team (MDT) case coordination and evidence corroboration in the investigation of child abuse cases. Various members of the Multidisciplinary Team, such as law enforcement, child protective services, and forensic interviewers may gather different or differing information. Learn how to evaluate evidentiary findings through crime scene images, interviews and case studies. Understand multidisciplinary team members’ roles and responsibilities for protecting child victims and prosecuting offenders. Focus on offenders’ use of technology, including the use of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in grooming and manipulation. Discuss a variety of technology that can be used by investigators.

Registration Deadline: September 27, 2024
Training Schedule:
October 29 | 11:00 am – 7:00 pm Eastern
October 30 | 11:00 am – 7:00 pm Eastern
To receive a certificate, you must participate and attend the entire training.

NTIA Webinar: Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month
2024-10-29 13:00 | Virtual Event
October 29 at 2:00 pm Eastern
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For almost 20 years, October has been designated as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. It is an opportunity to celebrate the value and talent workers with disabilities add to America’s workforce and economy while renewing our commitment to ensuring they have access to gainful employment every month of every year.
This year’s theme, “Access to Good Jobs for All,” taps into a core principle of NTIA’s Internet for All programs. High-speed Internet does not only give Americans unlimited options to work, learn, and engage, but it also introduces new ways for people living with disabilities to contribute to our digital economy.
Join us for a virtual event on October 29th at 2:00 pm ET and hear from stakeholders who are creating employment options for populations with disabilities. Speakers will detail specific ways for government agencies, nonprofits, companies, and academic institutions to help promote National Disability Employment Awareness Month with digital inclusion and economic opportunities.
ASL services will be available during the webinar but if you would like to request any other accommodation to participate in this webinar, please email your request to InternetForAll@ntia.gov by Monday, October 21. An NTIA staff member will follow up with you shortly regarding your request.

USET Wetland Program Plan Virtual Writing Workshop
2024-10-30 08:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Rescheduled: These workshops have been delayed a week. New dates are below

The USET Office of Environmental Resource Management Department is providing a virtual workshop on Wetland Program Plan Writing. Participants will receive instruction and support to outline long-term goals and actions for Tribal departments managing wetlands through Wetland Program Plans (WPP). This four-part writing webinar will review the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed WPP core elements and actions, hear presentations from Tribal wetland specialists about their wetland programs, and put departmental goals and objectives into writing using a draft WPP template. The second half of each webinar will be a dedicated writing time block for attendees to share experiences in their writing process, ask questions, and work on WPP documents.
When: October 30, November 6, 13, and 20 at 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Central/9:00 am – 4:00 pm Eastern
Who Should Attend: USET member Tribal Wetland and Environmental Staff
Participants Will:

Develop a WPP to aid in organizing Tribal Wetland protection
Bolster your Tribal Nation’s capacity into the future
Hear from and network with other Tribal Wetland professionals

Registration: Registration is open!
DRAFT Agenda
Questions: For questions, please contact USET OERM Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, Michael Purvis, at mpurvis@usetinc.org.

Native American Heritage Month
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-30 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
Throughout this year’s Native American Heritage Month (NAHM), in addition to our NAHM webpage that includes extensive information, we will be providing weekly offerings that highlight some key issues and the complexities of our unique experience. Make sure to follow us on social media.
Please visit our NAHM webpage to learn more and to see the various events celebrating NAHM this month.

HUD Pathways Home Training: Train-the-Trainer
2024-11-04 - 2024-11-08 | Residence Inn Eagle, 515 South Palmetto Avenue, Eagle, ID, 83616, United States
November 4-8, 2024 at 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Eastern
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Participants will learn how to deliver a comprehensive homebuyer education program designed to help educate prospective native homebuyers on how to become successful homeowners. The curriculum is specifically tailored for Native American communities.
Participants will also learn the most effective methods to help potential homebuyers determine what is best for them; to build a new home or to buy an existing one. Other areas covered in this curriculum include understanding the mortgage loan process, how to prepare a family budget, how to improve credit profiles, how to avoid the pitfalls of predatory lending, foreclosure prevention strategies, and how the family can maintain the home and their finances after the purchase.
Instructors specialize in homebuyer education and include culturally relevant teaching techniques in the classroom.
Hotel:
Residence Inn Eagle
515 South Palmetto Avenue
Eagle, ID 83616
The hotel block for this event expires on October 18, 2024.
To make your reservation, please call or email:
Vanessa Schneidau – Director of Sales
Cell: 208-918-0603
Hotel: 208-286-1073
Email: Vanessa.schneidau@marriott.com or vschneidau@hvmg.com
